PRINTER'S NO. 265
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
129
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WILEY, EICHELBERGER, BLAKE, COSTA, HUGHES,
WILLIAMS, FONTANA, YUDICHAK, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, ARGALL,
GORDNER, GREENLEAF, HUTCHINSON, VOGEL, VULAKOVICH, WARD,
BREWSTER, KITCHEN, SCHWANK, SMITH, TARTAGLIONE AND AUMENT,
JANUARY 29, 2015
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JANUARY 29, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
"An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
charges on counties and providing penalties," further
providing for definitions and for supplemental benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398,
No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended by adding a
definition to read:
Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act:
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(5.1) "Cost-of-living index" means the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area.
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Section 2. Section 30(b) of the act, amended July 18, 1986
(P.L.1410, No.126), is amended to read:
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Section 30. Supplemental Benefits.--* * *
(b) The cost-of-living increase shall be reviewed at least
once in every three years by the board which may adjust the
percentages in accordance with cost-of-living index at the time
of review[.], provided that the adjustment need not be
calculated retroactively to the date of the previous cost-of-
living increase approved by the board under this section and
need not apply the cost-of-living index change for each year
since such previous cost-of-living increase.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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