PRINTER'S NO. 1369
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
951
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, BROWNE, DiSANTO, PHILLIPS-HILL, HAYWOOD,
SCHWANK, COSTA AND YUDICHAK, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
REFERRED TO FINANCE, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Titles 24 (Education), 64 (Public Authorities and
Quasi-public Corporations) and 71 (State Government) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions,
further providing for definitions; in membership,
contributions and benefits, further providing for
appropriations by the Commonwealth and establishing the
Public School Employees' Contribution Fund; in School
Employees' Defined Contribution Plan, further providing for
powers and duties of board; in administration and
miscellaneous provisions, further providing for Public School
Employees' Retirement Board, for administrative duties of
board, for health insurance and for duties of board to report
to State Employees' Retirement Board, providing for duties of
the board to report to the investment office and further
providing for management of fund and accounts, for Public
School Employees' Retirement Fund, for State accumulation
account, for health insurance account, for Northern Ireland-
related investments, for fraud and adjustment of errors, for
payments to school entities by Commonwealth commencing with
the 2019-2020 school year and for establishment; in group
health insurance program, further providing for
administration, for Public School Retirees' Health Insurance
Fund and for management of fund; in public authorities,
establishing the Commonwealth Pension Investment Office; in
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and
providing for certification by Secretary of the Budget; in
membership, credited service, classes of service, and
eligibility for benefits, further providing for mandatory and
optional membership in the system and participation in the
plan; establishing the State Employees' Contribution Fund; in
benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in
State Employees' Defined Contribution Plan, further providing
for termination of distributions and for powers and duties of
board; in administration, funds, accounts and general
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