PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1707 | PRINTER'S NO. 2187 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. | 1078 | Session of 2014 |
INTRODUCED BY WILEY, BLAKE, BRUBAKER, EICHELBERGER, HUGHES, WILLIAMS, KASUNIC, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, BOSCOLA, ARGALL, GORDNER, HUTCHINSON, VANCE, WARD, WHITE, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, SMITH, SOLOBAY, STACK, WOZNIAK, YUDICHAK, KITCHEN, GREENLEAF AND VOGEL, JANUARY 16, 2014
SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 24, 2014
AN ACT
1Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
2"An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
3of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
4charges on counties and providing penalties," further
5providing for <-definitions and for supplemental benefits.
6The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7hereby enacts as follows:
<-8Section 1. Section 30(b) of the act of August 31, 1971
9(P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, amended July
1018, 1986 (P.L.1410, No.126), is amended to read:
<-11Section 1. Section 2 of the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398,
12No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended by adding a
13definition to read:
14Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act:
15* * *
16(5.1) "Cost-of-living index" means the Consumer Price Index
17for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New
1Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area.
2* * *
3Section 2. Section 30(b) of the act, amended July 18, 1986
4(P.L.1410, No.126), is amended to read:
5Section 30. Supplemental Benefits.--* * *
6(b) The cost-of-living increase shall be reviewed at least
7once in every three years by the board which may adjust the
8percentages in accordance with cost-of-living index at the time
9of review[.], provided that the adjustment need not be
10calculated retroactively to the date of the previous cost-of-
11living increase approved by the board under this section and
12need not apply the cost-of-living index change for each year
13since such previous cost-of-living increase.
14Section <-2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.