THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 4, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for creditable nonschool service.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 8304(b) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 8304.  Creditable nonschool service.

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(b)  Limitations on nonschool service.--Creditable nonschool

service credit shall be limited to:

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(9)  Previous work experience used by the member to

obtain certification as a vocational teacher under a

nonbaccalaureate program. The previous work experience used

to obtain certification shall be verified by the department

upon request of the member and shall be transmitted to the

system. For every two years of the previous work experience,

a member may buy one year of creditable service, not to

exceed a total of three years. A fraction of a year of the

previous work experience that is equal to or greater than

one-half shall be considered one year for purposes of this

paragraph. The previous work experience does not include time

served in an apprenticeship.

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Section 2.  Section 8324(e) of Title 24 is amended to read:

§ 8324.  Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable

nonschool service and noncreditable school service.

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(e)  Creditable work experience.--Contributions on account of

Class T-C, Class T-E or Class T-F credit for creditable work

experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(6) and (9) shall be the

present value of the full actuarial cost of the increase in the

projected superannuation annuity caused by the additional

service credited on account of the purchase of creditable work

experience. The amount paid for the purchase of credit for

creditable work experience shall not be payable as a lump sum

under section 8345(a)(4)(iii) (relating to member's options).

[Any individual eligible to receive an annuity, excluding an

annuity received under the Federal Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), in another pension system, other than a

military pension system, shall not be eligible to purchase this

service.]

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.