PRINTER'S NO. 69
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
79
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY EVANKOVICH, CALTAGIRONE, TALLMAN, GROVE, STURLA
AND GABLER, JANUARY 22, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 22, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 9, 2009 (P.L.588, No.51), entitled
"An act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101),
entitled, as amended, 'An act providing for the payment of
death benefits to the surviving spouse or children or parents
of firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members,
law enforcement officers or National Guard members who die as
a result of the performance of their duties,' further
providing for death benefit eligibility; and repealing
certain provisions of the Municipal Police Pension Law and
the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery
Act," further providing for repeals; ratifying certain
payments made by the Commonwealth; and providing for
reimbursement to cities of the third class under certain
circumstances.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of October 9, 2009 (P.L.588,
No.51), entitled "An act amending the act of June 24, 1976
(P.L.424, No.101), entitled, as amended, 'An act providing for
the payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or
children or parents of firefighters, ambulance service or rescue
squad members, law enforcement officers or National Guard
members who die as a result of the performance of their duties,'
further providing for death benefit eligibility; and repealing
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certain provisions of the Municipal Police Pension Law and the
Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act," is
amended to read:
Section 2. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeals under
paragraph (2) are necessary to effectuate the amendment of
section 1 of the act.
(2) The following parts of acts are repealed:
(i) The act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317),
known as The Third Class City Code, to the extent it
requires or authorizes the payment of retirement or
pension benefits on behalf of firefighters, ambulance
service or rescue squad members, law enforcement officers
or National Guard members who die as a result of the
performance of their duties.
[(i)] (ii) Section 5(e)(2) of the act of May 29,
1956 (1955 P.L.1804, No.600), referred to as the
Municipal Police Pension Law.
[(ii)] (iii) Section 202(b)(3)(vi) and (4)(vi) of
the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as
the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery
Act.
Section 2. This act shall apply as follows:
(1) The amendment of section 2 of the act shall be
retroactive to October 9, 2009.
(2) This act shall apply to firefighters, ambulance
service or rescue squad members, law enforcement officers or
National Guard members of a city of the third class who died
as a result of the performance of their duties on or after
October 1, 2011.
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Section 3. Any benefits paid under the act of June 24, 1976
(P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law
Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, by the Commonwealth on
behalf of firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad
members, law enforcement officers or National Guard members
identified under section 2(2) of this act on or before the
effective date of this section are hereby ratified.
Section 4. The Commonwealth shall, from moneys payable out
of the General Fund, reimburse a city of the third class that
pays, on or before the effective date of this section, benefits
under the act on behalf of firefighters, ambulance service or
rescue squad members, law enforcement officers or National Guard
members identified under section 2(2) of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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