PRINTER'S NO. 1062
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
867
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY M. DALEY, O'BRIEN, ACOSTA, BROWNLEE, READSHAW,
C. PARKER, DeLUCA, FRANKEL, KINSEY, SIMS AND McNEILL,
APRIL 1, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 1, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and
miscellaneous provisions, further providing for the Public
School Employees' Retirement Board; and, in administration,
funds, accounts, general provisions, further providing for
the State Employees' Retirement Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8501(a) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 8501. Public School Employees' Retirement Board.
(a) Status and membership.--The board shall be an
independent administrative board and shall consist of 15
members: the Secretary of Education, ex officio; the State
Treasurer, ex officio; two Senators; two members of the House of
Representatives; the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania
School Boards Association, ex officio; two to be appointed by
the Governor, one of whom shall be female unless the percentage
of female active, inactive and retired members of the system
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exceeds 75%, then both shall be female and at least one of whom
shall not be a school employee or an officer or employee of the
State; three to be elected by the active professional members of
the system from among their number; one to be elected by
annuitants from among their number; one to be elected by the
active nonprofessional members of the system from among their
number; and one to be elected by members of Pennsylvania public
school boards from among their number. The appointments made by
the Governor shall be confirmed by the Senate and each election
shall be conducted in a manner approved by the board. The terms
of the appointed and nonlegislative elected members shall be
three years. The members from the Senate shall be appointed by
the President pro tempore of the Senate and shall consist of one
member from the majority and one member from the minority. The
members from the House of Representatives shall be appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall consist of
one member from the majority and one member from the minority.
In making legislative appointments, the President pro tempore of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
endeavor to ensure gender proportionality on the board to the
active, inactive and retired members of the system. The
legislative members shall serve on the board for the duration of
their legislative terms and shall continue to serve until 30
days after the convening of the next regular session of the
General Assembly after the expiration of their respective
legislative terms or until a successor is appointed for the new
term, whichever occurs first. The chairman of the board shall be
elected by the board members. Each ex officio member of the
board and each legislative member of the board may appoint a
duly authorized designee to act in his stead.
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Section 2. Section 5901(a) and (b) of Title 71 are amended
to read:
§ 5901. The State Employees' Retirement Board.
(a) Status and membership.--The board shall be an
independent administrative board and consist of 11 members: the
State Treasurer, ex officio, two Senators, two members of the
House of Representatives and six members appointed by the
Governor, one of whom shall be an annuitant of the system, for
terms of four years, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The
six members appointed by the Governor shall be in gender
proportion to the active, inactive and retired members of the
system, rounded to the closest one-sixth percentage. At least
five board members shall be active members of the system, and at
least two shall have ten or more years of credited State
service. The chairman of the board shall be designated by the
Governor from among the members of the board. Each member of the
board who is a member of the General Assembly may appoint a duly
authorized designee to act in his stead.
(b) Appointments and terms.--The two members elected by the
board and serving on the effective date of this title shall
continue to serve until the expiration of their respective
terms. The members of the Senate shall be appointed by the
President pro tempore of the Senate and shall consist of a
majority and a minority member. The members of the House of
Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and shall consist of a majority and a
minority member. In making legislative appointments, the
President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives shall endeavor to ensure gender
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proportionality on the board to the active, inactive and retired
members of the system. The legislative members shall serve on
the board for the duration of their legislative terms and shall
continue to serve until 30 days after the convening of the next
regular session of the General Assembly after the expiration of
their respective legislative terms or until a successor is
appointed for the new term, whichever occurs first. Of the
remaining four appointees, one shall be appointed for an initial
term of two years, one for an initial term of three years, and
two for an initial term of four years. A vacancy occurring
during the term of an appointed member shall be filled for the
unexpired term by the appointment and confirmation of a
successor in the same manner as his predecessor.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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