FOR EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES AND PENSIONS, IN THE AREA
OF MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
IN TITLE 71:
FOR BOARDS AND OFFICES, IN THE AREA OF INDEPENDENT
FISCAL OFFICE; AND
FOR RETIREMENT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS, IN
THE AREAS OF PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS, OF MEMBERSHIP,
CREDITED SERVICE, CLASSES OF SERVICE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR
BENEFITS, OF CONTRIBUTIONS, OF BENEFITS, OF STATE
EMPLOYEES' DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND OF
ADMINISTRATION, FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, GENERAL PROVISIONS.
PROVIDING, AS TO THE REVISIONS:
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION, FOR
APPLICABILITY, FOR LIABILITY, FOR MEMBER STATEMENTS AND
FOR SUSPENSION OF PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT STUDY COMMISSION ACT.
AMENDING TITLES 24 (EDUCATION), 51 (MILITARY AFFAIRS) AND 71
(STATE GOVERNMENT) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES,
EXTENSIVELY REVISING PENSION PROVISIONS: FOR THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, IN THE AREAS OF
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS, OF MEMBERSHIP, CONTRIBUTIONS AND
BENEFITS, OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, OF
ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OF HEALTH
INSURANCE FOR RETIRED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; FOR MILITARY
PENSIONS, IN THE AREA OF MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE; FOR THE
STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, IN THE AREAS OF
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS, OF MEMBERSHIP, CREDITED SERVICE,
CLASSES OF SERVICE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS, OF
CONTRIBUTIONS, OF BENEFITS, OF STATE EMPLOYEES' DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION PLAN, OF ADMINISTRATION, FUNDS, ACCOUNTS,
GENERAL PROVISIONS; PROVIDING, AS TO THE REVISIONS, FOR
RESERVATION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY, FOR CONSTRUCTION, FOR
ACCRUED LIABILITY, FOR CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO FEDERAL LAW,
FOR IMMUNITY FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY, FOR RESTORATION OF
SERVICE CREDIT OR A RETIREMENT BENEFIT, FOR RECERTIFICATION
OF CONTRIBUTION RATES, FOR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND MAKING EDITORIAL CHANGES.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
ARTICLE I
Section 101. The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure
the financial health of the Commonwealth and its school
districts by adopting reforms to provide for the
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