PRINTER'S NO. 3546
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2397
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, MURT, MILLARD, READSHAW, POLINCHOCK,
SAYLOR AND DELLOSO, APRIL 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 13, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in retirement for State employees and
officers, further defining "enforcement officer"; and
providing for installment payments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "enforcement officer" in
section 5102 of Title 71 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 5102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases as used in this part, unless
a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall
have the following meanings:
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"Enforcement officer."
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(7) An installation police officer at Fort Indiantown
Gap or other designated Commonwealth military installation or
facility commissioned under 51 Pa.C.S. § 711 (relating to
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installation of police officers for Fort Indiantown Gap and
other designated Commonwealth military installations and
facilities).
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Section 2. Notwithstanding 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 5507 and 5508, for
purposes of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5508(c)(4), any change in the accrued
liability that results from the addition of paragraph (7) to the
definition of "enforcement officer" in 71 Pa.C.S. § 5102 shall
be funded in equal dollar installments as a percentage of
compensation of all affected active members and active
participants employed by the Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs over a period of 10 years from the first day of July
following the valuation date coincident with or next following
the effective date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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