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71 PA Cons Stat § 5309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits|Section 5309 - Eligibility for vesting

§ 5309. Eligibility for vesting. Any member who: (1) Does not have Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-6 service credit or, if a multiple service member, Class T-E, Class T-F, Class T-G or Class T-H service credit in the Public School Employees' Retirement System and terminates State service, or if a multiple service member and an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System terminates school service, with five or more eligibility points, or any member with Class G, Class H, Class I, Class J, Class K, Class L, Class M or Class N service with five or more eligibility points, shall be eligible until his required beginning date to vest his retirement benefits.  (2) Has only Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-6 service credit and, if a multiple service member, only Class T-E, Class T-F, Class T-G or Class T-H service credit in the Public School Employees' Retirement System and terminates State service, or if a multiple service member and an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System terminates school service, with ten or more eligibility points shall be eligible until his required beginning date to vest his retirement benefits.  (3) Has either Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-6 service credit and, if a multiple service member, Class T-E, Class T-F, Class T-G or Class T-H service credit in the Public School Employees' Retirement System, also has service credited in the system in one or more other classes of service and has five or more, but fewer than ten, eligibility points and terminates State service, or if a multiple service member and an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System terminates school service, shall be eligible until his required beginning date to vest his retirement benefits calculated on his service credited in classes of service other than Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-6 and to be credited with statutory interest on total accumulated deductions, regardless of whether or not any part of his accumulated deductions are a result of Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-6 service credit.  (June 22, 1999, P.L.75, No.12, eff. imd.; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)    2001 Amendment. See section 37 of Act 9 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability of amendment to State Employees' Retirement System members.  Cross References. Section 5309 is referred to in sections 5307, 5955.2 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5309.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits|Section 5309.1 - Eligibility for special vesting

§ 5309.1. Eligibility for special vesting. Any employee of The Pennsylvania State University who is a member of the system with five or more but less than ten eligibility points and who has a date of termination of service from The Pennsylvania State University of June 30, 1997, because of the transfer of his job position or duties to a controlled organization of the Penn State Geisinger Health System or because of the elimination of his job position or duties due to the transfer of other job positions or duties to a controlled organization of the Penn State Geisinger Health System shall be eligible until the attainment of superannuation age or his required beginning date to vest his retirement benefits according to the terms and conditions of this part.  (June 25, 1997, P.L.369, No.41, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.)   1997 Amendment. See section 6 of Act 41 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to limitation of special vestee status.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5310 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits|Section 5310 - Eligibility for death benefits

§ 5310. Eligibility for death benefits. In the event of the death of a member who is eligible for an annuity in accordance with section 5308(a) or (b) (relating to eligibility for annuities), his beneficiary shall be entitled to a death benefit.  (June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.; July 2, 2019, P.L.434, No.72, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. See section 6.2 of Act 72 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to severability.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5311 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits|Section 5311 - Eligibility for refunds

§ 5311. Eligibility for refunds. (a) Total accumulated deductions.--Any active member, regardless of eligibility for benefits, may elect to receive his total accumulated deductions by his required beginning date upon termination of service in lieu of any benefit from the system to which he is entitled.  (b) Social security integration accumulated deductions.--Any active member at any time after the attainment of normal retirement age may elect to receive his social security integration accumulated deductions and thereby to have all his social security integration credits and benefits therefor cancelled, and shall not be entitled to accrue any further social security integration credits or benefits; except that a disability annuitant who returns to State service shall have the right to reinstate his social security integration accumulated deductions and credits therefor.  (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)    2017 Amendment. Act 5 amended subsec. (a).  Cross References. Section 5311 is referred to in sections 5303, 5306, 5905.1 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5501 - Regular member contributions for current service

§ 5501. Regular member contributions for current service. Regular member contributions shall be made to the fund on behalf of each active member for current service except for any period of current service in which the making of such contributions has ceased solely by reason of section 5502.1 (relating to waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions) or any provision of this part relating to the limitations under IRC § 401(a)(17) or 415.  (Dec. 14, 1982, P.L.1249, No.284, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.)    1982 Amendment. See sections 2, 3 and 4 of Act 284 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to required contributions by head of department, nonseverability and retroactivity.  References in Text. Section 5502.1, referred to in this section, expired December 31, 2015.  Cross References. Section 5501 is referred to in sections 5302, 5303, 5503.1, 5933 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5501.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5501.2 - Definitions

§ 5501.2. Definitions.  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Actuarially required contribution rate." The employer contribution rate as calculated pursuant to section 5508(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) (relating to actuarial cost method).  "Costs added by legislation." The sum, if positive, of all changes in the actuarially required contribution rate resulting from legislation enacted in the year since the last actuarial valuation and not included in the determination of the prior year's final contribution rate, computed as the rate of total compensation of all active members certified by the actuary as sufficient to make the employer normal contributions and sufficient to amortize legislatively created changes in the unfunded actuarial liability in equal dollar annual installments over a period of ten years from the July 1 following the valuation date. (Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. imd.)    2010 Amendment. Act 120 added section 5501.2. See section 27 of Act 120 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to changes in accrued liability of State Employees' Retirement System.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5502 - Social Security integration member contributions

§ 5502. Social Security integration member contributions. Except for any period of current service in which the making of regular member contributions has ceased solely by reason of section 5502.1 (relating to waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions) or any provision of this part relating to limitations under IRC § 401(a)(17) or 415, contributions shall be made on behalf of an active member of any class who prior to March 1, 1974, has elected Social Security integration coverage. The amount of such contributions shall be 6 1/4% of that portion of his compensation as an active member in excess of the maximum wages taxable under the provisions of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), in addition to the regular member contributions which, after such election, shall be determined on the basis of the basic contribution rate of 5% and the additional member contribution of 1 1/4%: Provided, That a member may elect to discontinue Social Security integration coverage and shall thereafter be ineligible to accrue any further Social Security integration credits or any additional benefits on account of Social Security integration membership.  (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; Dec. 14, 1982, P.L.1249, No.284, eff. imd.; July 22, 1983, P.L.104, No.31, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)    1983 Amendment. See section 10 of Act 31 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to waiver of actuarial note requirement for retirement bills.  1982 Amendment. See sections 2, 3 and 4 of Act 284 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to required contributions by head of department, nonseverability and retroactivity.  References in Text. Section 5502.1, referred to in this section, expired December 31, 2015.  Cross References. Section 5502 is referred to in sections 5305, 5503.1, 5933 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5503 - Joint coverage member contributions

§ 5503. Joint coverage member contributions.  The regular member contributions for current service of a joint coverage member in any class shall be reduced by 40% of the tax on taxable wages prescribed by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, IRC § 3101 et seq., exclusive of that portion of such tax attributable to coverage for hospital insurance benefits.  (Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1, 1996)    Cross References. Section 5503 is referred to in sections 5503.1, 5933 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5503.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5503.1 - Pickup contributions

§ 5503.1. Pickup contributions. (a) Treatment for purposes of IRC § 414(h).--All contributions to the fund required to be made under sections 5501 (relating to regular member contributions for current service), 5501.1 (relating to shared-risk member contributions and shared-gain adjustments to regular member contributions), 5502 (relating to Social Security integration member contributions), 5503 (relating to joint coverage member contributions) and 5505.1 (relating to additional member contributions), with respect to current State service rendered by an active member on or after January 1, 1982, shall be picked up by the Commonwealth or other employer and shall be treated as the employer's contribution for purposes of IRC § 414(h).  (b) Treatment for other purposes.--For all other purposes, under this part and otherwise, such pickup contributions shall be treated as contributions made by a member in the same manner and to the same extent as contributions made by a member prior to January 1, 1982.  (Dec. 14, 1982, P.L.1249, No.284, eff. imd.; July 22, 1983, P.L.104, No.31, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. imd.; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)    2017 Amendment. Act 5 amended subsec. (a).  1995 Amendment. Section 15(6) of Act 77 provided that the amendment shall be retroactive to January 1, 1982, but shall be deemed a clarifying amendment and declaratory of original intent.  1983 Amendment. See section 10 of Act 31 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to waiver of actuarial note requirement for retirement bills.  1982 Amendment. See sections 2, 3 and 4 of Act 284 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to required contributions by head of department, nonseverability and retroactivity.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5505.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5505.1 - Additional member contributions

§ 5505.1. Additional member contributions.  In addition to regular or joint coverage member contributions and social security integration contributions, contributions shall be made on behalf of each active member, regardless of class of service, at the rate of 1 1/4% of compensation until such time as the actuary certifies that all accrued liability contributions have been completed in accordance with the actuarial cost method provided in section 5508(b) (relating to actuarial cost method).  (July 22, 1983, P.L.104, No.31, eff. imd.)    1983 Amendment. Act 31 added section 5505.1. See section 10 of Act 31 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to waiver of actuarial note requirement for retirement bills.  Cross References. Section 5505.1 is referred to in sections 5302, 5303, 5503.1, 5933 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5506 - Incomplete payments

§ 5506. Incomplete payments. (a) General rule.--In the event that a member terminates State service or a multiple service member who is an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System terminates school service before the agreed upon payments for credit for previous State service, USERRA leave, creditable nonstate service, social security integration, full coverage membership or return of benefits on account of returning to State service or entering school service and electing multiple service have been completed, the member or multiple service member who is an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System shall have the right to pay within 30 days of termination of State service or school service the balance due, including interest, in a lump sum and the annuity shall be calculated including full credit for the previous State service, creditable nonstate service, social security integration, or full coverage membership. In the event a member does not pay the balance due within 30 days of termination of State service or in the event a member dies in State service or within 30 days of termination of State service or in the case of a multiple service member who is an active member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System does not pay the balance due within 30 days of termination of school service or dies in school service or within 30 days of termination of school service and before the agreed upon payments have been completed, the present value of the benefit otherwise payable shall be reduced by the balance due, including interest, and the benefit payable shall be calculated as the actuarial equivalent of such reduced present value.  (b) Disallowed contributions.--No payments for service or coverage shall be allowed for which the required contributions would cause a violation of the limitation related to contributions applicable to governmental plans contained in IRC § 415. In the event that any service credit or coverage based on such disallowed contributions is granted after the effective date of this subsection, then such service credit or coverage shall be canceled and benefits calculated without regard to such service, coverage or contributions and any member contributions in excess of the limitations and statutory interest credited on those contributions shall be refunded to the member by the board.  (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001; Oct. 24, 2012, P.L.1436, No.181, eff. Dec. 31, 2012; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.)    Cross References. Section 5506 is referred to in sections 5302, 5303, 5507, 5702 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5506.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 55 - Contributions|Section 5506.1 - Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17)

§ 5506.1. Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17). (a) General rule.--In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in this part, and notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, the annual compensation of each noneligible member and each participant, both before and after any annualization, taken into account for benefit purposes under this part shall not exceed the limitation under IRC § 401(a)(17). On and after January 1, 1996, any reference in this part to the limitation under IRC § 401(a)(17) shall mean the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA '93) (Public Law 103-66, 107 Stat. 312) annual compensation limit set forth in this subsection. The OBRA '93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as adjusted by the commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance with IRC § 401(a)(17)(B). The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any determination period which is a period, not exceeding 12 months, over which compensation is determined, beginning in such calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the OBRA '93 compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period and the denominator of which is 12.  (b) Grandfather exception.--The limitation under IRC § 401(a)(17) shall not apply to a member who first became a member prior to January 1, 1996, to the extent that the application of such limitation to such member would reduce the amount of compensation that is allowed to be taken into account for benefit purposes under this chapter below the amount that was allowed to be taken into account under this chapter as in effect on July 1, 1993.  (Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)    2017 Amendment. Act 5 amended subsec. (a).  1995 Amendment. Act 77 added section 5506.1.  Cross References. Section 5506.1 is referred to in section 5102 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 57 - Benefits|Section 5701 - Return of total accumulated deductions

§ 5701. Return of total accumulated deductions. Any member upon termination of service may, in lieu of all benefits payable from the system under this chapter to which he may be entitled, elect to receive his total accumulated deductions by his required beginning date.  (Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)   Cross References. Section 5701 is referred to in sections 5303, 5306, 5905.1 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5701.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 57 - Benefits|Section 5701.1 - Transfer of accumulated deductions

§ 5701.1. Transfer of accumulated deductions. When an employee of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission elects membership in an independent retirement program pursuant to section 5301(f) (relating to mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan), the board shall transfer directly to the trustee or administrator of the independent retirement program all accumulated deductions resulting from service credited while an employee of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.  (Apr. 23, 2002, P.L.272, No.38, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)   Cross References. Section 5701.1 is referred to in section 5933 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 5703 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 57 - Benefits|Section 5703 - Reduction of annuities on account of social security old-age insurance benefits

§ 5703. Reduction of annuities on account of social security old-age insurance benefits.   (a) General rule.--A joint coverage member who is eligible to receive an annuity under section 5308(a) or (b) (relating to eligibility for annuities) shall be entitled to receive the annuity provided for in sections 5702 (relating to maximum single life annuity) and 5708 (relating to supplemental annuities) which shall be reduced at the time at which the member would be entitled to receive full social security old-age insurance benefits whether or not he has applied for such benefits. The reduction shall be an amount equal to 40% of the primary insurance amount paid or payable to him and subject to the following provisions: (1) The eligibility of such member for the old-age insurance benefit and the amount of such benefit upon which the reduction in his annuity shall be based shall be determined by the board in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq., in effect on the effective date of retirement, except that in determining such eligibility and such amount only wages or compensation for services covered by the system shall be included. (2) The reduction shall not be more than one-half of the standard single life annuity multiplied by the ratio of the sum of the three years of highest taxable wages to an amount equal to three times the final average salary and by the ratio of the years of credited service after December 31, 1955 to total years of credited service. (3) Whenever the amount of the reduction from the annuity shall have been once determined, it shall remain fixed for the duration of the annuity except that any decrease in the old-age insurance benefit under the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq., shall result in a corresponding decrease in the amount of the reduction from the annuity.  (b) Exception.--The reduction provided for in subsection (a) shall not apply to annuities payable under the provisions of section 5704(a) (relating to disability annuities).  (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.)    Cross References. Section 5703 is referred to in sections 5702, 5905 of this title.