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                                 SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 18, 2628, 3441           PRINTER'S NO. 4102

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 16 Session of 1989


        INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, HALUSKA, GIGLIOTTI, VEON, STABACK,
           KOSINSKI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, CIVERA, NOYE, CAWLEY, STUBAN,
           DISTLER, ITKIN, GODSHALL, COLAIZZO AND CAPPABIANCA,
           JANUARY 18, 1989

        AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE,
           SEPTEMBER 26, 1990

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
     2     "An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
     3     of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
     4     charges on counties and providing penalties," regulating
     5     administrative expenses; further providing for interest on     <--
     6     member contribution accounts; and FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE    <--
     7     DEFINITION OF "COUNTY EMPLOYE"; ADDING A DEFINITION; FURTHER
     8     PROVIDING FOR SERVICE ALLOWANCE AND SIMULTANEOUS PAYMENTS OF
     9     SALARY AND RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; authorizing members to
    10     reduce their contributions; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR CREDIT FOR   <--
    11     MILITARY SERVICE; AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR INVOLUNTARY
    12     RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     SECTION 1.  SECTION 2(2) OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 31, 1971         <--
    16  (P.L.398, NO.96), KNOWN AS THE COUNTY PENSION LAW, AMENDED
    17  DECEMBER 20, 1983 (P.L.282, NO.75), IS AMENDED AND THE SECTION
    18  IS AMENDED BY ADDING A CLAUSE TO READ:
    19     SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS.--AS USED IN THIS ACT:
    20     * * *
    21     (2)  "COUNTY EMPLOYE" MEANS ANY PERSON, WHETHER ELECTED OR

     1  APPOINTED, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY INSTITUTION
     2  DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY PRISON OR IN ANY OTHER INSTITUTION
     3  MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY FROM COUNTY MONEYS, OR WHO IS EMPLOYED
     4  BY ANY COUNTY OR STATE OFFICIAL AND PAID BY SUCH OFFICIAL FROM
     5  MONEYS APPROPRIATED BY THE COUNTY FOR SUCH PURPOSE, WHOSE SALARY
     6  OR COMPENSATION IS PAID IN REGULAR PERIODIC INSTALLMENTS OR FROM
     7  FEES COLLECTED BY HIS OFFICE, BUT SHALL NOT, EXCEPT AS HEREAFTER
     8  PROVIDED, INCLUDE ANY PERSON [PAID ON A PER DIEM BASIS, NOR
     9  SHALL IT INCLUDE ANY PERSON TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TOTAL OF THE
    10  SALARY AND FEES EXCEED THE HIGHEST SALARY PAID TO ANY ELECTED
    11  COUNTY OFFICIAL: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AFTER JANUARY 1, 1984,
    12  THE RESTRICTION LIMITING THE PENSIONS OF EMPLOYES INDEXED TO THE
    13  HIGHEST SALARY PAID TO ANY ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL SHALL BE
    14  APPLICABLE ONLY TO ANY EMPLOYMENT OCCURRING AND SALARY EARNED
    15  PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1984, AND SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY EMPLOYMENT
    16  WHICH OCCURRED AND SALARY EARNED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1984] EMPLOYED
    17  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT ON A PART-TIME BASIS.
    18     (2.1)  "PART-TIME" MEANS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE EXPECTATION OF
    19  COMPLETING LESS THAN 1000 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THE 12-MONTH
    20  PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT AND EACH
    21  SUCCEEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD THEREAFTER.
    22     * * *
    23     Section 1 2.  Section 5 of the act of August 31, 1971          <--
    24  (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended to
    25  read:
    26     Section 5.  Personnel; Administrative Expenses.--The board
    27  may appoint and fix the compensation of an actuary. The county
    28  controller or the chief clerk of the county, as the case may be,
    29  shall be the secretary of the board. In counties having an
    30  optional form of government, the board shall appoint a
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     1  secretary. The compensation of the secretary shall be fixed by
     2  the salary board or council, as the case may be. The secretary
     3  shall keep a record of all of the proceedings of the board,
     4  which record shall be open to inspection by the public.
     5     The expense of the administration of this act, exclusive of
     6  the payment of retirement allowances, shall be paid by the
     7  county by appropriations made on the basis of estimates
     8  submitted by the board. However, such administrative expenses
     9  may from year to year be paid from the fund unless it is
    10  determined by the actuary that such payment will impair the
    11  actuarial soundness of the fund.
    12     Section 2.  Section 6 of the act, amended June 22, 1978        <--
    13  (P.L.495, No.74), is amended to read:
    14     Section 6.  Rules and Regulations; Actuarial Data.--The board
    15  shall, from time to time, establish such rules and regulations
    16  for meetings of the board and for the administration of the
    17  fund, and the various accounts thereof, as may be deemed
    18  necessary. The board may, by January 31 of each year, determine
    19  the rate of regular interest to be allowed member contribution
    20  accounts for the current calendar year, such rate of regular
    21  interest not to be less than four per cent [nor more than five
    22  and one-half per cent] per year. It shall keep such data as
    23  shall be necessary for actuarial valuation purposes. The actuary
    24  of the board shall (i) periodically make an actuarial
    25  investigation into the mortality and service experience of the
    26  contributors to and beneficiaries of the fund, (ii) adopt for
    27  the retirement system one or more mortality tables, and (iii)
    28  certify to the board annually the amount of appropriation to be
    29  made by the county to the fund to build up and maintain adequate
    30  reserves for the payment of the county's share of the retirement
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     1  allowances.
     2     Section 3.  Section 7(d) of the act, amended December 20,
     3  1983 (P.L.282, No.75), is amended AND THE SECTION IS AMENDED BY   <--
     4  ADDING SUBSECTIONS to read:
     5     Section 7.  County Employes' Retirement Fund; Transfers        <--
     6  Between Classes.--* * *
     7     (d)  Each member may elect to contribute an additional amount
     8  not exceeding ten per cent more than the percentage herein
     9  required. Each member may also elect to reduce his contribution
    10  to any of the percentages required herein for any class lower
    11  than the class otherwise designated by the board as applicable
    12  to the retirement system to which the member belongs. Any such
    13  election to contribute at the percentage of a lower class shall
    14  in no way affect the calculation of the county annuity portion
    15  of the member's retirement allowance as provided in section 14,
    16  which county annuity portion shall be calculated as though the
    17  member had not made that election. The contributions shall be
    18  paid into the fund through payroll deductions in such manner as
    19  the board may require. All contributions including optional
    20  additional payments by members shall be credited to the members'
    21  annuity reserve account. The board may at any time, by rule,
    22  authorize members of the retirement system, whether original or
    23  new members, to transfer from the one-one hundred twentieth
    24  class, or from the one-one hundredth class, to the one-eightieth
    25  class, to the one-seventieth class, or to the one-sixtieth
    26  class. Whenever such transfers are authorized, salary deductions
    27  or pickup contributions applicable to the transferred members
    28  shall be based upon the per cent of salary deduction applicable
    29  while in each class.
    30     SECTION 7.  COUNTY EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT FUND; TRANSFERS        <--
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     1  BETWEEN CLASSES.--* * *
     2     (D)  EACH MEMBER MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
     3  NOT EXCEEDING TEN PER CENT MORE THAN THE PERCENTAGE HEREIN
     4  REQUIRED. THE CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE PAID INTO THE FUND THROUGH
     5  PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE.
     6     (E)  THE BOARD MAY AT ANY TIME, BY RULE, AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF
     7  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHETHER ORIGINAL OR NEW MEMBERS, TO
     8  INDIVIDUALLY ELECT TO REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTION TO ANY OF THE
     9  PERCENTAGES REQUIRED HEREIN FOR ANY CLASS LOWER THAN THE CLASS
    10  OTHERWISE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD AS APPLICABLE TO THE
    11  RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO WHICH THE MEMBER BELONGS. ANY SUCH ELECTION
    12  SHALL IN NO WAY AFFECT THE CALCULATION OF THE COUNTY ANNUITY
    13  PORTION OF THE MEMBER'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE AS PROVIDED IN
    14  SECTION 14, WHICH COUNTY ANNUITY PORTION SHALL BE CALCULATED AS
    15  THOUGH THE MEMBER HAD NOT MADE THAT ELECTION.
    16     (F)  ALL CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS
    17  BY MEMBERS SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE MEMBERS' ANNUITY RESERVE
    18  ACCOUNT.
    19     (G)  THE BOARD MAY AT ANY TIME, BY RULE, AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF
    20  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHETHER ORIGINAL OR NEW MEMBERS, TO
    21  TRANSFER FROM THE ONE-ONE HUNDRED TWENTIETH CLASS, OR FROM THE
    22  ONE-ONE HUNDREDTH CLASS, TO THE ONE-EIGHTIETH CLASS, TO THE ONE-
    23  SEVENTIETH CLASS, OR TO THE ONE-SIXTIETH CLASS. WHENEVER SUCH
    24  TRANSFERS ARE AUTHORIZED, SALARY DEDUCTIONS OR PICKUP
    25  CONTRIBUTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSFERRED MEMBERS SHALL BE
    26  BASED UPON THE PER CENT OF SALARY DEDUCTION APPLICABLE WHILE IN
    27  EACH CLASS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (E).
    28     SECTION 4.  SECTION 12 OF THE ACT, AMENDED DECEMBER 20, 1983
    29  (P.L.282, NO.75), IS AMENDED TO READ:
    30     SECTION 12.  SERVICE ALLOWANCE.--IN COMPUTING THE LENGTH OF
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     1  SERVICE OF A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES, FULL CREDIT
     2  SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH ORIGINAL MEMBER FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE
     3  RENDERED TO THE COUNTY PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST OF THE YEAR THE
     4  RETIREMENT SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED. THIS SHALL INCLUDE THE
     5  SERVICES OF A COUNTY OFFICIAL WHOSE COMPENSATION WAS IN THE FORM
     6  OF FEES COLLECTED BY HIS OFFICE, AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE
     7  SERVICES OF EMPLOYES PAID DIRECTLY BY SUCH COUNTY OFFICIAL OUT
     8  OF SUCH FEES. FULL CREDIT SHALL ALSO BE GIVEN FOR EACH YEAR OF
     9  SERVICE OF A CONTRIBUTOR WHO WAS A PER DIEM EMPLOYE OF THE
    10  COUNTY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THE TIME THE
    11  SYSTEM BECAME EFFECTIVE AND WHO AVERAGED AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED
    12  DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT IN EACH OF SUCH YEARS. AS SOON AS
    13  PRACTICABLE, THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE TO EACH ORIGINAL MEMBER A
    14  CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THE AGGREGATE LENGTH OF HIS SERVICE PRIOR
    15  TO JANUARY FIRST OF THE YEAR THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM WAS
    16  ESTABLISHED. SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL BE FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE AS
    17  TO HIS PRIOR SERVICE, UNLESS THEREAFTER MODIFIED BY THE BOARD
    18  UPON APPLICATION OF THE MEMBER. [THE BOARD MAY ALSO GIVE CREDIT
    19  TO ANY PERSON WHO WAS A COUNTY EMPLOYE FOR EACH YEAR THAT HE WAS
    20  EMPLOYED FOR AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED DAYS PER YEAR ON A PER DIEM
    21  BASIS]. ANY MEMBER WHO HAD BEEN EMPLOYED ON A PART-TIME BASIS
    22  AND HAD BEEN EXCLUDED FROM MEMBERSHIP IN THE PLAN AND WHO
    23  COMPLETED MORE THAN 1000 HOURS OF SERVICES DURING THE 12-MONTH
    24  PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT OR IN ANY
    25  SUCCEEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD THEREAFTER SHALL RECEIVE SERVICE
    26  CREDIT FOR A FRACTIONAL PORTION OF A YEAR DETERMINED BY THE
    27  RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF SERVICE CREDITED IN THAT 12-
    28  MONTH PERIOD TO 1400 HOURS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPUTATION OF
    29  HIS RETIREMENT CREDIT UPON PAYMENT BY THE EMPLOYE OF THE AMOUNT
    30  WHICH THE BOARD DETERMINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE APPLICABLE
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     1  MEMBER CONTRIBUTION DURING SUCH PERIOD. SUCH PAYMENT MAY BE MADE
     2  IN INSTALLMENTS OVER A PERIOD FIXED BY THE BOARD. THE TIME
     3  DURING WHICH A MEMBER IS ABSENT FROM SERVICE WITHOUT PAY MAY BE
     4  COUNTED IN COMPUTING THE SERVICE OF A CONTRIBUTOR, IF ALLOWED BY
     5  THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IF THE
     6  EMPLOYE PAYS THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTION, INCLUDING THE PICKUP
     7  CONTRIBUTION, AND THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION INTO THE FUND BASED
     8  UPON THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
     9  LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
    10     SECTION 5.  SECTION 13(B) OF THE ACT, AMENDED JULY 20, 1979
    11  (P.L.164, NO.53), IS AMENDED TO READ:
    12     SECTION 13.  CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE; PAYMENTS INTO FUND;
    13  REIMBURSEMENT.--* * *
    14     (B)  WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD, ALL
    15  MEMBERS OF THE FUND WHO ARE CONTRIBUTORS AND WHO SERVED ACTIVELY
    16  IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES [SUBSEQUENT TO
    17  SEPTEMBER 1, 1940, AND WHO WERE NOT MEMBERS OF THE FUND PRIOR TO
    18  SUCH MILITARY SERVICE], SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE FULL SERVICE
    19  CREDIT FOR EACH YEAR OR FRACTION THEREOF, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
    20  YEARS OF SUCH SERVICE. THE AMOUNT DUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF CREDIT
    21  FOR MILITARY SERVICE OTHER THAN INTERVENING MILITARY SERVICE
    22  SHALL BE DETERMINED BY APPLYING [THE EMPLOYE'S BASIC
    23  CONTRIBUTION RATE PLUS THE COUNTY'S NORMAL CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR
    24  ACTIVE MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH MILITARY
    25  SERVICE, OF THE EMPLOYE INTO COUNTY SERVICE] AN EMPLOYE'S
    26  CONTRIBUTION RATE OF FIVE PER CENT PLUS A COUNTY CONTRIBUTION     <--
    27  RATE OF FIVE PER CENT TO HIS AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF COMPENSATION
    28  OVER THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF [SUCH SUBSEQUENT COUNTY] CREDITED
    29  MEMBERSHIP SERVICE AND MULTIPLYING THE RESULT BY THE NUMBER OF
    30  YEARS AND FRACTIONAL PART OF A YEAR OF CREDITABLE NONINTERVENING
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     1  MILITARY SERVICE BEING PURCHASED TOGETHER WITH REGULAR INTEREST
     2  [DURING ALL PERIODS OF SUBSEQUENT COUNTY] FROM THE COMMENCEMENT
     3  OF SUCH CREDITED MEMBERSHIP SERVICE TO DATE OF PURCHASE. SAID
     4  CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE PAID INTO THE FUND BY THE EMPLOYE:
     5  PROVIDED, THAT THE MEMBER HAS THREE YEARS OF COUNTY SERVICE
     6  SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH MILITARY SERVICE: PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT HE
     7  IS NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE, ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE NOW OR IN THE
     8  FUTURE, OR IS RECEIVING RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR SUCH SERVICE
     9  UNDER A RETIREMENT SYSTEM ADMINISTERED AND WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY
    10  PAID FOR BY ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
    11     SECTION 6.  SECTION 16 OF THE ACT, AMENDED DECEMBER 20, 1983
    12  (P.L.282, NO.75), IS AMENDED TO READ:
    13     SECTION 16.  INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; VOLUNTARY
    14  RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE.--(A)  SHOULD
    15  A CONTRIBUTOR BE DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE NOT VOLUNTARILY, OR
    16  AN ELECTED COUNTY OFFICER COMPLETE HIS TERM OF OFFICE AND
    17  DISCONTINUE SERVICE AFTER HAVING COMPLETED EIGHT YEARS OF TOTAL
    18  SERVICE, OR VOLUNTARILY AFTER HAVING COMPLETED TWENTY YEARS OF
    19  TOTAL SERVICE BUT BEFORE REACHING SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT AGE,
    20  EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTORS WHO HAVE
    21  COMPLETED TWENTY YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE, HE SHALL BE PAID AS HE
    22  MAY ELECT, AS FOLLOWS:
    23     (1)  THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ACCUMULATED DEDUCTION STANDING TO
    24  HIS CREDIT IN THE MEMBERS' ANNUITY RESERVE ACCOUNT; OR
    25     (2)  A MEMBER'S ANNUITY OF EQUIVALENT ACTUARIAL VALUE TO HIS
    26  ACCUMULATED DEDUCTIONS STANDING TO HIS CREDIT IN THE MEMBERS'
    27  ANNUITY RESERVE ACCOUNT, AND, IN ADDITION, A COUNTY ANNUITY
    28  WHICH IS THE ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF A COUNTY ANNUITY BEGINNING
    29  AT SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT AGE BUT BASED ON THE PERIOD OF
    30  SERVICE UP TO THE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE FROM SERVICE AND NOT ON
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     1  THE PERIOD OF SERVICE REQUIRED TO REACH SUPERANNUATION
     2  RETIREMENT AGE. THE SAME OPTIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO RETIREES
     3  IN CASE OF INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN IN THE CASE
     4  OF SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT. IN THE EVENT A CONTRIBUTOR, AFTER
     5  HAVING COMPLETED EIGHT OR MORE YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE,
     6  HERETOFORE HAS OR HEREAFTER SHALL BE DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE
     7  BECAUSE OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
     8  THE COMMONWEALTH OR TO A POSITION INCOMPATIBLE WITH HIS SERVICE
     9  AS A COUNTY EMPLOYE OR OFFICER AND SUCH EMPLOYE OR OFFICER HAS
    10  NOT REACHED THE SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT AGE, SUCH WITHDRAWAL
    11  SHALL BE CONSIDERED INVOLUNTARY; THE ACCUMULATED DEDUCTIONS AND
    12  THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COUNTY, AT THE OPTION OF THE EMPLOYE OR
    13  OFFICER, SHALL REMAIN IN THE FUND UNTIL SUPERANNUATION AGE HAS
    14  BEEN REACHED. IN THE EVENT A REFUND OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS
    15  HAS BEEN MADE AND THE COUNTY'S ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE
    16  BEEN WITHDRAWN UNDER THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE EMPLOYE OR
    17  OFFICER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REPAY INTO AND THE COUNTY SHALL BE
    18  REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE FUND THE AMOUNTS PAID OUT, WITH
    19  INTEREST TO THE DATE OF REPAYMENT, THEREBY REESTABLISHING THE
    20  RIGHTS OF THE CONTRIBUTOR IN SAID FUND EVEN THOUGH
    21  SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT AGE HAS BEEN REACHED AND BENEFITS
    22  SHALL BE PAID AS IF THE ORIGINAL SEVERANCE HAD BEEN INVOLUNTARY.
    23     (B)  ANY CONTRIBUTOR WHO HAS COMPLETED TWENTY YEARS OF TOTAL
    24  SERVICE AND WHO HAS REACHED THE SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT AGE
    25  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SUPERANNUATION RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
    26  PROVIDED IN SECTION 14.
    27     SECTION 7.  SECTION 24 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
    28     SECTION 24.  SIMULTANEOUS PAYMENTS OF SALARY AND RETIREMENT
    29  ALLOWANCE.--SHOULD A RETIREE RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE BE
    30  REEMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY AS [A SALARIED] AN APPOINTED EMPLOYE OR
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     1  AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF SUCH PERSON
     2  SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE. SUCH PERSON SHALL THEREUPON BE
     3  REINSTATED AS A CONTRIBUTOR; AND, THERE SHALL BE RESTORED TO HIS
     4  CREDIT AS ACCUMULATED DEDUCTIONS THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF HIS
     5  MEMBER'S ANNUITY COMPUTED AS OF THE DATE OF HIS REEMPLOYMENT.
     6  SHOULD HE REFUSE TO SURRENDER HIS RIGHT TO RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
     7  AS OF THE DATE OF HIS REEMPLOYMENT, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR THE
     8  COUNTY TO REEMPLOY HIM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION IF A
     9  PERSON SERVES AS A JUROR, MASTER, OR ARBITRATOR OR IS EMPLOYED
    10  ON A [PER DIEM BASIS FOR THIRTY DAYS OR LESS PER YEAR HE SHALL
    11  NOT BE DEEMED REEMPLOYED, BUT IF EMPLOYED ON A PER DIEM BASIS
    12  FOR MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS A YEAR THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE SHALL
    13  CEASE DURING THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE.] PART-TIME BASIS, THE
    14  RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE SHALL BE REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
    15  AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYE. SUCH REDUCTION
    16  SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE. A
    17  RETIREE REEMPLOYED ON A PART-TIME BASIS EXCEEDING 1000 HOURS
    18  SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN APPOINTED EMPLOYE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
    19  THIS SECTION.
    20     Section 4 8.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1990       <--
    21  1991.






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