PRINTER'S NO. 2487
No. 1903 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BEBKO-JONES, FLICK, GRUCELA, HARHAI, JAMES, LAUGHLIN, PETRARCA, STABACK, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 4, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, AUGUST 4, 2003
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," further 5 providing for the definition of "superannuation retirement 6 age" and for special early retirement. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 2(10) of the act of August 31, 1971 10 (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, amended 11 December 20, 1983 (P.L.282, No.75), is amended to read: 12 Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act: 13 * * * 14 (10) "Superannuation retirement age" means sixty years of 15 age or upwards, except as applied to a contributor who has 16 completed [twenty] fifteen years of total service, in which case 17 superannuation retirement age means [fifty-five] fifty years of 18 age or upwards. 19 * * *
1 Section 2. Section 14.1(b) of the act, added July 7, 1994
2 (P.L.437, No.71), is amended to read:
3 Section 14.1. Special Early Retirement.--* * *
4 (b) To be eligible for special early retirement, a member
5 must meet the specified requirements established in the
6 provision at the time of retirement during the special early
7 retirement period. Minimum eligibility for special early
8 retirement cannot be less than attainment of [fifty-five] fifty
9 years of age and ten years of credited service or thirty years
10 of credited service with no age requirement. A member who is
11 eligible for the special early retirement shall be credited with
12 additional full years of service as stated in the resolution
13 equal to no less than ten per cent nor more than thirty per cent
14 of credited service, the result then rounded to the next full
15 year, at the current designated county class base.
16 * * *
17 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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