PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 401 PRINTER'S NO. 1400
No. 394 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, PUNT, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, LOGAN, O'PAKE, TARTAGLIONE, GREENLEAF, WONDERLING AND LEMMOND, MARCH 14, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, DECEMBER 5, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of May 29, 1956 (1955 P.L.1804, No.600), 2 entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the establishment 3 of police pension funds or pension annuities in certain 4 boroughs, towns and townships; authorizing the establishment 5 of police pension funds or pension annuities by regional 6 police departments; providing for the regulation and 7 maintenance of police pension funds or pension annuities; 8 providing for an actuary; continuance of existing funds or 9 transfer thereof to funds herein established; prescribing 10 rights of beneficiaries; contributions by members; providing 11 for expenses of administration; continuation of existing 12 authority to provide annuity contracts; credit for military 13 service; refunds; exempting allowances from judicial process; 14 and repealing certain acts," further providing for payments 15 under existing pension plans for service increments to 16 pensions of police officers. 17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 hereby enacts as follows: 19 Section 1. Section 5(f) of the act of May 29, 1956 (1955 20 P.L.1804, No.600), referred to as the Municipal Police Pension 21 Law, amended February 18, 1998 (P.L.158, No.24), is amended to 22 read: 23 Section 5. * * * 24 (f) Any borough, town, township or regional police
1 department may establish and pay length of service increments 2 for years of service beyond twenty-five years for each completed 3 year of service in excess of twenty-five years, not to exceed 4 one hundred dollars ($100) per month for each completed year of 5 service in excess of twenty-five years up to a maximum of five 6 hundred dollars ($500) per month after five completed years of 7 service in excess of twenty-five years. Such length of service 8 increments may be paid in addition to other monthly pension or 9 retirement allowances. 10 * * * 11 Section 2. Any provision of section 5(c) of the act that 12 provides that pensions shall be computed at one-half the monthly 13 average salary shall not apply to EMPLOYEES HIRED PRIOR TO <-- 14 JANUARY 24, 2001, OF a municipality or regional police 15 department operating under a home rule charter adopted in 16 accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. III Subpt. E which had pension 17 plans in effect prior to the effective date of this section <-- 18 JANUARY 24, 2001, that provided pensions in an amount greater <-- 19 than one-half the monthly average salary. 20 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. A26L53JS/20050S0394B1400 - 2 -