PRINTER'S NO. 2086
No. 1468 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY DENT, KUKOVICH, STOUT, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE,
BOSCOLA, HELFRICK, BODACK, O'PAKE AND WAUGH, JUNE 12, 2002
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, JUNE 12, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled
2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,
3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"
4 further providing for payments under existing pension plans.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 4303 and 4322 of the act of June 23,
8 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code,
9 reenacted and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), are
10 amended by adding subsections to read:
11 Section 4303. Allowances and Service Increments.--* * *
12 (a.1) The provisions of subsection (a) providing that the
13 apportionment of the pension shall not in any case exceed in any
14 year one-half the annual pay of such member computed at such
15 monthly or average annual rate, whichever is the higher, shall
16 not apply to a city of the third class whether operating under
17 an optional charter adopted in accordance with the act of July
18 15, 1957 (P.L.901, No.399), known as the "Optional Third Class
1 City Charter Law," or under a home rule charter adopted in
2 accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. III Subpt. E (relating to home
3 rule and optional plan government), which had in effect pension
4 plans prior to the effective date of this subsection that
5 provided pensions in an amount greater than fifty percentum of
6 salary.
7 * * *
8 Section 4322. Pensions and Service Increments.--* * *
9 (a.1) The provisions of subsection (a) providing that the
10 basis of the pension shall be one-half the annual salary of such
11 member at the time of vesting under section 4320.1 or retirement
12 computed at such monthly or average annual rate, whichever is
13 the higher, shall not apply to a city of the third class whether
14 operating under an optional charter adopted in accordance with
15 the act of July 15, 1957 (P.L.901, No.399), known as the
16 "Optional Third Class City Charter Law," or under a home rule
17 charter adopted in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S Pt. III Subpt. E
18 (relating to home rule and optional plan government), which had
19 in effect pension plans prior to the effective date of this
20 subsection that provided pensions in an amount greater than
21 fifty percentum of salary.
22 * * *
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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