PRINTER'S NO. 3930
No. 2615 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, ARGALL, BUNT, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COSTA, CRAHALLA, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, FICHTER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KILLION, LEH, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SCAVELLO AND SCHRODER, APRIL 24, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 24, 2006
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for actuarial cost 3 method. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 5508(a) of Title 71 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 5508. Actuarial cost method. 9 (a) Employer contribution rate on behalf of active 10 members.--The amount of the Commonwealth and other employer 11 contributions on behalf of all active members shall be computed 12 by the actuary as a percentage of the total compensation of all 13 active members during the period for which the amount is 14 determined and shall be so certified by the board. The total 15 employer contribution rate on behalf of all active members shall
1 consist of the employer normal contribution rate, as defined in 2 subsection (b), and the accrued liability contribution rate as 3 defined in subsection (c), but in no case shall it be less than 4 the employer normal contribution rate. The total employer 5 contribution rate shall be modified by the experience adjustment 6 factor as calculated in subsection (f) but in no case shall it 7 be less than zero. The total employer contribution rate shall be 8 modified by the experience adjustment factor as calculated in 9 subsection (f), but in no case shall it be less than: 10 (1) 2% for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004; 11 (2) 3% for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005; and 12 (3) [4%] the employer normal contribution rate for the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and any fiscal year 14 thereafter. 15 * * * 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. C21L71DMS/20060H2615B3930 - 2 -