Pennsylvania HB 349: An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for definitions; in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits, further providing for creditable nonstate service; and, in administration, funds, accounts, general provisions, further providing for construction of part.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 304
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 349
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BONNER, DELLOSO AND CIRESI, JANUARY 27, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 27, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to
retirement for State employees and officers, further
providing for definitions; and, in membership, credited
service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits,
further providing for creditable nonstate service.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5102 of Title 71 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 5102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases as used in this part, unless
a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall
have the following meanings:
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" Municipal police officer. " An individual employed as a
police officer who is certified under the act of February 1,
1974 (P.L.34, No.15), known as the Pennsylvania Municipal
Retirement Law.
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Section 2. Section 5304(c)(7) and (8) of Title 71 are
amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to
read:
§ 5304. Creditable nonstate service.
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(c) Limitations on nonstate service.--Creditable nonstate
service credit shall be limited to:
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(7) service prior to July 1, 1971, at a community
college established under the act of August 24, 1963
(P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community College Act of
1963; [or]
(8) service as a justice of the peace prior to January
1970[.]; or
(9) service as a municipal police officer within this
Commonwealth by a member of the Pennsylvania State Police,
the credit for such service not to exceed five years.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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