HB 1605 — An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for creditable nonschool service; and, in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits, further providing for creditable nonstate service.

PRINTER'S NO.    1921

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 1605
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ECKER, JUNE 13, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 16, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the
 2      Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership,
 3      contributions and benefits, further providing for creditable
 4      nonschool service; and, in membership, credited service,
 5      classes of service, and eligibility for benefits, further
 6      providing for creditable nonstate service.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.      Section 8304(b)(2) of Title 24 of the
10   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
11   § 8304.    Creditable nonschool service.
12      * * *
13      (b)    Limitations on nonschool service.--Creditable nonschool
14   service credit shall be limited to:
15             * * *
16             (2)   Military service other than intervening military
17      service, activated military service or service performed
18      during USERRA leave not exceeding [five] ten years provided
19      that a member with multiple service may not purchase more
20      than a total of [five] ten years of military service in both
 1      the system and the State Employees' Retirement System.
 2             * * *
 3      Section 2.      Section 5304(c)(2)(ii) of Title 71 is amended to
 4   read:
 5   § 5304.    Creditable nonstate service.
 6      * * *
 7      (c)    Limitations on nonstate service.--Creditable nonstate
 8   service credit shall be limited to:
 9             * * *
10             (2)   * * *
11                   (ii)    the total creditable nonstate service under
12             this paragraph may not exceed [five] ten years, provided
13             that a member with multiple service may not purchase more
14             than a total of [five] ten years of military service in
15             both the system and the Public School Employees'
16             Retirement System;
17             * * *
18      Section 3.      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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