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; and, in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits, further providing for creditable nonstate service.

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
 1   Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to
 3      retirement for State employees and officers, further
 4      providing for definitions; and, in membership, credited
 5      service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits,
 6      further providing for creditable nonstate service.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     Section 5102 of Title 71 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
11   § 5102.    Definitions.
12      The following words and phrases as used in this part, unless
13   a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall
14   have the following meanings:
15      * * *
16      "Municipal police officer."     An individual employed as a
17   police officer who is certified under the act of February 1,
18   1974 (P.L.34, No.15), known as the Pennsylvania Municipal
19   Retirement Law.
20      * * *
 1      Section 2.     Section 5304(c)(7) and (8) of Title 71 are
 2   amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to
 3   read:
 4   § 5304.    Creditable nonstate service.
 5      * * *
 6      (c)    Limitations on nonstate service.--Creditable nonstate
 7   service credit shall be limited to:
 8             * * *
 9             (7)   service prior to July 1, 1971, at a community
10      college established under the act of August 24, 1963
11      (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community College Act of
12      1963; [or]
13             (8)   service as a justice of the peace prior to January
14      1970[.]; or
15             (9)   service as a municipal police officer within this
16      Commonwealth by a member of the Pennsylvania State Police,
17      the credit for such service not to exceed five years.
18      * * *
19      Section 3.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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