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Supplemental annuities - 71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5708

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     § 5708.  Supplemental annuities.
        (a)  General rule.--Every annuitant who retired prior to July
     1, 1978 and who is in receipt of a superannuation, withdrawal or
     disability annuity, shall continue to receive the annuity to
     which he was entitled prior to July 1, 1979 and beginning July
     1, 1979, any annuitant retiring on or prior to June 30, 1978
     shall receive a cost-of-living supplement determined as a
     percentage applied to the retirement annuity to which he was
     entitled prior to July 1, 1979. Such cost-of-living supplement
     shall be payable under the same terms and conditions as provided
     under the option plan in effect as of June 30, 1979.
        (b)  Cost-of-living adjustment factors.--The percentage which
     is to be applied in the determination of the cost-of-living
     supplements, shall be determined on the basis of the effective
     date of retirement payable on the first $12,000 of annuity
     received per year, as follows:

            Effective date of retirement               Percentage factor

          July 1, 1977 through June 30, 1978                 5%
          July 1, 1976 through June 30, 1977                10%
          July 1, 1975 through June 30, 1976                13%
          July 1, 1974 through June 30, 1975                20%
          March 1, 1974 through June 30, 1974               27%
          Prior to March 1, 1974                            31%

     Provided, however, That such cost-of-living supplement as
     determined above shall not be payable to an annuitant receiving
     a withdrawal annuity prior to the first day of July coincident
     with or following his attainment of superannuation age: And
     further provided, That any member terminating legislative
     service subsequent to November 30, 1970, shall be entitled to
     receive on account of Class D-3 service a maximum single life
     annuity per year of service as a regular member of the General
     Assembly which shall not be less than the corresponding maximum
     single life annuity, including any cost-of-living supplements
     enacted prior to October 1, 1979, of a member retiring from
     legislative service November 30, 1970.
        (c)  Supplement enacted after death of member.--No cost-of-
     living supplement enacted after the death of the member shall be
     payable to the beneficiary or survivor annuitant of such
     deceased former State employee, except when the effective date
     of the supplement shall predate the death of the member by
     virtue of retroactivity of the supplement.
        (d)  Minimum total annuity.--Any superannuation or disability
     annuitant shall be entitled to receive a supplement such that
     his total annuity including any cost-of-living supplement shall
     be actuarially equivalent to a maximum single life annuity of
     $84.50 for each full year of credited service.
     (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1979,
     P.L.566, No.130, eff. imd.; July 12, 1981, P.L.261, No.87, eff.
     imd.)

        1981 Amendment.  Act 87 amended subsec. (c). Section 3(b) of
     Act 81 provided that the amendment of subsec. (c) shall be
     retroactive to July 1, 1979.
        1979 Amendment.  Act 130 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).
        Joint Legislative Committee.  See section 3 of Act 130 of
     1979 in the appendix to this title for special provisions
     relating to the biennial organization of a joint legislative
     committee to study cost-of-living supplements accruing under
     section 5708.
        Cross References.  Section 5708 is referred to in sections
     5507, 5508, 5703, 5708.2, 5708.3, 5708.5, 5708.6, 5708.7,
     5708.8, 5938 of this title.

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