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Duties of the board to advise and report to heads of departments and members - 71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5903

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     § 5903.  Duties of the board to advise and report to heads of
                departments and members.
        (a)  Manual of regulations.--The board shall, with the advice
     of the Attorney General and the actuary, prepare and provide,
     within 90 days of the effective date of this part, a manual
     incorporating rules and regulations consistent with the
     provisions of this part to the heads of departments who shall
     make the information contained therein available to the general
     membership. The board shall thereafter advise the heads of
     departments within 90 days of any changes in such rules and
     regulations due to changes in the law or due to changes in
     administrative policies. As soon as practicable after the
     commissioner's announcement with respect thereto, the board
     shall also advise the heads of departments as to any cost-of-
     living adjustment for the succeeding calendar year in the amount
     of the limitation under IRC § 401(a)(17) and the dollar amounts
     of the limitations under IRC § 415(b). As soon as practicable
     after January 1 of each year, the board shall also advise the
     heads of departments of the employees for whom, pursuant to
     section 5502.1 (relating to waiver of regular member
     contributions and Social Security integration member
     contributions), pickup contributions are not to be made.
        (b)  Member status statements and certifications.--The board
     shall furnish annually to the head of each department on or
     before April 1, a statement for each member employed in such
     department showing the total accumulated deductions standing to
     his credit as of December 31 of the previous year and requesting
     the member to make any necessary corrections or revisions
     regarding his designated beneficiary. In addition, for each
     member employed in any department and for whom the department
     has furnished the necessary information, the board shall certify
     the number of years and fractional part of a year of credited
     service attributable to each class of service, the number of
     years and fractional part of a year attributable to social
     security integration credits in each class of service and, in
     the case of a member eligible to receive an annuity, the benefit
     to which he is entitled upon the attainment of superannuation
     age.
        (c)  Purchase of credit and full coverage membership
     certifications.--Upon receipt of an application from an active
     member or eligible school employee to purchase credit for
     previous State or creditable nonstate service, or an election to
     become a full coverage member, the board shall determine and
     certify to the member the amount required to be paid by the
     member. When necessary, the board shall certify to the previous
     employer the amount due in accordance with sections 5504
     (relating to member contributions for the purchase of credit for
     previous State service or to become a full coverage member) and
     5505 (relating to contributions for the purchase of credit for
     creditable nonstate service).
        (d)  Transfer from joint coverage membership
     certifications.--Upon receipt of an application from a joint
     coverage member who elects to become a full coverage member, the
     board shall certify to the member the effective date of such
     transfer and the prospective rate for regular and additional
     member contributions.
        (e)  Former county employees.--Upon receipt of an election by
     a county employee transferred to State employment pursuant to 42
     Pa.C.S. § 1905 (relating to county-level court administrators)
     to convert county service to State service, the board shall
     certify to the member the amount of service so converted and the
     class at which such service is credited.
        (f)  Former school employees.--Upon receipt of an election by
     a former employee of the Department of Education transferred to
     the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 908-B of the
     act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
     Administrative Code of 1929, to convert school service to State
     service, the board shall certify to the member the amount of
     service so converted and the class at which such service is
     credited.
     (July 22, 1983, P.L.104, No.31, eff. imd.; Aug. 5, 1991,
     P.L.183, No.23; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1,
     1996; June 22, 1999, P.L.75, No.12, eff. imd.; May 17, 2001,
     P.L.26, No.9, eff. imd.; Apr. 23, 2002, P.L.272, No.38, eff.
     imd.)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 38 added subsec. (f). See section 23 of
     Act 38 in the appendix to this title for special provisions
     relating to statements or estimates of benefits.
        2001 Amendment.  Act 9 amended subsec. (a). See section 27(b)
     of Act 9 of 2001 in the appendix to this title for special
     provisions relating to statements or estimates of benefits.
        1999 Amendment.  Act 12 added subsec. (e).
        1991 Amendment.  Act 23 amended subsecs. (a) and (b),
     effective on the date of publication in the Pennsylvania
     Bulletin of a certification by the State Employees' Retirement
     Board that the seven-office Statewide retirement counseling
     field office network is fully implemented.
        1983 Amendment.  Act 31 amended subsec. (d).
        Cross References.  Section 5903 is referred to in section
     5906 of this title.

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