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Duties of the board to report to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board - 71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5904

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     § 5904.  Duties of the board to report to the Public School
                Employees' Retirement Board.
        (a)  Multiple service membership of State employees.--Upon
     receipt of an application for membership in the system of a
     State employee who is a former public school employee and who
     has elected multiple service membership, the board shall advise
     the Public School Employees' Retirement Board accordingly.
        (b)  Multiple service membership of school employees.--Upon
     receipt of notification from the Public School Employees'
     Retirement Board that a former State employee has become an
     active member in the Public School Employees' Retirement System
     and has elected to receive credit for multiple service, the
     board shall certify to the Public School Employees' Retirement
     Board and concurrently to the member:
            (1)  the total credited service in the system and the
        number of years and fractional part of a year of service
        credited in each class of service;
            (2)  the annual compensation received each calendar year
        by the member for credited State service;
            (3)  the social security integration credited service to
        which the member is entitled and the average noncovered
        salary upon which the single life annuity attributable to
        such service will be computed; and
            (4)  the amount of the deductions and the period over
        which they are to be made if the member has elected payroll
        deductions pursuant to section 5504 (relating to member
        contributions for the purchase of credit for previous State
        service or to become a full coverage member) or 5505
        (relating to contributions for the purchase of credit for
        creditable nonstate service).
        (c)  Applications for benefits for school employees.--Upon
     receipt of notification and the required data from the Public
     School Employees' Retirement Board that a former State employee
     who elected multiple service has applied for a public school
     employees' retirement benefit or, in the event of his death, his
     legally constituted representative has applied for such benefit,
     the board shall:
            (1)  certify to the Public School Employees' Retirement
        Board;
                (i)  the salary history as a member of the State
            Employees' Retirement System and the final average salary
            as calculated on the basis of the compensation received
            as a State and school employee; and
                (ii)  the annuity or benefit to which the member or
            his beneficiary is entitled as modified according to the
            option selected; and
            (2)  transfer to the Public School Employees' Retirement
        Fund the total accumulated deductions standing to such
        member's credit and the actuarial reserve required on account
        of years of credited service in the State system, final
        average salary determined on the basis of his compensation in
        both systems and the average noncovered salary to be charged
        to the State accumulation account, the State Police benefit
        account or the enforcement officers' benefit account, as each
        case may require.
        (d)  Election to convert school service to State service.--
     Upon receipt of an election by a former employee of the
     Department of Education to convert school service to State
     service pursuant to section 5303.2 (relating to election to
     convert school service to State service), the board shall
     certify the information necessary for the Public School
     Employees' Retirement System to transfer the funds and credit
     required to the board.
     (Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; May 17, 2001, P.L.26,
     No.9, eff. July 1, 2001; Apr. 23, 2002, P.L.272, No.38, eff.
     imd.)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 38 added subsec. (d).
        2001 Amendment.  Act 9 amended subsec. (b).
        1975 Amendment.  Act 101 amended subsec. (c).

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