Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits
Section 5309.1 - Eligibility for special vesting


Any employee of The Pennsylvania State University who is a member of the system with five or more but less than ten eligibility points and who has a date of termination of service from The Pennsylvania State University of June 30, 1997, because of the transfer of his job position or duties to a controlled organization of the Penn State Geisinger Health System or because of the elimination of his job position or duties due to the transfer of other job positions or duties to a controlled organization of the Penn State Geisinger Health System shall be eligible until the attainment of superannuation age or his required beginning date to vest his retirement benefits according to the terms and conditions of this part.
(June 25, 1997, P.L.369, No.41, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.)

1997 Amendment. See section 6 of Act 41 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to limitation of special vestee status.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT

Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5301 - Mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan

Section 5302 - Credited State service

Section 5303 - Retention and reinstatement of service credits

Section 5303.1 - Election to convert county service to State service

Section 5303.2 - Election to convert school service to State service

Section 5304 - Creditable nonstate service

Section 5305 - Social security integration credits

Section 5305.1 - Eligibility for actuarial increase factor

Section 5306 - Classes of service

Section 5306.1 - Election to become a Class AA member

Section 5306.2 - Elections by members of the General Assembly

Section 5306.3 - Election to become a Class A-4 member

Section 5306.4 - Election to become a Class A-6 member or solely a participant in the plan

Section 5306.5 - Election by active members to become a Class A-5 member, Class A-6 member or plan participant

Section 5306.6 - Election to purchase nonintervening military service

Section 5307 - Eligibility points

Section 5308 - Eligibility for annuities

Section 5308.1 - Eligibility for special early retirement

Section 5308.2 - Eligibility for limited early retirement

Section 5309 - Eligibility for vesting

Section 5309.1 - Eligibility for special vesting

Section 5310 - Eligibility for death benefits

Section 5311 - Eligibility for refunds