(a) Total accumulated deductions.--Any active member, regardless of eligibility for benefits, may elect to receive his total accumulated deductions by his required beginning date upon termination of service in lieu of any benefit from the system to which he is entitled.
(b) Social security integration accumulated deductions.--Any active member at any time after the attainment of normal retirement age may elect to receive his social security integration accumulated deductions and thereby to have all his social security integration credits and benefits therefor cancelled, and shall not be entitled to accrue any further social security integration credits or benefits; except that a disability annuitant who returns to State service shall have the right to reinstate his social security integration accumulated deductions and credits therefor.
(Oct. 7, 1975, P.L.348, No.101, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)
2017 Amendment. Act 5 amended subsec. (a).
Cross References. Section 5311 is referred to in sections 5303, 5306, 5905.1 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 53 - Membership, Credited Service, Classes of Service, and Eligibility for Benefits
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 5306.6 - 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