The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Actuarially required contribution rate." The employer contribution rate as calculated pursuant to section 5508(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) (relating to actuarial cost method).
"Costs added by legislation." The sum, if positive, of all changes in the actuarially required contribution rate resulting from legislation enacted in the year since the last actuarial valuation and not included in the determination of the prior year's final contribution rate, computed as the rate of total compensation of all active members certified by the actuary as sufficient to make the employer normal contributions and sufficient to amortize legislatively created changes in the unfunded actuarial liability in equal dollar annual installments over a period of ten years from the July 1 following the valuation date.
(Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. imd.)
2010 Amendment. Act 120 added section 5501.2. See section 27 of Act 120 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to changes in accrued liability of State Employees' Retirement System.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 5501 - Regular member contributions for current service
Section 5502 - Social Security integration member contributions
Section 5503 - Joint coverage member contributions
Section 5503.1 - Pickup contributions
Section 5505 - Contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable nonstate service
Section 5505.1 - Additional member contributions
Section 5506 - Incomplete payments
Section 5506.1 - Annual compensation limit under IRC ยง 401(a)(17)
Section 5507 - Contributions to the system by the Commonwealth and other employers
Section 5508 - Actuarial cost method
Section 5508.1 - Advance payment of accrued liability contributions
Section 5509 - Appropriations and assessments by the Commonwealth