(a) General rule.--The fund shall consist of all balances in the several separate accounts set apart to be used under the direction of the board for the benefit of members of the system; and the Treasury Department shall credit to the fund all moneys received from the Department of Revenue arising from the contributions relating to or on behalf of members of the system required under the provisions of Chapter 55 (relating to contributions), and any income earned by the investments or moneys of said fund. There shall be established and maintained by the board the several ledger accounts specified in sections 5933 (relating to members' savings account), 5934 (relating to State accumulation account), 5935 (relating to annuity reserve account), 5936 (relating to State Police benefit account), 5937 (relating to enforcement officers' benefit account), 5938 (relating to supplemental annuity account) and 5939 (relating to interest reserve account).
(b) Individual investment accounts and trust.--The individual investment accounts that are part of the trust shall not be part of the fund. Mandatory pickup participant contributions, voluntary contributions and employer defined contributions made under this part and any income earned by the investment of such contributions shall not be paid or credited to the fund but shall be paid to the trust and credited to the individual investment accounts.
(Mar. 4, 1982, P.L.141, No.45, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 59 - Administration, Funds, Accounts, General Provisions
Section 5901 - The State Employees' Retirement Board
Section 5902 - Administrative duties of the board
Section 5904 - Duties of the board to report to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board
Section 5905 - Duties of the board regarding applications and elections of members and participants
Section 5905.1 - Installment payments of accumulated deductions
Section 5906 - Duties of heads of departments
Section 5907 - Rights and duties of State employees, members and participants
Section 5908 - Rights and duties of annuitants
Section 5909 - Stress test of system
Section 5931 - Management of fund and accounts
Section 5932 - State Employees' Retirement Fund
Section 5933 - Members' savings account
Section 5934 - State accumulation account
Section 5935 - Annuity reserve account
Section 5936 - State Police benefit account
Section 5937 - Enforcement officers' benefit account
Section 5938 - Supplemental annuity account
Section 5939 - Interest reserve account
Section 5940 - Northern Ireland-related investments
Section 5941 - Benefits completion plan
Section 5951 - State guarantee regarding the system
Section 5952 - State supervision
Section 5953 - Taxation, attachment and assignment of funds
Section 5953.1 - Approval of domestic relations orders
Section 5953.2 - Irrevocable beneficiary
Section 5953.3 - Irrevocable survivor annuitant
Section 5953.4 - Amendment of approved domestic relations orders
Section 5953.5 - Transfer of domestic relations orders against county pension plans
Section 5953.6 - Irrevocable successor payee
Section 5954 - Fraud and adjustment of errors
Section 5955 - Construction of part
Section 5955.1 - Construction of part with respect to older workers protection
Section 5955.2 - Construction of part with respect to the Internal Revenue Code
Section 5956 - Provisions severable
Section 5957 - Independent Fiscal Office study
Section 5958 - Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission