Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board shall establish and serve as trustee of a retirement benefit plan within the meaning of, in conformity with and then only to the extent and so long as permitted by IRC § 415(m) for the purpose of providing such retirement benefits as would otherwise have been payable under this part to annuitants of the system on or after July 2, 2001, but for the application of the limitations on benefits of IRC § 415. The board may, in its sole discretion and within the limits of IRC § 415(m) and this section, determine all terms and provisions of the plan, including, but not limited to, the cost of and procedures for funding the plan as provided in this section. The Commonwealth and other employers whose employees are members of the system shall make contributions to the plan on behalf of all members in such amounts as shall be certified by the board.
(Dec. 30, 2002, P.L.2082, No.234, eff. imd.)
2002 Amendment. Act 234 added section 5941. See section 6 of Act 234 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to payments under benefits completion plan.
Cross References. Section 5941 is referred to in sections 5507, 5508 of this title.
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