Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits
Section 8312 - Eligibility for special early retirement

§ 8312. Eligibility for special early retirement. Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, for the period only of July 1, 1985, to July 1, 1997, the following special early retirement provisions shall be applicable to specified eligible members as follows:
(1) During the period of July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986, any member who has attained the age of at least 53 years and has credit for at least 30 eligibility points shall be entitled, upon termination of service and filing of a proper application, to receive a maximum single life annuity calculated pursuant to section 8342 (relating to maximum single life annuity) without any reduction by virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the superannuation age.
(2) During the period of July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986, any member who has attained the age of at least 50 years but not greater than 53 years and has credit for at least 30 eligibility points shall be entitled, upon termination of service and filing of a proper application, to receive a maximum single life annuity calculated pursuant to section 8342 with a reduction by virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the superannuation age of a percentage determined by multiplying the number of months, including a fraction of a month as a full month, by which the effective date of retirement precedes the attainment of age 53 by 0.25%.
(3) During the period of July 1, 1987, to June 30, 1993, a member who has credit for at least 30 eligibility points shall be entitled, upon termination of service and filing of a proper application, to receive a maximum single life annuity calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the superannuation age.
(4) During the period of July 1, 1993, to July 1, 1997, a member who has credit for at least 30 eligibility points shall be entitled, upon termination of service and filing of a proper application, to receive a maximum single life annuity calculateded pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the superannuation age. (June 29, 1984, P.L.450, No.95, eff. imd.; July 8, 1986, P.L.435, No.91, eff. imd.; July 13, 1987, P.L.354, No.69, eff. imd.; Oct. 21, 1988, P.L.844, No.112, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.183, No.23, eff. imd.; Apr. 29, 1994, P.L.159, No.29, eff. imd.)
1994 Amendment. Section 21 of Act 29 provided that the amendment of section 8312 shall be retroactive to July 1, 1993. See section 19 of Act 29 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to liability for additional benefits.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 24 - EDUCATION

Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8301 - Mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan

Section 8302 - Credited school service

Section 8303 - Eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits

Section 8303.1 - Waiver of adjustments

Section 8304 - Creditable nonschool service

Section 8305 - Classes of service

Section 8305.1 - Election to become a Class T-D member

Section 8305.2 - Election to become a Class T-F member

Section 8305.3 - Election to become a Class T-H member

Section 8305.4 - Election to become a Class DC participant

Section 8305.5 - Election to become Class T-G, Class T-H or Class DC

Section 8306 - Eligibility points

Section 8307 - Eligibility for annuities

Section 8308 - Eligibility for vesting

Section 8309 - Eligibility for death benefits

Section 8310 - Eligibility for refunds

Section 8311 - Eligibility for early retirement

Section 8312 - Eligibility for special early retirement

Section 8313 - Eligibility for limited early retirement

Section 8321 - Regular member contributions for current service

Section 8322 - Joint coverage member contributions

Section 8322.1 - Pickup contributions

Section 8323 - Member contributions for creditable school service

Section 8324 - Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service and noncreditable school service

Section 8325 - Incomplete payments

Section 8325.1 - Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17)

Section 8326 - Contributions by the Commonwealth

Section 8327 - Payments by employers

Section 8327.1 - Nonparticipating employer withdrawal liablity

Section 8328 - Actuarial cost method

Section 8329 - Payments on account of social security deductions from appropriations

Section 8330 - Appropriations by the Commonwealth

Section 8341 - Return of accumulated deductions

Section 8342 - Maximum single life annuity

Section 8343 - Reduction of annuities on account of social security old-age insurance benefits

Section 8344 - Disability annuities

Section 8345 - Member's options

Section 8346 - Termination of annuities

Section 8347 - Death benefits

Section 8348 - Supplemental annuities

Section 8348.1 - Additional supplemental annuities

Section 8348.2 - Further additional supplemental annuities

Section 8348.3 - Supplemental annuities commencing 1994

Section 8348.4 - Special supplemental postretirement adjustment

Section 8348.5 - Supplemental annuities commencing 1998

Section 8348.6 - Supplemental annuities commencing 2002

Section 8348.7 - Supplemental annuities commencing 2003

Section 8349 - Payment of benefits from the system