§ 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
Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits
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 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 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