(a) General rule.--The fund shall consist of all moneys in the several separate funds in the State Treasury 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 the members of the system required under the provisions of Chapter 83 (relating to membership, contributions and benefits) and all earnings from investments or moneys of said fund. There shall be established and maintained by the board the several ledger accounts specified in sections 8523 (relating to members' savings account), 8524 (relating to State accumulation account), 8525 (relating to annuity reserve account) and 8526 (relating to health insurance account).
(b) Individual investment accounts and trust.--The individual investment accounts that are part of the trust are not 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 instead shall be paid to the trust and credited to the individual investment accounts.
(Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.183, No.23, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)
Cross References. Section 8522 is referred to in sections 8902, 9101 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 85 - Administration and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 8501 - Public School Employees' Retirement Board
Section 8502 - Administrative duties of board
Section 8502.1 - Health insurance (Deleted by amendment)
Section 8502.2 - Health insurance
Section 8503 - Duties of board to advise and report to employers, members and participants
Section 8504 - Duties of board to report to State Employees' Retirement Board
Section 8505 - Duties of board regarding applications and elections of members and participants
Section 8505.1 - Installment payments of accumulated deductions
Section 8506 - Duties of employers
Section 8507 - Rights and duties of school employees, members and participants
Section 8508 - Rights and duties of annuitants
Section 8509 - Health insurance premium assistance program
Section 8510 - Stress test of system
Section 8521 - Management of fund and accounts
Section 8522 - Public School Employees' Retirement Fund
Section 8523 - Members' savings account
Section 8524 - State accumulation account
Section 8525 - Annuity reserve account
Section 8526 - Health insurance account
Section 8527 - Northern Ireland-related investments
Section 8531 - State guarantee regarding the system
Section 8532 - State supervision
Section 8533 - Taxation, attachment and assignment of funds
Section 8533.1 - Approval of domestic relations orders
Section 8533.2 - Irrevocable beneficiary
Section 8533.3 - Irrevocable survivor annuitant
Section 8533.4 - Amendment of approved domestic relations orders
Section 8533.5 - Irrevocable successor payee
Section 8534 - Fraud and adjustment of errors
Section 8535 - Payments to school entities by Commonwealth
Section 8536 - Independent Fiscal Office study
Section 8537 - Internal Revenue Code limitations
Section 8538 - Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission
Section 8544 - Participation criteria