PA HB2497 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Passed on November 23 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-11-23 - Act No. 120
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Title 24, further providing for definitions, for mandatory and optional membership, for contributions by the Commonwealth, for payments by employers, for actuarial cost method, for additional supplemental annuities, for further additional supplemental annuities, for supplemental annuities commencing 1994, for supplemental annuities commencing 1998, for supplemental annuities commencing 2002, for supplemental annuities commencing 2003, for administrative duties of board, for payments to school entities by Commonwealth, for eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits and for creditable nonschool service; providing for election to become a Class T-F member; further providing for classes of service, for eligibility for annuities, for eligibility for vesting, for regular member contributions, for member contributions for creditable school service, for contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service, for maximum single life annuity, for disability annuities, for member's options, for duties of board regarding applications and elections of members and for rights and duties of school employees and members; providing for Independent Fiscal Office study; in Title 71, establishing an independent fiscal office and making a related repeal; further providing for definitions, for credited State service, for retention and reinstatement of service credits, for creditable nonstate service and for classes of service; providing for election to become a Class A-4 member; further providing for eligibility for annuities and for eligibility for vesting; providing for shared risk member contributions for Class A-3 and Class A-4 service; further providing for waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions, for member contributions for purchase of credit for previous State service or to become a full coverage member, for contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable nonstate service, for contributions by the Commonwealth and other employers, for actuarial cost method, for maximum single life annuity, for disability annuities and for member's options; providing for payment of accumulated deductions resulting from Class A-3 service; further providing for additional supplemental annuities, for further additional supplemental annuities, for supplemental annuities commencing 1994, for supplemental annuities commencing 1998, for supplemental annuities commencing 2002, for supplemental annuities commencing 2003, for special supplemental postretirement adjustment of 2002, for administrative duties of the board, for duties of board to advise and report to heads of departments and members, for duties of board regarding applications and elections of members, for installment payments of accumulated deductions, for rights and duties of State employees and members, for members' savings account, for State accumulation account, for State Police Benefit Account, for Enforcement Officers' Benefit Account, for supplemental annuity account and for construction of part; and providing for Independent Fiscal Office study, for retirement eligibility of Pennsylvania State Police officers or members, for a prohibition on the issuance of pension obligation bonds, for holding certain public officials harmless, for construction of calculation or actuarial method, for applicability and for certain operational provisions.

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Title

In Title 24, further providing for definitions, for mandatory and optional membership, for contributions by the Commonwealth, for payments by employers, for actuarial cost method, for additional supplemental annuities, for further additional supplemental annuities, for supplemental annuities commencing 1994, for supplemental annuities commencing 1998, for supplemental annuities commencing 2002, for supplemental annuities commencing 2003, for administrative duties of board, for payments to school entities by Commonwealth, for eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits and for creditable nonschool service; providing for election to become a Class T-F member; further providing for classes of service, for eligibility for annuities, for eligibility for vesting, for regular member contributions, for member contributions for creditable school service, for contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service, for maximum single life annuity, for disability annuities, for member's options, for duties of board regarding applications and elections of members and for rights and duties of school employees and members; providing for Independent Fiscal Office study; in Title 71, establishing an independent fiscal office and making a related repeal; further providing for definitions, for credited State service, for retention and reinstatement of service credits, for creditable nonstate service and for classes of service; providing for election to become a Class A-4 member; further providing for eligibility for annuities and for eligibility for vesting; providing for shared risk member contributions for Class A-3 and Class A-4 service; further providing for waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions, for member contributions for purchase of credit for previous State service or to become a full coverage member, for contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable nonstate service, for contributions by the Commonwealth and other employers, for actuarial cost method, for maximum single life annuity, for disability annuities and for member's options; providing for payment of accumulated deductions resulting from Class A-3 service; further providing for additional supplemental annuities, for further additional supplemental annuities, for supplemental annuities commencing 1994, for supplemental annuities commencing 1998, for supplemental annuities commencing 2002, for supplemental annuities commencing 2003, for special supplemental postretirement adjustment of 2002, for administrative duties of the board, for duties of board to advise and report to heads of departments and members, for duties of board regarding applications and elections of members, for installment payments of accumulated deductions, for rights and duties of State employees and members, for members' savings account, for State accumulation account, for State Police Benefit Account, for Enforcement Officers' Benefit Account, for supplemental annuity account and for construction of part; and providing for Independent Fiscal Office study, for retirement eligibility of Pennsylvania State Police officers or members, for a prohibition on the issuance of pension obligation bonds, for holding certain public officials harmless, for construction of calculation or actuarial method, for applicability and for certain operational provisions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-11-15 - House - HB 2497 PN 4476, CONCUR (Y: 165 N: 31 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-10-14 - Senate - HB 2497 PN 4476, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 41 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-06-16 - House - HB 2497 PN 3916, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 192 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-06-15 - House - HB 2497 PN 3853, 2009 A7493, D. EVANS (Y: 198 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-11-23 Act No. 120
2010-11-23 Approved by the Governor
2010-11-17 Presented to the Governor
2010-11-17 Signed in Senate
2010-11-15 Signed in House
2010-11-15 House concurred in Senate amendments
2010-11-15 Reported as committed
2010-10-18 Referred to RULES
2010-10-14 In the House
2010-10-14 Third consideration and final passage
2010-10-13 Re-reported as amended
2010-10-12 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2010-10-12 Second consideration
2010-10-12 Re-reported as amended
2010-09-29 Re-committed to FINANCE
2010-09-28 First consideration
2010-09-28 Reported as committed
2010-06-17 Referred to FINANCE
2010-06-16 In the Senate
2010-06-16 Final passage
2010-06-16 Third consideration, with amendments
2010-06-15 Second consideration, with amendments
2010-06-14 Removed from table
2010-06-07 Laid on the table
2010-06-07 First consideration
2010-06-07 Reported as amended
2010-05-11 Referred to APPROPRIATIONS

Pennsylvania State Sources

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Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=1581
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=1596
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=660
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=2020

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