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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, K. SMITH, STABACK, VULAKOVICH, MILLARD, MULLERY AND PYLE, JANUARY 19, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JANUARY 19, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 3, 1947 (P.L.1242, No.507), entitled |
2 | "An act relating to police and firemen's pension funds in |
3 | cities of the second class A, and directing such cities to |
4 | appropriate certain moneys thereto, and requiring reports and |
5 | audits," further providing for credit for military service. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Section 1 of the act of July 3, 1947 (P.L.1242, |
9 | No.507), entitled "An act relating to police and firemen's |
10 | pension funds in cities of the second class A, and directing |
11 | such cities to appropriate certain moneys thereto, and requiring |
12 | reports and audits," amended July 15, 1968 (P.L.341, No.166), is |
13 | amended to read: |
14 | Section 1. There shall be paid over, as hereinafter |
15 | provided, to the organization or association constituting and |
16 | having in charge the distribution of police and firemen's |
17 | pension funds in every city of the second class A, three per |
18 | centum (3%) of all city taxes collected by the city, other than |
19 | taxes levied to pay interest on or to extinguish the debt of the |
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1 | city, or any part thereof, to be divided equally between the |
2 | police and firemen's association or organization. In addition to |
3 | the three per centum (3%) of city taxes required to be paid |
4 | pursuant to this section, moneys shall be appropriated by cities |
5 | of the second class A to organizations and associations |
6 | distributing police and firemen's pension funds, whenever |
7 | necessary to enable the organizations or associations to pay the |
8 | amounts of minimum pensions prescribed by act of Assembly, |
9 | pursuant to section 11 of article III. of the Constitution of |
10 | Pennsylvania. In addition to the above payments and |
11 | appropriations, moneys [may] shall be appropriated by cities of |
12 | the second class A to organizations and associations |
13 | distributing police and firemen's pension funds, whenever |
14 | necessary, to entitle any policeman or fireman who is a member |
15 | of the pension fund and who served in the armed forces of the |
16 | United States subsequent to September 1, 1940, and who was not a |
17 | member of the police or firemen's pension funds prior to such |
18 | military service, and who commenced employment as a policeman or |
19 | fireman in a city of the second class A [within three (3) years |
20 | from] after the date of release from active duty to have full |
21 | credit for each year or fraction thereof, not to exceed five (5) |
22 | years of such service upon his payment to the police or |
23 | firemen's pension fund an amount equal to that which he would |
24 | have paid had he been a member during the period for which he |
25 | desires credit computed with reference to the compensation he |
26 | received upon entry into city service as a policeman or fireman |
27 | and his current percentage of salary deductions, and an |
28 | additional amount as the equivalent of the contributions of the |
29 | city on account of such military service, which amount may be |
30 | paid in a lump sum or by installments as may be approved by the |
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1 | organizations or associations distributing pension funds to |
2 | police and firemen. |
3 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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