§ 8504. Duties of board to report to State Employees'

Retirement Board.

(a) Multiple service membership of school employees.--Upon receipt of an application for membership in the system of a school employee who is a former State employee and who has elected multiple service membership, the board shall advise the State Employees' Retirement Board accordingly.

(b) Multiple service membership of State employees.--Upon receipt of notification from the State Employees' Retirement Board that a former school employee has become an active member in the State Employees' Retirement System and has elected to receive credit for multiple service, the board shall certify to the State Employees' Retirement Board and concurrently to the member:

(1) The total credited service in the system and the number of years and fractional part of a year of service credited in each class of service.

(2) The annual compensation received each school year by the member for credited school service.

(3) The amount of the deductions and the period over which they are to be made if the member has elected payroll deductions pursuant to section 8323 (relating to member contributions for creditable school service) or 8324

(relating to contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service).

(c) Applications for benefits for State employees.--Upon receipt of notification and the required data from the State Employees' Retirement Board that a former school employee who elected multiple service has applied for a State employee's retirement benefit or, in the event of his death, his legally constituted representative has applied for such benefit, the board shall:

(1) Certify to the State Employees' Retirement Board:

(i) The salary history as a member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System and the final average salary as calculated on the basis of the compensation received as a State and school employee.

(ii) The annuity or benefit which the member or his beneficiary is entitled to receive under this part and modified according to the option selected.

(2) Transfer to the State Employees' Retirement Fund the accumulated deductions standing to such member's credit and the actuarial reserve required on account of the member's years of credited service in the school system and his final average salary determined on the basis of his compensation in both systems. (May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001)

2001 Amendment. Act 9 amended subsec. (b).