53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 91

53 Pa.C.S. § 9111 Scope of subchapter.

This subchapter shall apply to pensions in cities of the second class.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9112 Deposits of certain proceeds.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 902(a)(2) of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, in order to exercise the additional taxing authority granted under that section, net proceeds of the lease or sale of a city of a second class' parking authority garages must be deposited as follows: (1) into the city's municipal pension system fund; or (2) with the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System and credited to the city's account in the event the administration of the city's municipal pension system fund has been transferred to the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System under section 902(c) of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9113 Timing of transfer of administration of pension system fund.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 902(c) of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, if the administration of a city of the second class' municipal pension system fund is to be transferred to the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System under that section, the transfer shall be accomplished by October 30, 2011.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9121 Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "City." The term does not include a city of the first class. "Police department." As defined under section 2162 (relating to definitions). "Police officer." As defined under section 2162.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9122 Pension service credit for prior service with police department.

A city, borough, town, township or regional police department may amend its ordinance or resolution establishing a police pension fund to provide full-time police officers who have satisfied vesting requirements the option to purchase up to five years of pension service credit for prior part-time or full-time police service provided in a police department.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9123 Computation of amount due.

The amount due for the purchase of credit for prior police service under this subchapter shall be computed by: (1) multiplying the normal cost rate for the police pension plan a police officer is buying into, but not to exceed 10%, by the police officer's average annual rate of compensation over the first three years of service with the police department; and (2) multiplying the product from paragraph (1) by the number of years and fractional part of a year of creditable prior police service being purchased together with interest at the rate of 4.75% compounded annually from the date of initial entry into full-time service with the police department to the date of payment.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9124 Ineligibility.

The following apply to the purchase of service credit under this subchapter: (1) A police officer shall not be eligible to purchase service credit for prior police service for which the officer otherwise receives or is entitled to receive pension service credit from any other pension fund. (2) A police officer shall not be eligible to purchase service credit for prior police service that, combined with credited military service, exceeds five years.

53 Pa.C.S. § 9125 Applicability to Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System.

Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted to impact the portability and transfer of service credits between system-administered pension plans within the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. APPENDIX TO TITLE 53 MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY ------- Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes ------- 2001, JUNE 19, P.L.287, NO.22 § 2. Applicability to authorities incorporated under former laws. The provisions of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 shall apply to all authorities now existing that were incorporated under the provisions of the former act of June 28, 1935 (P.L.463, No.191), entitled "An act providing, for a limited period of time, for the incorporation, as bodies corporate and politic, of "Authorities" for municipalities; defining the same; prescribing the rights, powers, and duties of such Authorities; authorizing such Authorities to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate projects, and to borrow money and issue bonds therefor; providing for the payment of such bonds, and prescribing the rights of the holders thereof; conferring the right of eminent domain on such Authorities; authorizing such Authorities to enter into contracts with and to accept grants from the Federal Government or any agency thereof; and for other purposes," and the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945. The provisions of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56, so far as they are the same as those of existing laws, are intended as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. The repeal by this act of any act or part of any act shall not affect the existence of any authority previously incorporated. The provisions of this act shall not affect any act done, liability incurred or right accrued or vested or affect any suit pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty under the authority of such repealed laws. All rules and regulations made pursuant to any act or part of any act repealed by 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 shall continue with the same force and effect as if such act had not been repealed. Explanatory Note. Act 22 added Chapters 55 and 56 of Title 53. § 4. Continuation of Municipality Authorities Act of 1945. The addition of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 is a continuation of the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945. The following apply: (1) Except as otherwise provided in 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56, all activities initiated under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 shall continue and remain in full force and effect and may be completed under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56. Orders, regulations, rules and decisions which were made under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 and which are in effect on the effective date of section 3 of this act shall remain in full force and effect until revoked, vacated or modified under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56. Contracts, obligations and collective bargaining agreements entered into under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 are not affected or impaired by the repeal of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph (3), any difference in language between 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 and the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 is intended only to conform to the style of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and is not intended to change or affect the legislative intent, judicial construction or administration and implementation of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945. (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to any of the following provisions: (i) The addition of the last sentence of 53 Pa.C.S. § 5610(b). (ii) The addition of 53 Pa.C.S. § 5610(f).