§8323. Member contributions for creditable school service.

(a) Previous school service, sabbatical leave and full coverage.--The contributions to be paid by an active member or an eligible State employee for credit for reinstatement of all previously credited school service, school service not previously credited, sabbatical leave as if he had been in full-time daily attendance, or full-coverage membership shall be sufficient to provide an amount equal to the accumulated deductions which would have been standing to the credit of the member for such service had regular member contributions been made with full coverage at the rate of contribution necessary to be credited as Class T-C service, Class T-D service if the member is a Class T-D member, Class T-E service if the member is a Class T-E member or Class T-F service if the member is a Class T-F member and had such contributions been credited with statutory interest during the period the contributions would have been made and during all periods of subsequent school and State service up to the date of purchase.

(b) Class T-C membership.--The contributions to be paid by a member who elects to transfer to Class T-C shall be equal to the amount of additional contributions, if any, which he would have made had he become a member of Class T-C on July 1, 1967 and had such contributions been credited with statutory interest during all periods of subsequent school and State service up to the date of purchase.

(c) Approved leave of absence other than sabbatical leave and activated military service leave.--The contributions to be paid by an active member for credit for an approved leave of absence, other than sabbatical leave and activated military service leave, shall be sufficient to transfer his membership to Class T-C or to Class T-D if the member is a Class T-D member, to Class T-E if the member is a Class T-E member or to Class T-F if the member is a Class T-F member and further to provide an annuity as a Class T-C member or Class T-D member if the member is a Class T-D member, to Class T-E if the member is a Class T-E member or to Class T-F if the member is a Class T-F member for such additional credited service. Such amount shall be the sum of the amount required in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) and an amount determined as the sum of the member's basic contribution rate and the normal contribution rate as provided in section 8328 (relating to actuarial cost method) during such period multiplied by the compensation which was received or which would have been received during such period and with statutory interest during all periods of subsequent school and State service up to the date of purchase.

(c.1) Activated military service leave.--The contributions to be paid by an active member for credit for all activated military service leave as if he had been in regular attendance in the duties for which he is employed shall be sufficient to provide an amount equal to the accumulated deductions which would have been standing to the credit of the member for such service had regular member contributions been made with full coverage at the rate of contribution necessary to be credited as Class T-C service or Class T-D service if the member is a Class T-D member, Class T-E service if the member is a Class T-E member or Class T-F if the member is a Class T-F member and had such contributions been credited with statutory interest during the period the contributions would have been made and during all periods of subsequent State and school service up to the date of purchase. In the case of activated military service leave beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, contributions due from the member shall be made as if he is in regular attendance in the duties for which he is employed.

(d) Certification and payment of contributions.--

(1) In all cases other than for the purchase of credit for sabbatical leave and activated military service leave beginning before the effective date of paragraph (2), the amount payable shall be certified by the board in accordance with methods approved by the actuary and may be paid in a lump sum within 90 days or in the case of an active member or an eligible State employee who is an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System it may be amortized with statutory interest through salary deductions in amounts agreed upon by the member and the board. The salary deduction amortization plans agreed to by members and the board may include a deferral of payment amounts and statutory interest until the termination of school service or State service as the board in its sole discretion decides to allow. The board may limit salary deduction amortization plans to such terms as the board in its sole discretion determines. In the case of an eligible State employee who is an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System, the agreed upon salary deductions shall be remitted to the State Employees' Retirement Board, which shall certify and transfer to the board the amounts paid.

(2) In the case of activated military service leave beginning before the effective date of this paragraph, the amount payable may be paid according to this subsection or subsection (c.1), but all lump sum payments must be made within one year of the termination of activated military service leave.

(July 22, 1983, P.L.104, No.31, eff. imd.; Dec. 19, 1984, P.L.1191, No.226, eff. imd; Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.183, No.23, eff. imd.; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. July 1, 2011)

Notation

2010 Amendment.  Act 120 amended subsecs. (a), (c) and (c.1).

2001 Amendment.  Act 9 amended subsecs. (a), (c), (c.1) and (d).

Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 3(2) and 4(1) of Act 96 of 1975 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to payment of interest on contributions for purchase of creditable service under former provisions of law and to the effective date of provisions relating to the purchase of credit for previous creditable service.

Cross References.  Section 8323 is referred to in section 8504 of this title.