§5955. Construction of part.

Regardless of any other provision of law, pension rights of State employees shall be determined solely by this part or any amendment thereto, and no collective bargaining agreement nor any arbitration award between the Commonwealth and its employees or their collective bargaining representatives shall be construed to change any of the provisions herein, to require the board to administer pension or retirement benefits not set forth in this part, or otherwise require action by any other government body pertaining to pension or retirement benefits or rights of State employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any pension or retirement benefits or rights previously so established by or as a result of an arbitration award shall remain in effect after the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement between the State employees so affected and the Commonwealth until the expiration of each of the collective bargaining agreements in effect on January 1, 2011, at which time the classes of membership and resulting member contribution rates and contributions for creditable nonstate service, eligibility for vesting, withdrawal and superannuation annuities, optional modification of annuities and other terms and conditions related to class of membership shall be as determined by this part for employees covered by those and successor collective bargaining agreements. For purposes of administering this part, for those State employees who are members of each such collective bargaining unit, the date January 1, 2011, contained in this part, except in this section, shall be replaced with the date of the day immediately following the expiration of each such collective bargaining agreement. The provisions of this part insofar as they are the same as those of existing law are intended as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. The provisions of this part shall not affect any act done, liability incurred, right accrued or vested, or any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any repealed laws.

(Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.183, No.23, eff. imd.; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1269, No.120, eff. imd.)

Notation

2010 Amendment.  See section 12.1 of Act 120 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to effect on State Police.

Cross References.  Section 5955 is referred to in section 5955.1 of this title.