8 Pa.C.S. § 1105.1 Retirement Benefits of Employees Transferred to Authorities

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 8 Pa.C.S. § 1105.1

(a) Required membership.--The following employees of municipal authorities shall be members of the borough retirement system upon a written election as provided in this section:

(1) An employee of a wastewater authority created by a borough and one or more townships under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 (relating to municipal authorities) that commenced operations after December 1, 2001, who satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), has past service credits under the borough retirement plan and has filed a written election to be a member of the borough retirement system with council and the wastewater authority prior to September 14, 2005.

(2) An employee of a municipal authority created by a borough under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 that commenced operations after October 4, 2010, who satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), has past service credits under the borough retirement plan and files a written election with the council and the authority to be a member of the borough retirement system within one year of July 16, 2012.

(b) Eligibility criteria.--

(1) In order to qualify for the option under subsection (a), the employee must satisfy both of the following requirements:

(i) Immediately prior to the date of transfer of employment to the authority, be an employee of the borough that, either alone or together with one or more municipalities, established the authority.

(ii) Be an active member of the borough's retirement system on the date that the employee's employment was transferred to the authority.