Bill > HB1605

This bill modifies the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to increase the maximum amount of creditable nonschool and nonstate military service that retirement system members can purchase from five to ten years. Specifically, the bill amends two sections of state law: one in Title 24 (Education) and another in Title 71 (State Government). The changes allow members of the Public School Employees' Retirement System and the State Employees' Retirement System to purchase up to ten years of military service credit, with a caveat that members with multiple service cannot purchase more than a total of ten years of military service across both retirement systems. The bill uses terms like "creditable nonschool service" and "creditable nonstate service" to refer to military service time that can be counted towards retirement benefits. The modification expands the previous limitation, potentially providing more retirement benefits to veterans and military service members who are part of these state retirement systems. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment.

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