Pensions

Legislation Enacted - Statutes

PA Public Employee Pension Statutes

  1. First Class City Code, act of May 20, 1915, PL 566, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 13431-13449 and 53 P.S. § 761
  2. Second Class City Code, act of April 15, 1917, P.L. 39, as amended, 53 P.S. Sections 23561-23592 (non-uniformed), 23601-23620, (fire) and 23641-23666 (police)
  3. Second Class A City Code, act of July 3, 1947, PL 1242, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 30491-30515.1 (for police and firefighters) and the acts of Sept. 23, 1959, P.L. 970, and May 7, 1965, P.L. 48, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 30551-30594 (for non-uniformed employees) and 53 P.S., Pt. IV, Ch. 74, Art. VII, Refs & Annos
  4. Third Class City Code, act of June 23, 1931, P.L. 932, as amended; Police: Sections 4301-4307, 53 P.S. Sections 39301-39309; Firefighters: Sections 4320-4328, 53 P.S. §§ 39320-39328; Non-uniformed employees: Sections 4340- 4353, 53 P.S. §§ 39340-39353 and 53 P.S., Pt. V, Ch. 81, Art. XLIII or the act of May 23, 1945, P.L. 903, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 39371-39384 (Optional Retirement System for Officers and Employees)
  5. Boroughs, Towns and Townships with 3 or more full-time police members: Act of May 29, 1956, P.L. (1955) 1804, No. 600, as amended, 53 P.S. Section 767-778.
  6. Boroughs and Townships with less than 3 full-time police members:
    1. Borough Code, act of April 18, 2014, P.L. 432, No. 37, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014], Sections 1131-1137, 8 Pa.C.S. Sections 1131-1132.
    2. 1st Class Township Code, act of June 24, 1931, P.L. 1206, No. 331, as amended, Sections 1409-1415, 53 P.S. Sections 56409-56415
    3. 2nd Class Township Code, act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103, No. 69, Section 1910, as reenacted and amended 1995, Nov.9, P.L. 350, No. 60, 53 P.S. Section 66910.
  7. Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System, act of Feb. 1, 1974, P.L. 30, No. 15, as amended, 53 P.S. Section 891.101, et seq.
  8. Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, act of Dec. 19, 1996, P.L. 1158, No. 177, 53 Pa.C.S. section 2962.
  9. Special Ad Hoc Municipal Police and Firefighter Postretirement Adjustment Acts, act of Dec. 14, 15 1988, P.L. 1192, No. 147, 53 P.S. Sections 896.101, et seq., and as amended by the act of December 18, 1996, P.L. 993, No. 152, 53 P.S. § 896.101, et seq.; and the act of June 19, 2002, P.L. 434, No. 64, 53 P.S. § 896.401, et seq.
  10. Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, act of Dec. 18, 1984, P.L. 1005, No. 205, as amended, 53 P.S. Section 895.101, et seq. (Act 205 of 1984).
  11. Foreign Casualty Insurance Premiums Tax Distribution Act, act of May 12, 1943, P.L. 259, No. 120, as amended, 72 P.S. Sections 2263.1-2263.3.
  12. Tax Reform Code, Act of March 4, 1971, P.L. 6, No. 2, art. IX, § 902, as amended, 72 P.S. § 7902.
  13. Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act, act of July 8, 1978, P.L. 752, No. 140, as amended, 43 P.S. Section 1311, et seq.
  14. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, act or June 30, 1972, P.L. 508, No. 164, Chapter 73, as amended, 20 Pa.C.S. § 7301, et seq.
  15. Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1383, No. 293, as amended, 53 P.S. § 730.1, et seq.
  16. County Pension Law, Act of August 31, 1971, P.L. 398, No. 96, as amended, 16 P.S. § 11651, et seq.
  17. Second Class County Code, Act of July 28, 1953, P.L. 723, art. XVII, § 1701, et seq., as amended, 16 P.S. § 4701, et seq.