8303 - Eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits.
§ 8303. Eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits. (a) Accrued credited service.--Eligibility points shall be computed in accordance with section 8306 (relating to eligibility points) with respect to all credited service accrued as of the effective date of this part. (b) Future school service.--Every active member of the system shall accrue an eligibility point for each year of school service rendered subsequent to the effective date of this part. (c) Purchase of previous creditable service.--Every active member of the system or a multiple service member who is an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System on or after the effective date of this part may purchase credit and receive eligibility points: (1) as a member of Class T-C for previous school service or creditable nonschool service; or (2) as a member of Class T-D for previous school service, provided the member elects to become a Class T-D member pursuant to section 8305.1 (relating to election to become a Class T-D member); upon written agreement by the member and the board as to the manner of payment of the amount due for credit for such service; except, that any purchase for reinstatement of service credit shall be for all service previously credited. (May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001) 2001 Amendment. Act 9 amended subsec. (c). Effective Date of Provisions. See section 4(1) of Act 96 of 1975 in the appendix to this title for the effective date of provisions relating to the purchase of credit for previous service.