2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits
8305 - Classes of service.

     § 8305.  Classes of service.
        (a)  Class T-C membership.--A school employee who is a member
     of Class T-C on the effective date of this part or who becomes a
     member of the system subsequent to the effective date of this
     part shall be classified as a Class T-C member, provided the
     school employee does not become a member of Class T-D pursuant
     to subsection (c).
        (b)  Other class membership.--A school employee who is a
     member of a class of service other than Class T-C on the
     effective date of this part may elect to become a member of
     Class T-C or Class T-D or may retain his membership in such
     other class until the service is discontinued or he elects to
     become a full coverage member or elects to purchase credit for
     previous school or creditable nonschool service. Any service
     thereafter shall be credited as Class T-C or T-D service as
     applicable.
        (c)  Class T-D membership.--
            (1)  A person who becomes a school employee and an active
        member, or a person who becomes a multiple service member who
        is a State employee and a member of the State Employees'
        Retirement System, on or after the effective date of this
        subsection shall be classified as a Class T-D member upon
        payment of regular member contributions. Any prior school
        service credited as Class T-C service shall be credited as
        Class T-D service, subject to the limitations contained in
        paragraph (4).
            (2)  A school employee who, on the day before and on the
        effective date of this subsection, is either an active member
        or an inactive member shall be classified as a Class T-D
        member and receive credit for Class T-D service performed on
        or after the effective date of this subsection upon payment
        of regular member contributions, provided the school employee
        elects to become a Class T-D member pursuant to section
        8305.1 (relating to election to become a Class T-D member). A
        school employee who becomes a Class T-D member shall also
        receive Class T-D service credit for all Class T-C school
        service performed before the effective date of this
        subsection, subject to the limitations contained in paragraph
        (4).
            (3)  A former school employee who, on the effective date
        of this subsection, is a multiple service member who is a
        State employee and a member of the State Employees'
        Retirement System shall receive Class T-D service credit for
        all Class T-C school service performed before the effective
        date of this subsection, subject to the limitations contained
        in paragraph (4), provided the former school employee elects
        to become a Class T-D member pursuant to section 8305.1.
            (4)  (i)  School service performed as Class T-C service
            before the effective date of this subsection shall be
            credited as Class T-D service only upon completion of all
            acts necessary for the school service to be credited as
            Class T-C service had this subsection not been enacted.
                (ii)  A person who is not a school employee or a
            State employee on June 30, 2001, and July 1, 2001, and
            who has previous school service shall not receive Class
            T-D service credit for school service performed before
            July 1, 2001, until the person becomes an active member
            or an active member of the State Employees' Retirement
            System and a multiple service member and earns three
            eligibility points by performing credited school service
            or State service after June 30, 2001. This subparagraph
            does not apply to a disability annuitant who returns to
            school service after June 30, 2001, upon termination of
            the disability annuity.
     (May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001)

        Cross References.  Section 8305 is referred to in sections
     8304, 8346 of this title.