Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Computation. For the purposes of computing credited school
service, the following conditions apply:
(1) A
full-time salaried employee shall receive 1 year of credited service for each
nonoverlapping period of 12 consecutive employable months for which the
employee contributes for at least 180 full-day sessions of employment. A
full-time salaried employee is not eligible to earn more than 1 year of
credited service during 12 consecutive months although the employee may be
employed for full-day sessions or for hours in excess of the limitations set
forth in this section.
(2) A
part-time salaried employee, that is, one who is compensated as a percentage of
annual salary, shall receive credited service based on the proportion of
full-time service for which the employee is employed during a school
year.
(3) A per diem employee,
having achieved eligibility by virtue of being employed for at least 80
full-day sessions during the fiscal year, shall receive a portion of credited
service based on the relationship of actual full-day sessions worked as it
relates to the 180 full-day session limitation.
(4) An hourly school employee, having
achieved membership eligibility by virtue of being employed at least 500 hours
in a fiscal year, shall receive a proportion of credited service based on the
actual hours worked as it relates to 1,100 hours.
(5) A member with credit for multiple service
or with credit in the School Employees' Retirement Program who is employed on a
concurrent basis, in one or more districts or with this Commonwealth, is not
entitled to more than 1 year of credited service for a consecutive 12-month
period.
(6) Notwithstanding the
limitations in paragraphs (1)-(5), employees who may be on strike will not be
eligible for credited service during a strike period unless the days or hours
lost by virtue of the strike are actually served and compensation
paid.
(b)
Approved leaves of absence. Credited service will be granted
to an active member for an approved leave of absence as authorized under
sections 8102 and 8302 of the Retirement Code (relating to definitions; and
credited school service). Members may be granted other types of leaves of
absence, not authorized by the Retirement Code, but the leaves will not entitle
the member to any credited service, during the period of the leave. Credited
service for the approved leaves of absence will be granted under the following
conditions only:
(1) The member shall return
to the school district for a period at least equal to the length of the leave
or 1 year, whichever is less, unless this condition is waived by the
employer.
(2) Proper contributions,
based on the salary the member would have received had the member been in
regular full-time employment with the employer during the period of the leave,
are made by the member and by the employer if required. An employer may not be
permitted to suspend the requirement of making its required contributions
during the period of the leave. Contributions made by the member during the
period of the leave shall be transmitted through the school district on a
monthly basis in the same manner as active members.
(c)
Cancellation. In all
cases when a member withdraws accumulated deductions, all credited service
shall be canceled. A member who has so withdrawn accumulated deductions and has
credited service canceled shall, upon a reentry into the System, be eligible to
purchase this service under this section 8303 of the Retirement Code (relating
to eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service
credit).
(d)
Improperly
credited service. If the Board finds that any school service has been
improperly credited, it will cancel the credit and refund to the member
accumulated deductions attributable thereto.
(e)
Retirement Code
reference: Section 8302 of the Retirement Code.
