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Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by further providing conditions under which a member of the Retirement System may purchase credited service for other governmental employment, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE.
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CHAPTER 22-800. PURCHASE OF CREDITED SERVICE.
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ยง22-802. Purchase of Governmental Service.
(1) Allowable other governmental service. A member of the Retirement System may purchase credited service for other governmental employment which was full-time or its prorated equivalent (as determined by the Board) and which occurred prior to the member's current employment with the City, as follows:
(a) Service with the military (under a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States); or
(b) Service as a State employee of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or as an employee of any of its agencies, instrumentalities or general purpose political subdivisions, or with the School District of Philadelphia; or
(c) Other service (including parental, medical, sabbatical, and similar leave) as an employee of the Government of the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; or of an association of employees who are described in the foregoing clause; or of an educational organization which is a public school which provides elementary or secondary education (through grade 12), as determined under State law.
(2) Maximum purchase of service; limitation. Credited service which may be purchased for allowable other governmental employment is limited to a maximum of ten (10) years and will be permitted only with respect to service for which the member is not or will not be entitled to a vested pension from a...
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