§ 8503 — Duties of board to advise and report to employers, members and participants

(a) Manual of regulations.--The board shall, with the advice of the Attorney General and the actuary, prepare, within 90 days of the effective date of this part, a manual incorporating rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this part for the employers who shall make information contained therein available to the general membership. The board shall thereafter advise the employers within 90 days of any changes in such rules and regulations due to changes in the law or due to changes in administrative policies. As soon as practicable after the commissioner's publication with respect thereto, the board shall also advise the employers as to any cost-of-living adjustment for the succeeding calendar year in the amount of the limitation under IRC § 401(a)(17) and the dollar amounts of the limitations under IRC § 415.

(b) Member status statements.--The board shall furnish annually on or before December 31, a statement to each member showing the accumulated deductions standing to the credit of the member and the number of years and fractional part of a year of service credited in each class of service, as applicable, as of June 30 of that year. Each member's statement shall include a request that the member make any necessary corrections or revisions regarding his designated beneficiary, whose name at the request of the member shall remain confidential and not appear on this statement.

(b.1) Participant status statements.--The board shall furnish annually to each participant on or before December 31, and more frequently as the board may agree or as required by law, a statement showing the accumulated total defined contributions credited to the participant's individual investment account, the nature and type of investments and the investment allocation of future contributions as of June 30 of the current year and shall request the participant to make any necessary correction or revision regarding his designated beneficiary.

(c) Purchase of credit for previous service.--Upon receipt of an application from an active member or a State employee with multiple service credit to purchase credit for previous school or creditable nonschool service, the board shall determine and certify to the member the amount required to be paid by the member. When necessary, the board shall certify to the proper employer the amount which would have been paid together with statutory interest into the State accumulation account had such employee been an active member in the system during said period.

(d) Purchase of Class T-C credit or full coverage.--Upon receipt of an application from a member of Class T-A or Class T-B to become a member of Class T-C or an active joint coverage member who elects to become a full coverage member, the board shall determine and certify to the member the amount required to be paid by the member, the effective date of the transfer, and the prospective rate for regular member contributions.

Legislative History

(Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. July 1, 1996; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.) 2017 Amendment.Act 5 amended the section heading and subsec. (b) and added subsec. (b.1). 2015 Amendment.Act 93 amended subsecs. (a) and (b). 2001 Amendment.See section 27(a) of Act 9 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to statements or estimates of benefits. Transfer of Functions.The powers and duties of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice contained in section 8503 were transferred to the Office of General Counsel by section 502 of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, effective January 20, 1981.