(a)Multiple service membership of State employees.--Upon receipt of an application for membership in the system of a State employee who is a former public school employee and who has elected multiple service membership, the board shall advise the Public School Employees' Retirement Board accordingly.
(b)Multiple service membership of school employees.--Upon receipt of notification from the Public School Employees' Retirement Board that a former State employee has become an active member in the Public School Employees' Retirement System and has elected to receive credit for multiple service, the board shall certify to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board and concurrently to the member:
(1)the total credited service in the system and the number of years and fractional part of a
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(a) Multiple service membership of State employees.--Upon receipt of an application for membership in the system of a State employee who is a former public school employee and who has elected multiple service membership, the board shall advise the Public School Employees' Retirement Board accordingly.
(b) Multiple service membership of school employees.--Upon receipt of notification from the Public School Employees' Retirement Board that a former State employee has become an active member in the Public School Employees' Retirement System and has elected to receive credit for multiple service, the board shall certify to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board and concurrently to the member:
(1) the total credited service in the system and the number of years and fractional part of a year of service credited in each class of service;
(2) the annual compensation received each calendar year by the member for credited State service;
(3) the social security integration credited service to which the member is entitled and the average noncovered salary upon which the single life annuity attributable to such service will be computed; and
(4) the amount of the deductions and the period over which they are to be made if the member has elected payroll deductions pursuant to section 5504 (relating to member contributions for the purchase of credit for previous State service or to become a full coverage member) or 5505 (relating to contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable nonstate service).
(c) Applications for benefits for school employees.--Upon receipt of notification and the required data from the Public School Employees' Retirement Board that a former State employee who elected multiple service has applied for a public school employees' retirement benefit or, in the event of his death, his legally constituted representative has applied for such benefit, the board shall:
(1) certify to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board;
(i) the salary history as a member of the State Employees' Retirement System and the final average salary as calculated on the basis of the compensation received as a member of the system and as a member of the Public School Employees' Retirement System; and
(ii) the annuity or benefit to which the member or his beneficiary is entitled as modified according to the option selected; and
(2) transfer to the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund the total accumulated deductions standing to such member's credit and the actuarial reserve required on account of years of credited service in the State system, final average salary determined on the basis of his compensation as a member in both systems and the average noncovered salary to be charged to the State accumulation account, the State Police benefit account or the enforcement officers' benefit account, as each case may require.
(d) Election to convert school service to State service.--Upon receipt of an election by a former employee of the Department of Education to convert school service to State service pursuant to section 5303.2 (relating to election to convert school service to State service), the board shall certify the information necessary for the Public School Employees' Retirement System to transfer the funds and credit required to the board.