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PA SB782
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judith Ward
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AI Summary
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Retired public school employees (annuitants) may return to work as part-time police training instructors or emergency medical services instructors for school employers without losing their retirement annuity payments
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Retired state employees may similarly return to part-time work as fire instructors (at the State Fire Academy, Department of Education, state universities, community colleges, or Penn State), police instructors, or EMS instructors without annuity termination
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Returning retirees in these instructor positions are prohibited from making retirement contributions or earning additional credited service in either the Public School Employees' Retirement System or the State Employees' Retirement System
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Fire instructors must hold certification from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy; police instructors must teach courses approved by the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission
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The act takes effect immediately and applies to instructor service performed after enactment, regardless of when the person's annuitant status began
Legislative Description
In membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan; and, in benefits, further providing for termination of annuities.
Last Action
Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
3/16/2026