Section 1. Section 2(2) of the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, amended December 20, 1983 (P.L.282, No.75), is amended and the section is amended by adding a clause to read:
Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act:
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(2) "County employe" means any person, whether elected or appointed, who is employed by the county, the county institution district, in the county prison or in any other institution maintained by the county from county moneys, or who is employed by any county or State official and paid by such official from moneys appropriated by the county for such purpose, whose salary or compensation is paid in regular periodic installments or from fees collected by his office, but shall not, except as hereafter provided, include any person [paid on a per diem basis, nor shall it include any person to the extent that the total of the salary and fees exceed the highest salary paid to any elected county official: Provided, however, That after January 1, 1984, the restriction limiting the pensions of employes indexed to the highest salary paid to any elected county official shall be applicable only to any employment occurring and salary earned prior to January 1, 1984, and shall not apply to any employment which occurred and salary earned after January 1, 1984] employed after the effective date of this act on a part-time basis.
(2.1) "Part-time" means employment with the expectation of completing less than 1000 hours of service during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment and each succeeding 12-month period thereafter.
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