Title 24, EDUCATION

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or other law or regulation to the contrary, a private nonprofit institution, as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)), holding a certificate…

(a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any institution holding a certificate of authority under this chapter authorizing the conferring of degrees to amend its articles of incorporation, to merge or consolidate with any other corporation or to divide or convert without first secur…

A nonprofit corporation as defined in Title 15 (relating to corporations and unincorporated associations) which receives a certificate of authority under this chapter authorizing the conferring of degrees may confer baccalaureate degrees in the arts, science, philosophy or litera…

(a) General rule.--Any institution holding a certificate of authority under this chapter authorizing the conferring of degrees shall be subject to visitation and inspection by representatives of the department. If any such institution shall fail to maintain the standards and qual…

The Department of State shall not approve any corporate name or register any assumed or fictitious or other name including the words "college," "university" or "seminary," used in such a way as to give the impression that the proprietor of such name is an educational institution …

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other law or regulation to the contrary, a private nonprofit institution, as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)), that is authorized, at a minimum, to…

Upon the application of the Attorney General, any court having jurisdiction shall, in a proper case where a violation of this chapter is shown, grant an injunction restraining the use of the designation of "college," "university" or "seminary."

A person who violates this chapter commits a summary offense.

This chapter relates to suicide prevention in institutions of higher education.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Institution of higher education." Includes any of the following: (1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A …

(a) Plan required and minimum required contents.--Each institution of higher education may develop and implement a plan to advise students and staff on mental health and suicide prevention programs available both on campus and off campus. The mental health and suicide prevention …

(a) Transmittal of plan.--If an institution of higher education adopts a plan under section 7103(a) (relating to student mental health and suicide prevention plans), the institution of higher education shall transmit a copy of the plan to the Department of Education by August 1 o…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Public School Employees' Retirement Code."

The following words and phrases when used in this part shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: "Accumulated deductions." The total of pickup contributions and the contributions paid into the fund by the member on acc…

(a) General rule.--The provisions of this part in so far as they are the same as those of existing law are intended as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. The provisions of this part shall not affect any act done, liability incurred, right accrued or vested, or…

Notice by publication, including, but not limited to, newsletters, newspapers, forms, first class mail, letters, manuals and electronic notice, including, but not limited to, e-mail or publicly accessible Internet websites, distributed or made available to members in a manner rea…

(a) General rule.--As of the effective date of this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a reference to the Public School Employees' Retirement System in a statutory provision, other than this part and 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. XXV (relating to retirement for State emplo…

The provisions of this part are severable and if any of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this part would have been ado…

(a) Mandatory membership.--Membership in the system shall be mandatory as of the effective date of employment for all school employees except the following: (1) Any officer or employee of the Department of Education, State-owned educational institutions, community colleges, area …

(a) Computation of credited service.--In computing credited school service of a member for the determination of benefits, a full-time salaried school employee shall receive one year of credit for each school year or the corresponding fraction thereof, in accordance with the propo…

(a) Accrued credited service.--Eligibility points shall be computed in accordance with section 8306 (relating to eligibility points) with respect to all credited service accrued as of the effective date of this part. (b) Future school service.--Every active member of the system s…

(a) Allowance.--Upon appeal by an affected member, beneficiary or survivor annuitant, the board may waive an adjustment or any portion of an adjustment made under section 8534(b) (relating to fraud and adjustment of errors) if in the opinion of the board or the board's designated…

(a) Eligibility.--An active member or a multiple service member who is an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive Class T-C, Class T-E, Class T-F, Class T-G or Class T-H service credit for creditable nonschool service and Class T-D, Cl…

(a) Class T-C membership.--A school employee who is a member of Class T-C on the effective date of this part or who becomes a member of the system subsequent to the effective date of this part shall be classified as a Class T-C member, provided the school employee does not become…

(a) General rule.--A person who is: (1) a member of the system; or (2) a multiple service member who is a State employee and a member of the State Employees' Retirement System; and who, on the effective date of this subsection, is eligible for Class T-D membership may elect to be…

(a) General rule.--A person who first becomes a school employee and an active member, or a person who first becomes a multiple service member who is a State employee and a member of the State Employees' Retirement System, on or after the effective date of this subsection and who …

(a) General rule.--A person who first becomes a school employee and an active member on or after July 1, 2019, and who is eligible to become a Class T-G member may elect to become a member of Class T-H. (b) Time for making election.--A member must elect to become a Class T-H memb…

(a) General rule.--A person who first becomes a school employee and an active member on or after July 1, 2019, and who is eligible to become a Class T-G member may elect to become a participant of Class DC. (b) Time for making election.--A member must elect to become a Class DC p…

(a) General rule.--A person who: (1) is a Class T-C, Class T-D, Class T-E or Class T-F member of the system or a Class T-C, Class T-D, Class T-E or Class T-F multiple service member who is a State employee and a member of the State Employees' Retirement System; and (2) on July 1,…

(a) General rule.--An active member of the system shall accrue one eligibility point for each year of credited service as a member of the system or if a multiple service member, as a member of the State Employees' Retirement System. A member shall accrue an additional two-thirds …

(a) Superannuation annuity.--An active or an inactive member who attains superannuation age shall be entitled to receive a superannuation annuity upon termination of service and filing of a proper application. All members must begin receiving a superannuation annuity by the membe…

Any Class T-C or Class T-D member who terminates school service, or if a multiple service member and an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who terminates State service, with five or more eligibility points shall be entitled to vest his retirement benefits unt…

In the event of the death of a member who is eligible for an annuity in accordance with section 8307(a) or (b) (relating to eligibility for annuities) his beneficiary shall be entitled to a death benefit as provided in section 8347 (relating to death benefits). In the event of th…

Upon termination of service any active member, regardless of eligibility for benefits, may elect to receive his accumulated deductions by his required beginning date in lieu of any benefit from the system to which he is entitled. (Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12…

Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, for the period only of June 1, 1982 through August 31, 1982, the following retirement options shall be available to specified eligible members as follows: (1) During the period June 1, 1982 through August 31, 1982, tho…

Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, for the period only of July 1, 1985, to July 1, 1997, the following special early retirement provisions shall be applicable to specified eligible members as follows: (1) During the period of July 1, 1985 to June 30, 19…

Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, the following early retirement provisions shall be applicable to eligible members: (1) Any member who, during the period of time from the effective date of this section through July 10, 1998: (i) has credit for at leas…

(a) General.--Regular member contributions shall be made to the fund on behalf of each active member for current service except for any period of current service in which the making of such contributions has ceased solely by reason of any provision of this part relating to the li…

The regular member contributions made to the fund as and to the extent required by section 8321 (relating to regular member contributions for current service) for current service of a joint coverage member shall be reduced by 40% of the tax on taxable wages prescribed by the Fede…

(a) Treatment for purposes of IRC § 414(h).--All contributions to the fund required to be made under sections 8321 (relating to regular member contributions for current service), 8322 (relating to joint coverage member contributions) and 8305 (relating to classes of service), wit…

(a) Previous school service, sabbatical leave and full coverage.--The contributions to be paid by an active member or an eligible State employee for credit in the system for reinstatement of all previously credited school service, school service not previously credited, sabbatica…

(a) Source of contributions.--The total contributions to purchase credit as a member of Class T-C, Class T-E, Class T-F, Class T-G or Class T-H for creditable nonschool service of an active member or an eligible State employee shall be paid either by the member, the member's prev…

In the event that a member terminates school service or a multiple service member who is an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System terminates State service before any agreed upon payments, including USERRA leave, or return of benefits on account of returning to s…

(a) General rule.--In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in this part, and notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, the annual compensation of each noneligible member and each participant taken into account for benefit purposes under this subcha…

(a) Contributions on behalf of active members.--The Commonwealth shall make contributions into the fund on behalf of all active members and participants, including members and participants on activated military service leave, in an amount equal to one-half the amount certified by…

(a) General rule.--Each employer, including the Commonwealth as employer of employees of the Department of Education, State-owned colleges and universities, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Scotland School for Veterans' Children an…