Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5501 (2026)

Regular member contributions for current service.

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CHAPTER 55

CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec.

5501. Regular member contributions for current service.

5501.1. Shared-risk member contributions and shared-gain adjustments to regular member contributions.

5501.2. Definitions.

5502. Social Security integration member contributions.

5502.1. Waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions (Expired).

5503. Joint coverage member contributions.

5503.1. Pickup contributions.

5504. Member contributions for the purchase of credit for previous State service or to become a full coverage member.

5505. Contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable nonstate service.

5505.1. Additional member contributions.

5506. Incomplete payments.

5506.1. Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17).

5507. Contributions to the system by the Commonwealth and other employers.

5508. Actuarial cost method.

5508.1. Advance payment of accrued liability contributions.

5509. Appropriations and assessments by the Commonwealth.

Enactment. Chapter 55 was added March 1, 1974, P.L.125, No.31, effective immediately.

Cross References. Chapter 55 is referred to in section 5932 of this title.

§ 5501. Regular member contributions for current service.

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 section 5502.1 (relating to waiver of regular member contributions and Social Security integration member contributions) or any provision of this part relating to the limitations under IRC § 401(a)(17) or 415.

(Dec. 14, 1982, P.L.1249, No.284, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.689, No.77, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.)

1982 Amendment. See sections 2, 3 and 4 of Act 284 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to required contributions by head of department, nonseverability and retroactivity.

References in Text. Section 5502.1, referred to in this section, expired December 31, 2015.

Cross References. Section 5501 is referred to in sections 5302, 5303, 5503.1, 5933 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1978–2011 · leading case: Pennsylvania State Univ. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 911 A.2d 225 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006).

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Pennsylvania State Univ. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 911 A.2d 225 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “71 Pa.C.S. §§ 5501; 5507. Moreover, Employer, as a state-affiliated university, is "totally responsible *229 for all employer contributions under section 5507 (relating to contributions by the Commonwealth and other employers).”

Ass'n of Pennsylvania State Coll. & Univ. Faculties v. State Sys. of Higher Educ., 479 A.2d 962 (Pa. 1984). · cites it 2× “" 71 Pa.C.S. § 5501. The "regular member contribution" rate is defined as "[t]he product of the basic contribution rate [X] the class of service multiplier if greater than one [X] the compensation of the member.”

Pinto v. State Civil Serv. Comm'n, 912 A.2d 787 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 5302(b)(2) (citing 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 5501 ("Regular member contributions for current service"), 5505.”

Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. Commonwealth, 465 A.2d 62 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983). “3 Section 5501 of the Retirement Code, 71 Pa. C. S. §5501. 4 Section 5102 of the Retirement Code, 71 Pa.”

Blake ex rel. Blake v. Kline, 462 F. Supp. 825 (E.D. Pa. 1978). “§ 8321; 71 Pa.C.S. § 5501. Administrative expenses are paid, generally, from earnings on the funds’ investments: 24 Pa.”

Horner v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 22 A.3d 1097 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011). “71 Pa.C.S. §§ 5501, 5507. Section 204 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.”

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