8305 - Classes of service.

     § 8305.  Classes of service.        (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 member of Class T-D pursuant     to subsection (c).        (b)  Other class membership.--A school employee who is a     member of a class of service other than Class T-C on the     effective date of this part may elect to become a member of     Class T-C or Class T-D or may retain his membership in such     other class until the service is discontinued or he elects to     become a full coverage member or elects to purchase credit for     previous school or creditable nonschool service. Any service     thereafter shall be credited as Class T-C or T-D service as     applicable.        (c)  Class T-D membership.--            (1)  A person who becomes a school employee and an active        member, or a person who 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 shall be classified as a Class T-D member upon        payment of regular member contributions. Any prior school        service credited as Class T-C service shall be credited as        Class T-D service, subject to the limitations contained in        paragraph (4).            (2)  A school employee who, on the day before and on the        effective date of this subsection, is either an active member        or an inactive member shall be classified as a Class T-D        member and receive credit for Class T-D service performed on        or after the effective date of this subsection upon payment        of regular member contributions, provided the school employee        elects to become a Class T-D member pursuant to section        8305.1 (relating to election to become a Class T-D member). A        school employee who becomes a Class T-D member shall also        receive Class T-D service credit for all Class T-C school        service performed before the effective date of this        subsection, subject to the limitations contained in paragraph        (4).            (3)  A former school employee who, on the effective date        of this subsection, is a multiple service member who is a        State employee and a member of the State Employees'        Retirement System shall receive Class T-D service credit for        all Class T-C school service performed before the effective        date of this subsection, subject to the limitations contained        in paragraph (4), provided the former school employee elects        to become a Class T-D member pursuant to section 8305.1.            (4)  (i)  School service performed as Class T-C service            before the effective date of this subsection shall be            credited as Class T-D service only upon completion of all            acts necessary for the school service to be credited as            Class T-C service had this subsection not been enacted.                (ii)  A person who is not a school employee or a            State employee on June 30, 2001, and July 1, 2001, and            who has previous school service shall not receive Class            T-D service credit for school service performed before            July 1, 2001, until the person becomes an active member            or an active member of the State Employees' Retirement            System and a multiple service member and earns three            eligibility points by performing credited school service            or State service after June 30, 2001. This subparagraph            does not apply to a disability annuitant who returns to            school service after June 30, 2001, upon termination of            the disability annuity.     (May 17, 2001, P.L.26, No.9, eff. July 1, 2001)        Cross References.  Section 8305 is referred to in sections     8304, 8346 of this title.