Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 Pa.C.S.A. Education § 8525. Annuity reserve account

(a) Credits and charges to account.--The annuity reserve account shall be the ledger account to which shall be credited the reserves held for the payment of annuities and death benefits resulting from membership in the system on account of all annuitants and the contributions from the Commonwealth and other employers as determined in accordance with section 8328 (relating to actuarial cost method) for the payment of the supplemental annuities provided in sections 8348 (relating to supplemental annuities), 8348.1 (relating to additional supplemental annuities), 8348.2 (relating to further additional supplemental annuities), 8348.3 (relating to supplemental annuities commencing 1994), 8348.4 (relating to special supplemental postretirement adjustment), 8348.5 (relating to supplemental annuities commencing 1998), 8348.6 (relating to supplemental annuities commencing 2002) and 8348.7 (relating to supplemental annuities commencing 2003). The annuity reserve account shall be credited with valuation interest. After the transfers provided in sections 8523 (relating to members' savings account) and 8524 (relating to State accumulation account), all annuity and death benefit payments shall be charged to the annuity reserve account and paid from the fund.

(b) Transfers from account.--Should an annuitant be subsequently restored to active service either as a member of the system or participant in the plan, the present value of his member's annuity at the time of reentry into school service shall be transferred from the annuity reserve account and placed to his individual credit in the members' savings account. In addition, the actuarial reserve for his annuity less the amount transferred to the members' savings account shall be transferred from the annuity reserve account to the State accumulation account.