Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 Pa.C.S.A. State Government § 5708. Supplemental annuities

(a) General rule.--Every annuitant who retired prior to July 1, 1978 and who is in receipt of a superannuation, withdrawal or disability annuity, shall continue to receive the annuity to which he was entitled prior to July 1, 1979 and beginning July 1, 1979, any annuitant retiring on or prior to June 30, 1978 shall receive a cost-of-living supplement determined as a percentage applied to the retirement annuity to which he was entitled prior to July 1, 1979. Such cost-of-living supplement shall be payable under the same terms and conditions as provided under the option plan in effect as of June 30, 1979.

(b) Cost-of-living adjustment factors.--The percentage which is to be applied in the determination of the cost-of-living supplements, shall be determined on the basis of the effective date of retirement payable on the first $12,000 of annuity received per year, as follows:

Provided, however, That such cost-of-living supplement as determined above shall not be payable to an annuitant receiving a withdrawal annuity prior to the first day of July coincident with or following his attainment of superannuation age: And further provided, That any member terminating legislative service subsequent to November 30, 1970, shall be entitled to receive on account of Class D-3 service a maximum single life annuity per year of service as a regular member of the General Assembly which shall not be less than the corresponding maximum single life annuity, including any cost-of-living supplements enacted prior to October 1, 1979, of a member retiring from legislative service November 30, 1970.

(c) Supplement enacted after death of member.--No cost-of-living supplement enacted after the death of the member shall be payable to the beneficiary or survivor annuitant of such deceased former State employee, except when the effective date of the supplement shall predate the death of the member by virtue of retroactivity of the supplement.

(d) Minimum total annuity.--Any superannuation or disability annuitant shall be entitled to receive a supplement such that his total annuity including any cost-of-living supplement shall be actuarially equivalent to a maximum single life annuity of $84.50 for each full year of credited service.