Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 Pa.C.S.A. State Government § 5932. State Employees’ Retirement Fund

(a) General rule.--The fund shall consist of all balances in the several separate accounts set apart to be used under the direction of the board for the benefit of members of the system; and the Treasury Department shall credit to the fund all moneys received from the Department of Revenue arising from the contributions relating to or on behalf of members of the system required under the provisions of Chapter 55 (relating to contributions), and any income earned by the investments or moneys of said fund. There shall be established and maintained by the board the several ledger accounts specified in sections 5933 (relating to members’ savings account), 5934 (relating to State accumulation account), 5935 (relating to annuity reserve account), 5936 (relating to State Police benefit account), 5937 (relating to enforcement officers' benefit account), 5938 (relating to supplemental annuity account) and 5939 (relating to interest reserve account).

(b) Individual investment accounts and trust.--The individual investment accounts that are part of the trust shall not be part of the fund. Mandatory pickup participant contributions, voluntary contributions and employer defined contributions made under this part and any income earned by the investment of such contributions shall not be paid or credited to the fund but shall be paid to the trust and credited to the individual investment accounts.