{"data":{"id":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8348","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"24 Pa.C.S. § 8348","heading":"Supplemental annuities.","body":"(a) General rule.--Every annuitant who is in receipt of a superannuation, withdrawal or disability annuity, shall continue to receive such annuity and beginning July 1, 1979, any annuitant who retired on or prior to July 1, 1978, shall receive a cost-of-living supplement determined as a percentage applied to the retirement annuity as of June 30, 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.\n(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. The applicable percentage factors are:\nEffective date of retirement Percentage factor\nAfter July 1, 1977 through July 1, 1978 5%\nAfter July 1, 1976 through July 1, 1977 10%\nAfter July 1, 1975 through July 1, 1976 13%\nAfter July 1, 1974 through July 1, 1975 20%\nAfter July 1, 1973 through July 1, 1974 27%\nOn or prior to July 1, 1973 31%\n(c) Withdrawal annuitants.--The cost-of-living supplement as determined in subsection (b) 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the first day of July coincident with or following his attainment of superannuation age.\n(d) Disability annuitants.--(Repealed).\n(e) Supplement enacted after death of member.--No supplement enacted after the death of the member shall be payable to the beneficiary or survivor annuitant of such deceased former school employee, except when the effective date of the supplement shall predate the death of the member by virtue of retroactivity of the supplement.","path":["Title 24 - EDUCATION","PART IV RETIREMENT FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 83 MEMBERSHIP, CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER C BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=24\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=83\u0026sctn=48\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 24 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:48Z","sha256":"d7d18c24d7e355a720c7804ca4abb27562aaf81a4baaf00d766775781dbfe3c7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8347","next":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8348.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}