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Section 2. Notwithstanding 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 5507 and 5508, for

purposes of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5508(c)(4), any change in the accrued

liability that results from the addition of paragraph (7) to the

definition of "enforcement officer" in 71 Pa.C.S. § 5102 shall

be funded in equal dollar installments as a percentage of

compensation of all affected active members and active

participants employed by the Department of Corrections, Bureau

of Investigations and Intelligence over a period of 10 years

from the first day of July following the valuation date

coincident with or next following the effective date of this

section.

Section 3. The provisions of this act are severable. If any

provision of this act or its application to any person or

circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity should not affect

other provisions or applications of this act which can be given

effect without the invalid provision or application.

Section 4. The addition of paragraph (7) of the definition

of "enforcement officer" in 71 Pa.C.S. § 5102 shall apply

retroactively to any current employee of the Department of

Corrections, Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence, who

first became a member of the State Employees' Retirement System

on or before December 31, 2018. For those current employees of

the Department of Corrections, Bureau of Investigations and

Intelligence, who first became a member of the State Employees'

Retirement System on or after January 1, 2019, paragraph (7)

shall apply as of the effective date of this section and shall

not apply retroactively.

Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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