Reporting - psers
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School Crossing Guards<br />
An amendment made in 2000 to the (Pennsylvania) Township and Borough Codes<br />
specifically prohibits school crossing guards from membership in PSERS. School<br />
boards do not have the statutory authority to employ school crossing guards. Only<br />
a borough, a first or second-class township or a third class city can employ<br />
persons in such positions. These municipalities can allow school districts to<br />
assume the hiring and oversight of school crossing guards. Even if this is done,<br />
the guards are expressly excluded as school employees and, therefore, are not<br />
eligible for membership in PSERS.<br />
Retirees Returning to Work<br />
With the passage of Act 2004-63, PSERS retirees may return to Pennsylvania public<br />
school employment without suspension of their monthly retirement benefit under<br />
certain conditions. A retiree can be hired in an emergency situation that causes an<br />
impairment of service to the public, shortage of subject certified teachers or other<br />
personnel, or in an extracurricular position under a separate written contract.<br />
• When a retiree returns to work and does not meet the conditions in Act<br />
2004-63, contact the Employer Service Center to report this member’s<br />
return to service. PSERS will need a written confirmation from the<br />
employer and another from the employee indicating the following:<br />
1. The date the employee will return to service.<br />
2. The employee understands that the PSERS pension will be stopped.<br />
• Once PSERS notifies employer that verifications were received, you must<br />
create a Member Demographic Record for the retiree reported from the first<br />
day of employment.<br />
• The retirees monthly pension benefit will be suspended until that time<br />
when the employee is ready to retire again.<br />
• Refer to the Employer’s Reference Manual for Member Benefits chapter 6<br />
entitled Retirees – Employment After Retirement for more details.<br />
Other Ineligible Employees<br />
If an employee does not fit into any category of employment described in this section,<br />
see Exceptions to Membership Eligibility on page 19 for more information.<br />
EMPLOYER’S REFERENCE MANUAL<br />
FOR REPORTING<br />
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