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Fiscal year Ended June 30, 2007 - psers

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TABLE 13<br />

SUMMARY OF BENEFIT AND CONTRIBUTION PROVISIONS<br />

(Continued)<br />

Normal and<br />

Optional Forms<br />

of Benefits<br />

Normal Form:<br />

Option 1:<br />

Option 2:<br />

Option 3:<br />

Option 4:<br />

Life annuity with a guaranteed payment equal to member<br />

contributions with interest.<br />

Reduced benefit with refund of balance of present value of<br />

annuity at retirement over payments received. If balance is less<br />

than $5,000, benefit is paid in lump sum; otherwise,<br />

beneficiary may elect annuity and/or lump sum.<br />

Joint and 100% survivorship annuity.<br />

Joint and 50% survivorship annuity.<br />

Benefit of equivalent actuarial value, including lump sum<br />

payment of member contributions.<br />

Health Care Premium Assistance<br />

Eligibility<br />

Amount<br />

Retired members who:<br />

(a) have 24½ or more <strong>year</strong>s of service, or<br />

(b) are disability annuitants, or<br />

(c) have 15 or more <strong>year</strong>s of service and who both terminated<br />

school service and retired after attaining superannuation<br />

age and<br />

(d) participate in the PSERS health options program or in an<br />

employer-sponsored health insurance program.<br />

Participating eligible annuitants receive health insurance<br />

premium assistance payments from the Health Insurance<br />

Account equal to the lesser of $100 per month or the actual<br />

monthly premium. All administrative expenses necessary to<br />

operate the health insurance premium assistance program are to<br />

be funded by the Health Insurance Account. The Health<br />

Insurance Account is credited with contributions of the<br />

Commonwealth and the employers.<br />

THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES’<br />

RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF PENNSYLVANIA<br />

BUCK CONSULTANTS

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