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Membership, Contributions and Benefits

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Mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan

Credited school service

Eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits

Waiver of adjustments

Creditable nonschool service

Classes of service

Election to become a Class T-D member

Election to become a Class T-F member

Election to become a Class T-H member

Election to become a Class DC participant

Election to become Class T-G, Class T-H or Class DC

Eligibility points

Eligibility for annuities

Eligibility for vesting

Eligibility for death benefits

Eligibility for refunds

Eligibility for early retirement

Eligibility for special early retirement

Eligibility for limited early retirement

Regular member contributions for current service

Joint coverage member contributions

Pickup contributions

Member contributions for creditable school service

Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service and noncreditable school service

Incomplete payments

Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17)

Contributions by the Commonwealth

Payments by employers

Nonparticipating employer withdrawal liablity

Actuarial cost method

Payments on account of social security deductions from appropriations

Appropriations by the Commonwealth

Return of accumulated deductions

Maximum single life annuity

Reduction of annuities on account of social security old-age insurance benefits

Disability annuities

Member's options

Termination of annuities

Death benefits

Supplemental annuities

Additional supplemental annuities

Further additional supplemental annuities

Supplemental annuities commencing 1994

Special supplemental postretirement adjustment

Supplemental annuities commencing 1998

Supplemental annuities commencing 2002

Supplemental annuities commencing 2003

Payment of benefits from the system

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