Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by further providing conditions under which an employee or any designated beneficiary may be disqualified from receiving any retirement or other benefit or payment.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE.

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CHAPTER 22-1300. MISCELLANEOUS.

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§ 22-1302. Disqualification.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, no employee nor any beneficiary designated by or for any employee shall be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind except a return of contribution paid into the Retirement System, without interest, if such employee:

(a) pleads or is finally found guilty, or pleads no defense, in any court, to any of the following:

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(.6) Any offense designated as a “listed offense” under the Pennsylvania Registration of Sexual Offenders Act (Megan's Law), 42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Annotated § 9795.1 or its statutory equivalent in another jurisdiction, if committed incident to or in connection with the employee's office or employment.

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SECTION 2. Effective Date; Applicability. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon becoming law, provided that the amendments to §22-1302 of The Philadelphia Code, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be applied retroactively.

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