Does the imposition of discipline impact the retirement benefits of an educator?
Under the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act (43 P.S. ยง1311 et seq .), conviction of certain crimes (which generally relate to theft and fraud) will result in forfeiture of an educator’s retirement benefits, if the educator or other public employee was able to commit the crime by virtue of his/her position. In addition, if a school employee commits a crime set forth in Subchapter B of the Chapter 31 (Sex Offenses) of Title 18 (Crimes Code) against a student, the forfeiture provisions are triggered.
