Section 8306 - Eligibility points(a) General rule.--An active member of the system shall accrue one eligibility point for each year of credited service as a member of the system or if a multiple service member, as a member of the state employees' retirement system. A member shall accrue an additional two-thirds of an eligibility point for each year of class D-3 credited service under the state employees' retirement system. In the case of a fractional part of a year of credited service, a member shall accrue the corresponding fractional portion of an eligibility point.(a.1)USERRA leave.--A member or participant who is reemployed from USERRA leave or who dies while performing USERRA leave shall be granted the eligibility points that he would have accrued had he continued in his school office or employment instead of performing USERRA leave. If a school employee who is reemployed from USERRA leave makes the member or mandatory pickup participant contributions to be granted school service credit for the USERRA leave, no additional eligibility points may be granted.(b)Transitional rule.--For the purposes of the transition: (1) In determining whether a member, other than a disability annuitant who returns to school service after June 30, 2001, upon termination of the disability annuity, who is not a school employee or a state employee on June 30, 2001, and July 1, 2001, and who has previous school service, has the five eligibility points required by the definition of "Vestee" in sections 8102 (relating to definitions), 8307 (relating to eligibility for annuities), 8308 (relating to eligibility for vesting) and 8345 (relating to member's options), only eligibility points earned by performing credited school service, userra leave or credited state service as an active member of the state employees' retirement system after June 30, 2001, shall be counted until such member earns one eligibility point by performing credited school service or, if a multiple service member, credited state service after June 30, 2001, at which time all eligibility points as determined under subsection (A) shall be counted.(2) A member subject to paragraph (1) shall be considered to have satisfied any requirement for five eligibility points contained in this part if the member has at least ten eligibility points determined under subsection (A).Amended by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 5, § 108, eff. 6/12/2017.Amended by P.L. 174 2013 No. 32, § 5, eff. 7/1/2013. 1975, Oct. 2, P.L. 298, No. 96, § 1, imd. effective. Amended 2001, May 17, P.L. 26, No. 9, § 2, effective July 1, 2001.