H 3203 General Bill, By Jennings and Bales
Similar (S 0003, S 0080)
Summary: State employees terminated due to budget cuts; agencies to buy retirement years; continued health and dental insurance; provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 9-1-1520, SO AS TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO PURCHASE RETIREMENT SERVICE CREDIT OF UP TO THREE YEARS FOR AN EMPLOYEE FOR WHOM SUCH A PURCHASE WOULD QUALIFY HIM FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT WITH AN IMMEDIATE ANNUITY FOR AN EMPLOYEE TERMINATED AS A RESULT OF AN AGENCY REDUCTION IN FORCE CAUSED BY A MANDATED REDUCTION IN THE AGENCY BUDGET, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE-PAID HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR STATE-PAID HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED DUE TO BUDGET REDUCTION FOR A YEAR FOLLOWING TERMINATION OR UNTIL THEY EARLIER OBTAIN SIMILAR COVERAGE, TO REQUIRE THAT TERMINATED EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO SERVICE WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD HAVE THEIR BENEFITS CALCULATED AS IF THERE HAD BEEN NO BREAK IN SERVICE, AND TO PERMIT THESE EMPLOYEES TO PURCHASE RETIREMENT AND LEAVE BENEFITS.
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12/11/02	House	Prefiled
12/11/02	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/14/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-79
01/14/03	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-80
04/23/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bailey