S 145 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0145 General Bill, By Wilson
Similar(S 474)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-1140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO ALLOW UP TO NINETY DAYS OF A MEMBER'S
UNUSED SICK LEAVE TO BE USED TO QUALIFY FOR THE CREDITED SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.
01/14/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-138
01/14/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-138
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-1140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
ESTABLISHING SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO
ALLOW UP TO NINETY DAYS OF A MEMBER'S UNUSED
SICK LEAVE TO BE USED TO QUALIFY FOR THE CREDITED
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. The last unnumbered paragraph of Section 9-1-1140
of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 87 of 1991, is amended to read:
"At retirement, after March 31, 1991, a member shall
receive credit for not more than ninety days of his unused sick leave
at no cost to the member. The leave must be credited at a rate where
twenty days of unused sick leave equals one month of service. This
additional service credit may not be used to qualify for
retirement."
SECTION 2. This act applies with respect to members of the South
Carolina Retirement System retiring after June 30, 1997.
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