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H. 3595
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McLeod, Bales, J.E. Smith, Davenport, Parks, E.H. Pitts and Clark
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Introduced in the House on February 12, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Retirement Systems, sick leave, credit service days increased
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/12/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-38 2/12/2003 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-38
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-1140 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM NINETY TO ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE THAT IS ADDED TO CREDITED SERVICE OF A MEMBER OF THESE SYSTEMS AT RETIREMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 9-1-1140(L) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(L) At retirement, after March 31, 1991 June 30, 2003, a member shall receive credit for not more than ninety one hundred eighty days of his unused sick leave from the member's last employer 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. Section 9-11-50(K) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(K) At retirement, after March 31, 1991 June 30, 2003, a member shall receive credit for not more than ninety one hundred eighty days of his unused sick leave from the member's last employer 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 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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