S 0715 General Bill, By Courson
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF
 CALCULATING ANNUAL LEAVE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MILITARY SERVICE ESTABLISHED
 BY A STATE EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IS CONSIDERED
 PRIOR STATE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE EMPLOYEE'S BONUS EARNINGS
 OF ANNUAL LEAVE.

   04/30/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-2
   04/30/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-2

TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING ANNUAL LEAVE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MILITARY SERVICE ESTABLISHED BY A STATE EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IS CONSIDERED PRIOR STATE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE EMPLOYEE'S BONUS EARNINGS OF ANNUAL LEAVE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 8-11-640 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, if further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-640. (A) All employees of the State as of June 2, 1972, shall receive full credit for employment prior to such before that date. Following the date of June 2, 1972, all employees who are rehired following a break in service shall must be given credit for prior state service for purposes of computing bonus earnings. In the event If an employee transfers from one state agency to another, his the employee's annual leave balance shall must also be transferred.

(B) Any permanent employee of a state agency or department must be given full state service credit for prior service as a certified employee of a school district of this State for purposes of computing bonus earnings and no credit under this paragraph subsection may be given for any out-of-state teaching service or other service with an out-of-state school district.

(C) Any period of military service established as credited service in any of the state retirement systems by a permanent employee of a state agency or department is considered prior state service for purposes of computing bonus earnings."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1997.