H 3170 General Bill, By D.E. McTeer
 A Bill to amend Sections 9-1-1140 and 9-11-50, both as amended, Code of Laws
 of South Carolina, 1976, relating to credited service for members of the South
 Carolina Retirement System and the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement
 System and to the provisions allowing merchant marine seamen and civil service
 crew members to establish credit for certain service between 1941 and 1945, so
 as to extend the expiration of that period of service to 1947.

   01/09/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   01/09/91  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-6
   04/23/91  House  Tabled in committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-1140 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREDITED SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TO THE PROVISIONS ALLOWING MERCHANT MARINE SEAMEN AND CIVIL SERVICE CREW MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE BETWEEN 1941 AND 1945, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION OF THAT PERIOD OF SERVICE TO 1947.

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

SECTION 1. The fifth paragraph of Section 9-1-1140 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 48, Part II, Act 658 of 1988, is amended to read:

"Merchant marine seamen who served in active ocean-going service from December 7, 1941, to August 15, 1945 1947, and civil service crew members aboard United States Army Transport Service and Naval Transportation Service vessels in ocean-going service in foreign waters during the same period may establish their period of service as creditable service in the manner that military service is established as creditable service pursuant to this section."

SECTION 2. The unnumbered paragraph following subsection (6) of Section 9-11-50 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 48, Part II, Act 658 of 1988, is amended to read:

"Merchant marine seamen who served in active ocean-going service from December 7, 1941, to August 15, 1945 1947, and civil service crew members aboard United States Army Transport Service and Naval Transportation Service vessels in ocean-going service in foreign waters during the same period may establish their period of service as creditable service in the manner that military service is established as creditable service pursuant to this section."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.