H 4613 General Bill, By J.W. Tucker and Wilkins
 A Bill to amend Section 1-11-730, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to requirements for eligibility for state-paid health insurance for
 retirees under the various state retirement systems, so as to allow the
 director of the Division of Insurance Services of the State Budget and Control
 Board to waive the years of service eligibility test in a hardship case.

   01/26/94  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   01/26/94  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE-PAID HEALTH INSURANCE FOR RETIREES UNDER THE VARIOUS STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF INSURANCE SERVICES OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO WAIVE THE YEARS OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TEST IN A HARDSHIP CASE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-11-730 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 364 of 1992, is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"( ) The director of the Division of Insurance Services of the State Budget and Control Board may waive the years of service requirements of subsection (C) in a hardship case."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.