Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:668 Primary Sponsor:Lourie Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Retirement, provisions for magistrate or employee of Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:CYY/18132.SD Introduced Date:Feb 19, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 19, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lourie Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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668 Senate Feb 19, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 06
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT, AND THE METHOD FOR RESTORING SERVICE CREDIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CURRENT CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM, WHO HAS PRIOR SERVICE AS A MAGISTRATE OR AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A MAGISTRATE FOR WHICH THE ONLY COMPENSATION WAS FROM FEES, MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT FOR THIS SERVICE UPON PAYING INTO THE SYSTEM THE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 9-1-440 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"A current contributing member of the system, who has prior service as a magistrate or as an employee of a magistrate for which the only compensation was from fees, may elect to receive prior service credit for this service upon paying into the system the contributions required by this section as determined by the board."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.