South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 856

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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    856
Primary Sponsor:                McGill
Committee Number:               30
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Retirement system, city
                                council member, service credit
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Ways and Means
Computer Document Number:       JIC/6206HC.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Date of Last Amendment:         19940217
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940222
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McGill
                                Reese
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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856   House   19940222      Introduced, read first time,    30
                            referred to Committee
856   Senate  19940218      Read third time, sent to House
856   Senate  19940217      Amended, read second time,
                            unanimous consent for third
                            reading on Friday, February
                            18, 1994
856   Senate  19940216      Committee Report: Favorable     06
                            with amendment
856   Senate  19940111      Introduced, read first time,    06
                            referred to Committee
856   Senate  19930927      Prefiled, referred to           06
                            Committee
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

February 17, 1994

S. 856

Introduced by SENATORS McGill and Reese

S. Printed 2/17/94--S.

Read the first time January 11, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-1860, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE MEMBER'S FORMER EMPLOYMENT BY A MUNICIPALITY WHICH WAS NOT A COVERED EMPLOYER AT THE TIME OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO EXTEND THE ELIGIBILITY TO A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER WHO FORMERLY SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH A MUNICIPALITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENT OF A SALARY TO THE MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY TO ESTABLISH SUCH SERVICE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 9-1-1860 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 658 of 1988, is amended to read:

"Section 9-1-1860. Any A former employee or member of the governing body of a municipality of this State which is not a member of the system, employed in this State by an employer covered by the system, and who is currently a contributing member, may elect to receive prior service credit for service rendered as an employee or member of the governing body of a municipality of this State which is not a member of the system in the manner provided in Section 9-1-1840 9-1-1140 for establishing credit for federal civilian service, mutatis mutandi. Payment of a salary to a former member of the governing body of a municipality is not a requirement for eligibility under this section."

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

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