Current Status Bill Number:4573 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980204 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:jic\5225htc.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Police Officers Retirement System, restore to active service of retired member when elected as sheriff
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House 19980204 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RESTORATION TO ACTIVE SERVICE OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROVISION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SYSTEM WHEN THE RESTORATION TO ACTIVE SERVICE IS BY VIRTUE OF ELECTION AS SHERIFF.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 9-11-90 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 189 of 1989, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), a retired member who has been restored to active employment by virtue of election to the office of sheriff is restored as a member of the system upon taking office and electing to cease receiving a retirement allowance. Credited service to which the sheriff was entitled when he retired is restored to the sheriff and upon subsequent retirement the allowance must be based on the sheriff's compensation and credited service before and after the period of prior retirement."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.