Bill 715

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       715
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970430
Primary Sponsor:                   Courson 
All Sponsors:                      Courson 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\4512mm.97
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                           Public, state employees; credit
                                   for service calculating annual
                                   leave, military service; Veterans'
                                   and Military Affairs

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970430  Introduced, read first time,             06 SF
                  referred to Committee

TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING ANNUAL LEAVE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MILITARY SERVICE ESTABLISHED BY A STATE EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IS CONSIDERED PRIOR STATE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE EMPLOYEE'S BONUS EARNINGS OF ANNUAL LEAVE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-11-640 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, if further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-640. (A) All employees of the State as of June 2, 1972, shall receive full credit for employment prior to such before that date. Following the date of June 2, 1972, all employees who are rehired following a break in service shall must be given credit for prior state service for purposes of computing bonus earnings. In the event If an employee transfers from one state agency to another, his the employee's annual leave balance shall must also be transferred.

(B) Any permanent employee of a state agency or department must be given full state service credit for prior service as a certified employee of a school district of this State for purposes of computing bonus earnings and no credit under this paragraph subsection may be given for any out-of-state teaching service or other service with an out-of-state school district.

(C) Any period of military service established as credited service in any of the state retirement systems by a permanent employee of a state agency or department is considered prior state service for purposes of computing bonus earnings."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1997.