South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3595

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McLeod, Bales, J.E. Smith, Davenport, Parks, E.H. Pitts and Clark
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22791htc03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 12, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Retirement Systems, sick leave, credit service days increased

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/12/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-38
   2/12/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-38

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2/12/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-1140 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM NINETY TO ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE THAT IS ADDED TO CREDITED SERVICE OF A MEMBER OF THESE SYSTEMS AT RETIREMENT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 9-1-1140(L) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"(L)    At retirement, after March 31, 1991 June 30, 2003, a member shall receive credit for not more than ninety one hundred eighty days of his unused sick leave from the member's last employer at no cost to the member. The leave must be credited at a rate where twenty days of unused sick leave equals one month of service. This additional service credit may not be used to qualify for retirement."

SECTION    2.    Section 9-11-50(K) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"(K)    At retirement, after March 31, 1991 June 30, 2003, a member shall receive credit for not more than ninety one hundred eighty days of his unused sick leave from the member's last employer at no cost to the member. The leave must be credited at a rate where twenty days of unused sick leave equals one month of service. This additional service credit may not be used to qualify for retirement."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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