Reps. Wooten and Bannister propose the following amendment (LC-5230.SA0009H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by deleting Section 9-8-40(1)(b).

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 9-8-10(16) and inserting:

 (16) "Judge" means a justice of the Supreme Court or a judge of the court of appeals, circuit or family court of the State of South Carolina. Subject to the provisions of Section 9-8-40, "judge" also means an administrative law judge.

Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 9 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 9-11-28. (A) After December 31, 2024, any person who is a full-time master-in-equity shall participate in the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System for his service as a master-in-equity.
 (B) From July 1, 2024, to January 1, 2025, a full-time master-in-equity who elects to transfer credited service received under the South Carolina Retirement System to the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System may do so upon payment of the accumulated employer and employee contributions and interest in the South Carolina Retirement System plus five percent of his annual salary in effect as of June 30, 2024, for each year of service prorated for periods of less than a year. After January 1, 2025, a master-in-equity may elect to transfer credited service received under the South Carolina Retirement System to the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System as provided in Section 9-11-40(9).