H 3108 General Bill, By King
Summary: Salary of the General Assembly
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-3-21 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHEDULED TO CONVENE JANUARY 13, 2015, MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST RECEIVE TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR THEIR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE FOR A REGULAR SESSION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS COMPENSATION CONSISTS OF PER DIEM AND SALARY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALARY PORTION OF COMPENSATION THE MEMBER RECEIVES MUST BE REDUCED BY PER DIEM RECEIVED BY THE MEMBER FOR ATTENDANCE AT AN EXTRA SESSION AND PROVIDE THAT EXPENSES OR OTHER PER DIEM REIMBURSED OR OTHERWISE PAID TO MEMBERS ARE IN ADDITION TO COMPENSATION, AND TO REQUIRE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPROPRIATE THE SALARY PORTION OF COMPENSATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 9-9-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GARS), SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT "EARNABLE COMPENSATION" USED IN THE CALCULATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER GARS DOES NOT INCLUDE SALARY.
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12/11/12	House	Prefiled
12/11/12	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/08/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 87)
01/08/13	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 87)
03/24/14		Scrivener's error corrected