South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3195

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, W. Newton, B. Newton, McCravy, Pope and Gilliam
Document Path: LC-0054HDB23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Corrections, returning retired employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 90)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 90)
1/24/2023 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 9-1-1790, relating to THE EARNINGS LIMITATION FOR A RETIRED MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM UPON RETURN TO COVERED EMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WHO RETURN TO COVERED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND WORK IN A CRITICAL NEEDS AREA.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 9-1-1790(A)(2) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

   (2) The earnings limitation imposed pursuant to this item does not apply if the member meets at least one of the following qualifications:

      (a) the member retired before January 2, 2013;

      (b) the member has attained the age of sixty-two years at retirement; or

      (c) compensation received by the retired member from the covered employer is for service in a public office filled by the appointment of the Governor and with confirmation by the Senate, by appointment or election by the General Assembly, or by election of the qualified electors of the applicable jurisdiction.; or

      (d) the member is a retired employee of the Department of Corrections who returns to covered employment with the department and works in a critical needs area.

SECTION 2.   This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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