South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 25 - Joint Authority Water And Sewer Systems Act
Section 6-25-130. Employment or appointment of personnel; rights, privileges, and benefits.

Personnel employed or appointed by a member to work for a joint system shall have the same authority, rights, privileges, and immunities including coverage under the Workers' Compensation laws which the officers, agents, and employees of the appointing member enjoy within the territory of that member whether within or without the territory of the appointing member when they are acting within the scope of their authority or in the course of their employment.
Personnel employed or appointed directly by a joint system shall be qualified for participation in the South Carolina Retirement System with the same rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities as they would have if they were employees of an authority, if they are residents of this State.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 82, Section 2; 2007 Act No. 59, Section 1, eff June 6, 2007.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment, in the second undesignated paragraph, substituted "an authority" for "a municipality".

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions

Chapter 25 - Joint Authority Water And Sewer Systems Act

Section 6-25-5. Legislative findings.

Section 6-25-10. Short title.

Section 6-25-20. Definitions.

Section 6-25-25. Authority to purchase, construct, etc., facilities.

Section 6-25-30. Creation of joint systems.

Section 6-25-35. Extension of provisions applicable to water.

Section 6-25-40. Notice of ordinance or resolution creating system; objections; exception.

Section 6-25-50. Agreement as to number of commissioners each member may appoint; application filed with Secretary of State; corporate certificate.

Section 6-25-60. Joint system to be managed and controlled by commission; appointment of commissioners; oath; records; seal; quorum; vacancies; expenses.

Section 6-25-70. Change in membership of joint system.

Section 6-25-80. Dissolution of system.

Section 6-25-90. Executive committee; composition; powers; terms of office; vacancies; filing notice of change with Secretary of State.

Section 6-25-100. Powers of joint system.

Section 6-25-110. Authorization to incur debt and issue bonds.

Section 6-25-111. Issuance, sale, and execution of bonds; use of proceeds; issuance of temporary bonds; replacement of bonds.

Section 6-25-112. Trust agreements or resolutions providing for issuance of bonds.

Section 6-25-113. Revenues from which bonds payable; statement of restriction.

Section 6-25-114. Issuance of refunding bonds.

Section 6-25-115. Financing pools and construction notes.

Section 6-25-120. Repayment of notes, obligations, or bonds.

Section 6-25-125. Charges for services; pledges.

Section 6-25-126. Temporary investment of funds pending disbursements.

Section 6-25-127. Enforcement of bondholder and construction note holder rights.

Section 6-25-128. Contracts between authority and joint system; duration.

Section 6-25-129. Governmental functions; state tax exemption.

Section 6-25-130. Employment or appointment of personnel; rights, privileges, and benefits.

Section 6-25-131. Restriction as to who may benefit from joint system income, profit or assets; exception.

Section 6-25-140. Annual system audit; reports.

Section 6-25-145. Investment by fiduciaries in bonds and construction notes.

Section 6-25-150. Contracts with federal and state government and agencies.

Section 6-25-155. Bonds, interest coupons and construction notes as investment securities.

Section 6-25-160. Tax status of evidences of indebtedness issued by joint system.

Section 6-25-170. Construction of chapter.