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
Chapter 25 - Joint Authority Water And Sewer Systems Act
Section 6-25-5. Legislative findings.
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 6-25-70. Change in membership of joint system.
Section 6-25-80. Dissolution of system.
Section 6-25-100. Powers of joint system.
Section 6-25-110. Authorization to incur debt and issue 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 6-25-140. 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.