(1) All of the assets of the System shall be credited, according to the purpose for which they are held, to one of two accounts; namely, the members' account and the accumulation account.
(2) The members' account shall be the account in which shall be held the contributions made by members.
(3) The accumulation account shall be the account in which shall be held all reserves for the payment of the part of all retirement allowances and other benefits payable from contributions made by the State, and from which shall be paid all retirement allowances payable under the System. All interest and dividends earned on the funds of the System shall be credited to the accumulation account. If a beneficiary is restored to membership, the part of his contributions then standing to his credit shall be transferred from the accumulation account to the members' account.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-287; 1966 (54) 2081.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Retirement System For Members Of General Assembly
Section 9-9-5. System prospectively closed.
Section 9-9-31. Confidentiality of member records.
Section 9-9-55. Member of General Assembly for part of year may establish full year credit.
Section 9-9-60. Retirement; amount of retirement allowance.
Section 9-9-65. Disability retirement allowance.
Section 9-9-66. Medical examination of disability beneficiary.
Section 9-9-67. Reduction of disability allowance.
Section 9-9-70. Optional forms of allowances.
Section 9-9-80. Allowances payable in monthly installments.
Section 9-9-100. Payments on death of member or beneficiary.
Section 9-9-110. Effect of return of beneficiary to service as member of General Assembly.
Section 9-9-130. Contributions of State to Retirement System for members of General Assembly.
Section 9-9-140. Office of the Director.
Section 9-9-170. Assets to be credited to two funds.
Section 9-9-175. Interest on member accounts.
Section 9-9-200. Property of system exempt from state and local taxes.
Section 9-9-210. False statements and falsification of records.
Section 9-9-220. Payments to beneficiaries may include payments to persons, trustees, and estates.
Section 9-9-240. Compensation used to determine benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
Section 9-9-245. Compliance with USERRA.
Section 9-9-250. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code.
Section 9-9-255. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
Section 9-9-260. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.