South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Retirement System For Members Of General Assembly
Section 9-9-55. Member of General Assembly for part of year may establish full year credit.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the General Assembly who was elected in a special election and served in the General Assembly any portion of a year may establish credit for the entire year provided payment is made to the system on the same basis as members of the General Assembly contributed for the same period of time plus interest.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 63, Section 2, eff June 13, 1995 (the date the General Assembly overrode the Governor's veto); 1995 Act No. 139, Section 3, eff June 28, 1995; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 50, eff June 19, 1996.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 9 - Retirement Systems

Chapter 9 - Retirement System For Members Of General Assembly

Section 9-9-5. System prospectively closed.

Section 9-9-10. Definitions.

Section 9-9-20. System created; system shall have powers and privileges of corporation; corporate name.

Section 9-9-30. Administration of and responsibility for system vested in board; powers and duties of board; actuary; salaries of employees and expenses.

Section 9-9-31. Confidentiality of member records.

Section 9-9-40. Membership in system; cessation of membership; election to continue as special member; continuation of membership in correlated system.

Section 9-9-50. Credited service; cancellation of service previously credited upon cessation of membership; credit for military service.

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 9-9-68. Contract with Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for medical services in connection with disability retirements; vocational rehabilitation of retired member; adjustment of benefits.

Section 9-9-70. Optional forms of allowances.

Section 9-9-80. Allowances payable in monthly installments.

Section 9-9-90. Repayment of contributions and interest upon person's ceasing to be member of system.

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 9-9-120. Transfer of service and contributions under South Carolina Retirement and Police Officers Retirement System; contributions of members of Retirement System for members of General Assembly; employer to pay required member contributions...

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 9-9-180. Exemption of retirement allowance and certain other rights from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.

Section 9-9-190. Credit of State is not pledged; rights in case of termination of system or discontinuance of contributions.

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.