South Carolina S 119: Police Officer Retirement System

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2025-2026 Bill 119 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 11, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 119

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 9-11-90, RELATING TO THE EFFECT OF RESTORING BENEFICIARY TO SERVICE, SO 
AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME A BENEFICIARY MUST BE RETIRED BEFORE 
RETURNING TO WORK FROM THIRTY TO NINETY DAYS AND TO REMOVE THE EARNINGS 
LIMITATION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9-11-90(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (4)(a)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and 
(2) of this section, a retired member of the system who has been retired for at 
least thirty ninety consecutive 
calendar days may be hired and return to employment covered by this system or 
any system provided in this title and may earn up to ten 
thousand dollars without affecting the monthly retirement allowance the 
member is receiving from this system. If the retired 
member continues in service after having earned ten thousand dollars in a 
calendar year, the member's retirement allowance must be discontinued during 
the member's period of service in the remainder of the calendar year. If the 
employment continues for at least forty-eight consecutive months, the 
provisions of Section 9-11-90(3) apply. If a retired member of the 
system returns to employment covered by the South Carolina Police Officers 
Retirement System or any other system provided in this title sooner than thirty ninety consecutive 
calendar days after retirement, the member's retirement allowance is suspended 
while the member remains employed by a participating employer of any of these 
systems. If an employer fails to notify the system of the engagement of a 
retired member to perform services, the employer shall reimburse the system for 
all benefits wrongly paid to the retired member.

 (ii) 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 fifty-seven 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.

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

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