South Carolina S 258: Retirement system

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2025-2026 Bill 258 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 23, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 258

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 22-2-5, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION FOR MAGISTRATES, SO AS 
TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE EXAMINATION SCORES FROM SIX 
MONTHS BEFORE AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO BE MADE TO 
EIGHTEEN MONTHS BEFORE AND EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO 
BE MADE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 22-2-5(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (A) The South Carolina Court 
Administration, in cooperation with the technical college system, shall select 
and administer an eligibility examination to test basic skills of persons 
seeking an initial appointment as magistrate on or after July 1, 2001. In 
determining the persons to be recommended to the Governor for initial 
appointments as magistrates on or after July 1, 2001, a senatorial delegation 
must use the results of these eligibility examinations to assist in its 
selection of nominees. No person is eligible to be appointed as a magistrate 
unless he receives a passing score on the eligibility examination. The results 
of these eligibility examinations are valid for six eighteen months before and six eighteen months after the time the appointment is to be 
made.

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

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