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SC Code § 9-1-470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-470. Political subdivisions may apply for admission to system as employers.

 A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State, an agency or department of them, including a school board, a service organization as defined in Section 9-1-10(11)(e), and any nonprofit corporation created under the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 33, for the purpose of supplying water and sewer, in its discretion, may become an employer by applying to the board for admission to the system and by complying with the requirements and the regulations of the board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-37; 1952 Code Section 61-37; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1950 (46) 2369; 1951 (47) 172; 1988 Act No. 555, Section 1, eff May 29, 1988; 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 67B, eff January 1, 2001.
SC Code § 9-1-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-480. Employees of political subdivisions as members.

 All persons, except those specifically excluded in Sections 9-1-450 and 9-1-490 and the persons permitted to exercise the option under Sections 9-1-510 to 9-1-560, who are employed by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision or agency or department of them, any eligible service organization, or any nonprofit corporation created under the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 33, for the purpose of supplying water and sewer, after the admission of the county, municipality, or other subdivision, agency, or department of them, service organization, or any nonprofit corporation created under the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 33, for the purpose of supplying water and sewer, into the System under the provisions of this section, shall become members of the System as a condition of their employment. All persons, except those specifically excluded in Section 9-1-450 and persons permitted to exercise the option under Sections 9-1-510 to 9-1-560, who are employed by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision or agency or department of them, by any eligible service organization, or any nonprofit corporation created under the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 33, for the purpose of supplying water and sewer, at the date of the admission of the county, municipality, or other subdivision or agency or department, or eligible service organization, or any nonprofit corporation created under the provisions of Chapter 35, Title 33, for the purpose of supplying water and sewer, into the System under the provisions of this section become members on the date of the admission, unless within a period of six months next following the admission they have filed with the Board on a form prescribed by the Board a notice of their election not to be covered in the membership and a duly executed waiver of all present and prospective benefits which would otherwise inure to them on account of their participation in the System.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-37.1; 1952 Code Section 61-37.1; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1950 (46) 2369; 1951 (47) 172; 1986 Act No. 504, eff June 10, 1986; 1988 Act No. 555, Section 2, eff May 29, 1988.
SC Code § 9-1-490 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-490. Firemen and peace officers.

 A person employed by the State or by any county, municipality or other political subdivision in the capacity of a fireman or a peace officer shall not be required to participate in the Retirement System if such person is or becomes a member of any fireman's pension fund or plan which may be established or created pursuant to law or the police insurance and annuity fund.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-38; 1952 Code Section 61-38; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-510. Option of employees and teachers receiving $100 or less a month; legislators, and certain elected officials.

 All employees and teachers having a monthly compensation from public funds of one hundred dollars or less and members of the General Assembly may exercise the option within thirty days after entering upon the discharge of such duties not to become a member of the System. Elected officials who are not fulltime employees and who earn nine thousand dollars annually, or less, may exercise an option not to become members of the system.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-39; 1952 Code Section 61-39; 1950 (46) 2369; 1964 (53) 1826; 1977 Act No. 28; 1981 Act No. 40.
SC Code § 9-1-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-520. Certain members of General Assembly may elect to remain members of system; contributions.

 Members of the General Assembly who have been members of the South Carolina Retirement System for at least ten years may elect to remain a member of the System within one year following termination of service in the General Assembly and shall make yearly contributions to the System in an amount equivalent to contributions payable by active members of the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-39.1; 1962 (52) 2210.
SC Code § 9-1-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-530. Certain former legislators may elect to remain members following termination of service; contributions; members must establish service and qualify for allowance on or before December 31, 1965.

 Members of the General Assembly who have been members of the South Carolina Retirement System and a member of the General Assembly for at least eight years may elect to remain a member of the System within one year following termination of service in the General Assembly and shall make yearly contributions to the System in an amount equivalent to contributions payable by active members of the General Assembly. Such members may establish such service and qualify for a retirement allowance from the Retirement System provided they do so on or before December 31, 1965.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-39.2; 1965 (54) 622.
SC Code § 9-1-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-540. Certain constitutional officers and members of General Assembly may elect, prior to December 31, 1965, to return to system.

 Any constitutional officer who has been a member of the South Carolina Retirement System and who has at least ten years of creditable service either as a constitutional officer or as a member of the General Assembly, or a combination of both under the System and who has separated prior to May 28, 1965 may elect to come under the provisions hereof; provided, he makes such election on or before December 31, 1965, and has not withdrawn his contributions from the System. Such constitutional officer shall make yearly contributions to the System in an amount equivalent to contributions payable by active members of the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-39.3; 1965 (54) 622.
SC Code § 9-1-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-550. Option of certain public school employees.

 Any teacher or employee employed in connection with the public school pupil transportation system or in connection with any program or activity defined by the Board as being of a nonpermanent nature may exercise an option not to become a member of the System, if such option is exercised within thirty days after entering upon the discharge of his duties in such employment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-40; 1952 Code Section 61-40; 1950 (46) 2369; 1975 (59) 56.
SC Code § 9-1-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-560. Option of day laborers.

 Day laborers may exercise an option not to become members of the System, provided they file notice thereof within thirty days after beginning work as such day laborers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-41; 1952 Code Section 61-41; 1950 (46) 2369.
SC Code § 9-1-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-570. Option of state employees required to become members of Federal Railroad Retirement System.

 Any person who becomes an employee of the State and, because of the nature of his employment, is required to become a member of the Federal Railroad Retirement System, may elect to become, or not to become, a member of the South Carolina Retirement System, provided that such option is exercised within thirty days after he enters upon the discharge of the duties of such position.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-41.1; 1958 (50) 1649.
SC Code § 9-1-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-580. Option of certain hospital employees.

 (A) Any persons employed by a hospital, which is an employer under the system by application, in the capacity of a physician, nursing service personnel, technicians, housekeeping personnel, dietary personnel, and laundry personnel may elect not to become members of the South Carolina Retirement System, if this option is exercised within thirty days after they enter upon the discharge of their duties. The option provided for in this section is irrevocable.  (B) If for any reason, a determination is made that a person who exercised the option provided for in subsection (A) is entitled to any benefit provided pursuant to this title, the cost to establish service credit must be calculated pursuant to Section 9-1-1140(A). This calculation must be based on the person's current salary or career highest fiscal year salary for any period of time the person was employed in a position that otherwise would have been covered by membership in the system, regardless of whether the person requests to purchase all of the eligible service credit. The calculated cost must be paid solely by the person's employer, the person, or any combination of these.  (C) For purposes of this section, "physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this State in accordance with Chapter 47, Title 40.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-41.2; 1964 (53) 1826; 1966 (54) 2652; 1976 Act No. 550; 2007 Act No. 112, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 27, 2007).
SC Code § 9-1-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-610. Determination of who is teacher or employee.

 In all cases of doubt, the Board shall determine whether any person is a teacher or employee for the purposes of the System.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-44; 1952 Code Section 61-44; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-620. Effect on members, beneficiaries, their widows or other dependents, of other statutes.

 Subject to the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Title, no other provisions of law in any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of the State for annuities, pensions or retirement benefits for teachers or employees of the State, their widows or other dependents, shall apply to members or beneficiaries of the System, their widows or other dependents.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-45; 1952 Code Section 61-45; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1955 (49) 38.
SC Code § 9-1-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-630. Certain persons may withdraw from system.

 The Director of the South Carolina Retirement System is authorized to permit any member of the System who has joined through error or misunderstanding to withdraw from the System.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-46; 1962 (52) 1741.
SC Code § 9-1-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-650. Continuation of membership in correlated systems.

 As used in this section, "correlated system" shall mean one or more of the following:  (1) South Carolina Retirement System;  (2) South Carolina Police Officers' Retirement System;  (3) Retirement System for members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina.  If a member of any correlated system ceases to occupy a position covered under the System and if, within the protective period and under such conditions as are set forth in the correlated system for continuation of membership therein, he accepts a position covered by another correlated system, he shall notify the Director of each System of the employment, and his membership in the first System must be continued so long as his membership in the other System continues. Service credited to the member under the provisions of the first System must be considered service credits for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits, but not the amount thereof, under the other System. Any benefit under any one of the correlated systems must be computed solely on the basis of service and contributions credited under that System, and must be payable at such times and subject to such age and service conditions as are set forth therein, except the average final salary under either the South Carolina Retirement System or the Police Officers Retirement System may be used for the benefit calculation under both systems for consecutive earned service credit. A member shall not be eligible to receive retirement payments so long as he is employed in a position covered by the South Carolina Retirement System or the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-48; 1967 (55) 252; 1986 Act No. 529, Section 4, eff June 18, 1986.
SC Code § 9-1-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-670. Members eligible for membership in South Carolina State Employees Credit Union.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who is eligible to participate in the South Carolina Retirement System shall also be eligible for membership in the South Carolina State Employees Credit Union.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 517 Part II, Section 22.
SC Code § 9-1-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-810. Claims for prior service.

 Under rules and regulations adopted by the Board, each member who was a teacher or employee at any time prior to July 1, 1945, and who became a member on or before December 31, 1966, was required to file a detailed statement of all service as a teacher or employee rendered by him prior to July 1, 1945, for which he claimed credit.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-51; 1952 Code Section 61-51; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1950 (46) 2170; 1951 (47) 172, 213; 1952 (47) 2094; 1955 (49) 512; 1964 (53) 1848; 1966 (54) 2600.
SC Code § 9-1-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-820. Verification of service claimed; determination of compensation paid during period of prior service.

 Subject to the restrictions herein contained and to such other rules and regulations as the Board may adopt, the Board verified or, if such verifications have not been completed, shall verify, as soon as practicable after the filing of such statements under Section 9-1-810, the service therein claimed. In lieu of a determination of the actual compensation of a member that was received during such period of prior service the Board may use for the purpose of the System the compensation rates which, if they had progressed with the rates of salary increase shown in the tables as prescribed in 9-1-250, would have resulted in the same average earnable compensation of the member for five years immediately preceding July 1, 1945 as the records show the member actually received.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-51.1; 1952 Code Section 61-51.1; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-830. Prior service certificates.

 Upon verification of such statements of service, the Board issued or shall issue prior service certificates certifying to each member the period of service prior to July 1, 1945 with which the member was credited on the basis of his statement of service. So long as membership continues a prior service certificate shall be final and conclusive for retirement purposes as to such service. When membership ceases, such prior service certificate shall become void. Should the teacher or employee again become a member such teacher or employee shall enter the System as a teacher or employee not entitled to prior service credit except as provided in Section 9-1-1590.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-51.2; 1952 Code Section 61-51.2; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-840. What constitutes one year of service.

 The Board shall fix and determine by appropriate rules and regulations how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of service, but in no case shall more than one year of service be creditable for all services in one year. Service rendered for the regular school year in any district shall be equivalent to one year's service.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-52; 1952 Code Section 61-52; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-1010. Assets to be credited to employee annuity savings fund and employer annuity accumulation fund.

 All of the assets of the System are credited, according to the purpose for which they are held, to two bookkeeping accounts, hereinafter referred to as "funds". The accounts are referred to as the employee annuity savings fund and the employer annuity accumulation fund.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-61; 1952 Code Section 61-61; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1960 (51) 1524; 1980 Act No. 407, Section 1; 1986 Act No. 309 Section 1, eff February 4, 1986.
SC Code § 9-1-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-1030. Deductions must be made although compensation is reduced below legal minimum; consent to deductions.

 The deductions provided for in Section 9-1-1020 shall be made notwithstanding that the minimum compensation provided for by law for any member shall be reduced thereby. Every member shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deduction made and provided for in said section and shall receipt for his full compensation, and payment of such compensation less such deduction shall be a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such person during the period covered by such payments, except as to the benefits provided hereunder.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-63; 1952 Code Section 61-63; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-1050. Employer annuity accumulation fund; contributions paid by employers.

 The employer annuity accumulation fund shall be the account:  (1) in which shall be recorded the reserves on all employee annuities in force and against which shall be charged all employee annuities and all benefits in lieu of employee annuities;  (2) in which must be recorded all reserves for the payment of all employer annuities and other benefits payable from contributions made by employers and against which is charged all employer annuities and other benefits on account of members with prior service credit; and  (3) in which shall be recorded the reserves on all employer annuities granted to members not entitled to prior service credit and against which such employer annuities and benefits in lieu thereof shall be charged.  There shall be paid to the system and credited to the employer annuity accumulation fund contributions by the employers in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the earnable compensation of each member employed by each employer to be known as the "normal contribution" and an additional amount equal to a percentage of such earnable compensation to be known as the "accrued liability contribution". The rate percent of such contributions shall be fixed on the basis of the liabilities of the system as shown by actuarial valuation but may not be less than those required pursuant to Section 9-1-1085.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-66; 1952 Code Sections 61-65, 61-66, 61-77; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1960 (51) 1524; 1980 Act No. 407, Section 2; 1986 Act No. 309 Section 2, eff February 4, 1986; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt I, Section 5, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 9-1-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-1060. Normal contribution rate.

 On the basis of regular interest and of such mortality and other tables as shall be adopted by the Board, the actuary engaged by the Board to make each annual valuation during the period over which the accrued liability contribution is payable, immediately after making such valuation, shall determine the uniform and constant percentage of the earnable compensation of the average new entrant throughout his entire period of active service which would be sufficient to provide for the payment of any employer annuity payable on his account. The rate per cent so determined shall be known as the "normal contribution rate." After the accrued liability contribution has ceased to be payable, the normal contribution rate shall be the rate per cent of the earnable compensation of all members obtained by deducting from the total liabilities of the employer annuity accumulation fund the amount of the funds in hand to the credit of that account and dividing the remainder by one per cent of the present value of the prospective future earnable compensation of all members as computed on the basis of the mortality and service tables adopted by the Board and regular interest. The normal rate of contribution shall be determined by the actuary after each valuation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-67; 1952 Code Section 61-67; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424.
SC Code § 9-1-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 9 - Retirement Systems|Chapter 1 - South Carolina Retirement System|Section 9-1-1070. Accrued liability contribution rate.

 The rate per cent determined immediately after the first valuation by the actuary engaged by the Board as the rate per cent of the total annual earnable compensation of all members which is equivalent to four per cent of the amount of the total employer annuity liability on account of all members and beneficiaries which is not dischargeable by the aforesaid normal contribution made on account of such members during the remainder of their active service shall be known as the "accrued liability contribution rate." Such rate shall be increased on the basis of subsequent valuations if benefits are increased over those included in the valuation on the basis of which the original accrued liability contribution rate was determined. Upon certification by the actuary engaged by the Board that the accrued liability contribution rate may be reduced without impairing the System, the Board may cause the accrued liability contribution rate to be reduced.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 61-68; 1952 Code Section 61-68; 1945 (44) 212; 1949 (46) 424; 1955 (49) 38.