The bill H. 4593 aims to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws regarding the employee contributions required from retired members of the South Carolina Retirement System and the Police Officers Retirement System when they return to covered employment. Specifically, it proposes that a retired member does not have to pay certain employee contributions to the system, which is a significant change from the current requirement that mandates retired members to pay contributions as if they were active contributing members.

The amendments involve changes to Sections 9-1-1790 and 9-11-90, where the language is modified to clarify that retired members employed by participating employers will not accrue additional service credit due to these contributions. The bill also stipulates that retired members of one system who take positions covered by the other system will be treated as retired contributing members of their original system, with specific provisions for employer contributions. This legislation is set to take effect upon approval by the Governor.

Statutes affected:
12/17/2025: 9-1-1790
Latest Version: 9-1-1790