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1996 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
Second Annual Session
111th General Assembly of South Carolina
This act amends Section , relating to persons eligible to participate in state insurance plans, to permit a former municipal or county council member to maintain coverage under state health and dental insurance plans if covered under the plan at termination. An eligible former member must have represented a participating county or municipality for at least 12 years. The former member must pay the full employer and employee contributions, and the council must elect to allow coverage.
S.C. Protection Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc.
(R.265, S.599, Act 251)
[Effective 4/1/96]
This act amends Section , relating to the Board of the South Carolina Protection Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., to authorize the Board to change its corporate name in the same manner as any other nonprofit corporation. If the Board changes the name, then the successor nonprofit corporation retains the same powers enjoyed as the South Carolina Protection Advocacy System of the Handicapped, Inc.
The Commission for Minority Affairs' Use of Funds from Private and Public Sources
(R.286, H.4402, Act)
[Effective 4/1/96]
This joint resolution authorizes the Commission for Minority Affairs to use funds derived from public and private sources for research, forums, training, and institutes in furtherance of the goals of the commission. The commission's funds may be retained and carried forward into fiscal year 1996-97, and expended for the same purposes.
In addition, the commission may carry forward the following categories of funds to the fiscal year 1996-97:
The commission may not carry forward any state general fund appropriations unless otherwise provided by law.
All expenditures of such funds must comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the expenditures of state funds.
State Employee Grievance Procedure
(R.310, S.1079, Act 284)
[Effective 10/1/96]
This act makes various changes to Article 5, Chapter 17, Title 8, relating to the state employee grievance procedure.
Definitions and Scope
Section , which defines terms relating to the grievance procedure, is revised. Of particular note, the phrase "covered employee" means a full-time or part-time employee occupying a part or all of an established full-time equivalent (FTE) position who has completed the probationary period and has a "meets" or higher overall rating on the employee's performance evaluation and who has grievance rights. Instructional personnel are covered upon the completion of one academic year except for faculty at state technical colleges of not more than two full academic years' duration. If an employee does not receive an evaluation before the official review date, the employee must be considered to have performed in a satisfactory manner and be a covered employee. This definition does not include employees in positions such as temporary, temporary grant, or time-limited employees who do not have grievance rights. Also, "deputy director" means an employee who has been appointed by a department director under the provisions of Section 1-30-10(E), serves at the pleasure of the director, oversees a division, and reports directly to the agency head.
Section , which provides exemptions from the state employee grievance procedure, is amended to add exemptions for deputy directors defined in Section , regional and county directors of the Department of Social Services defined in Section 43-3-40(B), employees of the Jobs-Economic Development Authority, and employees the Division of Savannah Valley Development of the Department of Commerce.
Grievance Procedures
Section , concerning grievance plans and procedures, is amended to require each state agency to make a copy of the approved agency grievance procedure available to covered employees. This section is further amended to revise the list of actions which constitute grievances. A covered employee may continue to file a grievance or appeal for the following adverse employee actions: terminations, suspensions, involuntary reassignments, and demotions. Reclassifications are considered a grievance only if there is a material issue as to whether the action is a punitive reclassification. Promotions are not considered adverse employment actions unless there is a material issue of fact as to whether an agency considered a qualified covered employee for a position for which the employee formally applied or would have applied if aware of the promotional opportunity. Salary decreases based on performance are adverse employment actions subject to grievance proceedings. A reduction in force is an adverse employment action only if there is a material issue of fact concerning whether the agency improperly applied its reduction in force policy.
Section , pertaining to the State Employee Grievance Committee, requires the State Human Resources Director to forward to the committee all appeals that meet jurisdictional requirements and relate to the following adverse employment actions: terminations, salary decreases based on performance, demotions, suspensions for more than 10 days, and reductions in force when there is a material issue of fact regarding inconsistent or improper application of an agency's reduction in force plan or policy. Members of the committee must now be recommended by their agency head. The director, rather than the chairman of the committee, may divide the committee into five-member panels and designate a presiding officer and secretary for each hearing. The quorum for five-member panels is reduced from four to three members. Members must now be disqualified from hearings when any conflict of interest exists, rather than only when another employee within their agencies are involved.
The committee may alter or overrule an agency's decision regarding an employee if the decision violated statutory or constitutional provisions, relied upon unlawful procedure, proved clearly erroneous, suffered from errors of law, violated the agency's statutory authority, or evinced arbitrary or capricious elements. However, an agency's decision must continue to be given greater deference in cases involving actual or threatened abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a patient, client, or inmate.
The covered employee or the agency initiating a petition for judicial review is responsible for preparation of the transcript and paying the costs of preparation of the transcript of the audio tapes of a hearing required for certification of the record to the court of common pleas. Neither the board nor the Office of Human Resources nor the State Human Resources Director nor the committee may be named in a petition for judicial review. However, any of these entities may make a motion to intervene to participate in the petition for judicial review for appropriate reasons including their interest in defending their policies.
Mediation
Section , which provides legislative findings regarding state employee grievances, is further amended to encourage state agencies to use alternative dispute resolution methods to avoid grievance hearings and further litigation. Section , relating to the duties of the State Human Resources Director, now requires the director to determine whether to route an appeal from a final agency decision to either a mediator-arbitrator or to the State Employee Grievance Committee for an appropriate hearing, based upon the nature of the appeal.
Section is added, requiring the State Human Resources Director to forward to a mediator-arbitrator all appeals which meet jurisdictional requirements and relate to the following adverse employment actions: lack of promotional consideration and punitive reclassification when the State Human Resources Director determines there is a material issue of fact regarding these issues, suspensions for 10 days or fewer, and involuntary reassignments. The parties or their representatives attending a mediation conference must have full authority to negotiate and recommend settlement. Failure of the covered employee or the employee's representative to attend a mediation conference without reasonable justification, as determined by the director, constitutes a waiver of the employee's rights to further pursue the appeal.
If the parties do not reach an agreement, the mediator-arbitrator, after conducting a mediation conference with either or both parties, must submit a final written decision within 45 days after the conference. Either party may request a reconsideration within 30 days after receipt of the decision. The arbitration decision is final. The Administrative Procedures Act does not apply to mediation-arbitration proceedings. However, final decisions rendered by the mediator are subject to judicial review upon the petition of the employee or the agency. An agency, however, may not seek judicial review unless approved by the Budget and Control Board. All information received by the mediator in his capacity as a mediator remains confidential; a mediator may not be compelled by subpoena or otherwise to divulge records or discussions or to testify in regard to the mediation in any adversary proceeding or judicial forum.
In addition to the mandatory mediation of certain grievance actions provided in Section , this act also amends Section , to require nonbinding mediation by an impartial third party mediator appointed by the State Human Resources Director for the following employee actions: termination, salary decrease based on performance, demotion, suspension for more than ten days, or reduction in force. Previously, this section required the State Human Resources Director to himself mediate all appeals of agency actions before forwarding them to the State Employee Grievance Committee. The same circumstances that apply in binding mediation cases pursuant to Section apply in the non-binding cases, except that the mediator may not make a final decision if the parties do not reach resolution. Rather, the appeal must be forwarded to the State Employee Grievance Committee, as in the past.
Exclusive Remedy to Persons Covered by State Insurance
(R.311, S.1082, Act 312)
[Effective 5/6/96 and applies to claims for benefits pending or filed on and after that date.]
This act amends Section , relating to insurance available to active and retired state employees, to provide that claims for benefits under any self-insured insurance plan offered to State employees, public school district employees, and other eligible persons must be resolved by procedures established by the State Budget and Control Board rather than under the Administrative Procedures Act. These procedures serve as the exclusive remedy for such claims, subject only to appellate judicial review consistent with the standards provided in Section .
State Budget and Control Board Not Liable for Canceling Insurance
(R.313, S.1148, Act 314)
[Effective 5/6/96]
This act amends Section , concerning payment of insurance premiums on insurance policies issued by the State Budget and Control Board, revising the procedure regarding late payments. Previously, if the officer, official, or trustee having care of the property insured lacked sufficient funds to pay an insurance premium upon demand, the Board was given a preferred claim on the first funds available to the institution, county, or school district, until the premium was satisfied, with 5% interest per annum allowed on unpaid premiums. Now, the board may cancel a policy if an agency or political subdivision fails to pay any required premium within 60 days from the date of the premium, by mailing a notice of cancellation to the insured entity 30 days before a cancellation takes effect and by also publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the insured's headquarters are located. The board is not responsible for risk or loss occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. The act repeals Section , which allowed delinquent insurance premiums to be deducted from the county or political subdivision's gasoline tax revenue distribution.
Section , which previously provided that the board was not responsible for any uncovered or uninsured risk which existed because an agency or political subdivision failed to pay a liability insurance premium due under an insurance policy insuring losses subject to the Tort Claims Act, is amended in the same way that Section was amended.
Section 11-9-75, which requires the State Treasurer to withhold state funds from a county or municipality 90 days late in payments owed to the state or a state agency for remittance to the agency owed, is amended to change the scope of application of this section from "counties or municipalities" to "agencies or political subdivisions." Further, if the State Treasurer does not forward the entire delinquent amount to an agency after one year from the date of certification of delinquency, the agency owed the debt must write off the outstanding amount as an uncollectible bad debt.
Establishment of Not-for-profit Corporations by the South Carolina Research Authority
(R.350, H.4666, Act 308)
[Effective 5/7/96]
This act amends Chapter 17, Title 13, relating to the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), adding Section to authorize SCRA to establish not-for-profit corporations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These corporations possess the powers provided to not-for-profit corporations under applicable corporate law. Pursuant to Section , the stated purpose of SCRA is to enhance the research capabilities of the state's public and private universities, to establish a continuing forum to foster greater dialogue throughout the research community within the State, and to promote the development of high technology industries and research facilities in South Carolina.
Section , concerning the establishment of the South Carolina Research Authority, now endows as an official acronym, "SCRA."
Membership of the Commission on Prosecution Coordination
(R.371, S.1278, Act 337)
[Effective 5/20/96]
Amending Section 1-7-920, relating to the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, this act revises the membership to include the Director of the Department of Public Safety in lieu of the Executive Director of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for the appointed term.
State Boundaries in the Lower Savannah Region
(R.415, S.1315, Act 375)
[Effective 5/29/96]
This act amends Section , which describes our state's boundaries, to more particularly describe the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina along the lower reaches of the Savannah River, and the lateral seaward boundary. This act codifies the resolution of a boundary dispute between South Carolina and Georgia.
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act Administrator
(R.417, S.1358, Act 377)
[Effective 7/1/96]
The act amends Section , relating to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, by changing the administrator of that act from the Department of Revenue to the State Treasurer.
Revision of Procedure for Promulgating Regulations
(R.445, S.921, Act 411)
[Effective 6/4/96 and applicable to any regulation that has not been submitted to the General Assembly for the prescribed legislative review, except as provided herein]
This act amends Section , relating to General Assembly approval of regulations, to provide that, by July 1, 1997, and every five years thereafter, an agency that promulgates regulations must formally review all regulations it has promulgated. The agency must also review any regulations to which it has been transferred the responsibility of administering. After the review, the agency must send the Code Commissioner a report of regulations it intends to repeal, amend, and that do not require repeal or amendment. This review applies to regulations that became effective before July 1, 1997 and on and after this date. Regulations passed to comply with federal law, by the State Board of Financial Institutions, or in emergency situations are not subject to this review.
Section is further amended to provide that an agency may not withdraw or modify a regulation sent to the General Assembly for review except upon written notification by a committee that by majority vote it cannot approve the regulation in the form submitted.
Section ), which defines the term "regulation," is amended to provide that a policy or guidance issued by an agency other than in a regulation does not have the force or effect of law. The definition is further amended to include general licensing criteria and conditions.
Section , which describes the procedure for publishing notice of a proposed promulgation of a regulation, is amended to require the notice of the public hearing regarding a proposed regulation to include a narrative preamble, rather than a synopsis, with the text of the regulation. The preamble must include a section-by-section discussion of the regulation and a justification for any provision not required to maintain compliance with federal law including, but not limited to, grant programs.
Section , relating to the assessment report prepared by an agency upon written request of two members of the General Assembly for any regulation having substantial economic impact, to require the request to be made before a promulgated regulation is received for legislative review. In addition, the committee to which a regulation has been referred may notify the agency in writing that the committee cannot approve the regulation unless an assessment report is provided. The notification tolls the legislative review period until a report is provided to the committee. Upon receipt of the report, if fewer than 20 days remain in the legislative review period, additional days must be added to increase the period to 20 days.
An analysis of the factors listed in Section (C)(1) through (11), which provides the items which may be included in an assessment report prepared by an agency upon written request of two members of the General Assembly for any regulation having substantial economic impact, must now be included at the following stages of the regulatory process:
However, the agency is not required to include in the reasonableness and need determination items regarding the effect on competition, the effect on the cost of living and doing business, the effect on employment, the source of revenue for a regulation, and the economic impact on persons substantially affected. However, comments related to these items received during the public comment periods must be made part of the official record of the regulation.
Section , which outlines the regulatory process, is further amended to revise the steps that may be taken when the presiding official at a public hearing determines that the need for or reasonableness of a proposed regulation has not been established. The agency may modify the regulation by including the presiding official's suggested modifications; not modify the regulation and submit a copy of the regulation and a copy of the official's report to the General Assembly; or terminate the promulgation of the regulation by publication of a notice in the State Register.
Deputy Enforcement Officers of the Department of Natural Resources
(R.475, H.3879, Act 388)
[Effective July 1, 1996]
Amendments to Section expressly grant deputy enforcement officers with statewide police power relating to the enforcement of wildlife, marine, or natural resources law. The director of the department, however, retains the authority to determine the number of officers appointed and to restrict their territorial jurisdiction. No person who holds another public office may serve as a deputy enforcement officer. Deputy enforcement officers are volunteers, covered by Chapter 25 of Title 8 which defines certain types of governmental volunteers and the reimbursements to which they are entitled. Volunteers do not qualify for workers' compensation benefits.
These officers must furnish their own equipment but may not equip privately owned vehicles with blue lights, sirens, or police type markings. They must promptly comply with all department directives and the supervisor of enforcement officers within whose area the officer acts.
Persons designated as deputy enforcement officers must successfully complete either the Criminal Justice Academy's Certification Course or the Basic State Constables Course and must successfully complete required refresher training. Deputy enforcement officers appointed prior to July 1, 1996 have until July 1, 1997 to meet these new training requirements.
Prohibition on Convicted Felons Serving in Public Office and Voting Eligibility
(R.499, S.556, Act)
[Effective Upon Approval by the Voters and Ratification of General Assembly]
This act proposes an amendment to Article III, Section 7 of the South Carolina Constitution, to prohibit any person from membership in the General Assembly if convicted of a felony or certain election law offenses under state or federal law or those pleading guilty or nolo contendere to such an offense. The proposed amendment does not apply this prohibition to a person who has been pardoned or who files for office 15 years after the completion of the sentence, including probation and parole time. The act exempts persons holding office prior to ratification of this amendment.
The act also proposes an identical amendment to Article VI, Section 1 of the South Carolina Constitution regarding other popularly elected officials in this state.
Finally, this joint resolution includes a proposed amendment to Article II, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution. To review this provision, please refer to the Governmental Affairs portion (R.460, S.1213) of this Legislative Summary.
Investment of State Retirement Monies
(R.537, H.4518, Act)
[Effective upon ratification of the General Assembly if approved by the voters in a referendum held at the time of the General Election.]
This is a joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article X, Section 16 of the State Constitution which would provide that the funds of the various state-operated retirement systems may be invested and reinvested in equity securities of any corporation within the United States that is registered on a national securities exchange as provided in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor act or quoted through the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations System or a similar service. Upon the enactment of the implementing legislation, the State Retirement Systems Investment Panel is also established consisting of members appointed by the Governor, State Treasurer, Comptroller General, and the appropriate House and Senate committees having jurisdiction over appropriations.
Appropriation Act, Part II Permanent Provisions
(R.520, H.4600, Act 458)
SECTION 27 - Division of Securities Transferred from Secretary of State to Attorney General
[Effective 7/1/96]
This section transfers the duties, functions, personnel, appropriations, and responsibilities of the Secretary of State's Division of Securities to the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney General will administer the South Carolina Uniform Securities Act, as contained in Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the 1976 Code, and serve ex officio as Securities Commissioner.
This section amends Chapter 1 of Title 35, relating to the Uniform Securities Act, to add Section (A), allowing the Attorney General to collect and retain fee revenues in excess of such revenues credited to the state general fund in fiscal year 1995-96 to use for the operations of the Securities Division.
The Attorney General may retain the first $250,000 received by the Division of Securities in a fiscal year in settlement of litigation enforcement action and reimbursements of expenses arising from violation of the securities laws, to offset investigative, prosecutive, and administrative costs of enforcing the securities laws.
SECTION 28 - Attorney General to Oversee Public Charities
[Effective 7/1/96]
This section shifts responsibility for the duties and functions of the Division of Public Charities, pursuant to the South Carolina Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, from the Secretary of State's Office to the Attorney General's Office. This change is reflected in numerous references throughout Chapter 56 of Title 33 of the Code, all concerning the solicitation of charitable funds, replacing references to the Office of the Secretary of State with references to the Office of the Attorney General.
The section amends Section to permit the Attorney General's Office to retain the first $200,000 in administrative fine revenue received pursuant to Chapter 56 in a fiscal year to offset the expenses of enforcing this chapter. All fine revenue collected in excess of $200,000 must go into the state general fund.
SECTION 35 - Oversight of Federal Funds; Folk Heritage Award; Joint Legislative Study Committees Eliminated
[Effective 7/1/96, except as noted.]
Effective January 1, 1997, this section amends Chapter 65, Title 2 by renaming it the South Carolina Federal and Other Funds Oversight Act. This act transfers those oversight functions from the Joint Appropriations Review Committee (JARC) to the Governor. JARC will cease to exist.
Section 2-65-20, relating to anticipated federal funds and other funds, specifies that the General Assembly appropriate these funds consistent with federal laws and regulations. All state agencies must submit programmatic financial information for each federal project to the Governor, in the manner he prescribes. Section 2-65-30 is amended to provide that a state agency may receive and expend unanticipated federal funds not included in the General Appropriation Act, but the agency must submit expenditure proposals to the Governor before submission of the proposal to the grantor agency. The State agency must receive the Governor's authorization before receiving and expending these funds. Both code provisions require the Governor to provide the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee with periodic reports that describe actions taken regarding these funds.
Amending Section 2-65-40, this section allows a state agency to spend "other" funds above the amount in the General Appropriation Act and increases in anticipated federal programs if granted prior authorization by the Governor. The Governor must inform the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee with periodic reports of actions taken under the provisions of this section.
Section 2-65-50, pertaining to estimates of research and student aid funds, mandates that the Governor maintain quarterly reports of the funds received by the agency and make these reports available to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways & Means Committee upon request.
Section 2-65-80 compels the Governor to hold public hearings for federal block grants for which federal laws and regulations require public hearings. The Governor must give consideration to public comments in reviewing and authorizing federal funds.
Effective January 1, 1997, this section also amends Title 2 by adding Chapter 66 to enact the South Carolina Folk Heritage Award to honor not more than four recipients each year. The General Assembly presents these awards to individuals in recognition of lifetime achievements in this state for traditional folk art. Selection criteria emphasize authenticity of tradition, the history of practice in this State, and the significance of the individual artist or group in elevating the level of artistic achievement or the extent to which the art has been presented to a wider audience by the artist or group. An advisory committee of private citizens and professionals will select recipients for this award.
The final portion of this section repeals various chapters of the Code thereby eliminating the following joint legislative study committees: Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Textile Industry, Energy, Health Care Planning, Cultural Affairs, Disabilities and Tourism.
SECTION 45 - Hiring of Enforcement Officers for the Department of Natural Resources
[Effective 7/1/96]
This section amends Section , pertaining to the requirements for enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources, to require the department to hire the most qualified applicants; to remove the preference requirement for county resident enforcement officers; and to require officers to establish residence in the county for which he is employed. If an officer does not reside in the county for which he is employed, he must move to the county at his expense within three months of employment. This section also prohibits the compensation of Natural Resources enforcement officers from any source other than appropriations authorized in the annual General Appropriation Act.
SECTION 46 - Eligibility for Preretirement Death Benefits Program
[Effective 6/19/96]
Sections and currently provide preretirement death benefits equal to a member's annual salary for members of the S.C. Retirement System and the S.C. Police Officers' Retirement System, respectively. For the beneficiary to be eligible for this benefit the employee must have been covered for more than a year unless killed while performing the duties of his or her job. The amendments to these sections define when a member is "in service" and therefore eligible for the death benefit. A member is "in service" if the date of the member's death occurred not more than 90 days from the last day of the member's employment in a regular pay status while earning retirement service credit, whether physically working on that day or taking annual or sick leave.
SECTION 47 - Retirement System Change in Beneficiary
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section , to allow the member to revoke the prior nomination of his or her spouse to receive a retirement allowance and elect a new option only after death of his or her spouse or a change in marital status made with the S.C. Retirement System by completing a prescribed form and by the member writing a notarized form with the identical information required on the prescribed form and, in the case of the death of a spouse, the change must be made before the first anniversary of the date of death of the spouse.
Following the election of a new option, the retirement allowance payable must be computed upon the actuarial equivalent of the retirement allowance in effect immediately before the effective date of the new option.
SECTION 48 - Retirement System Definition of Employee
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Sections 9-1-10 which provides definitions for purposes of the South Carolina Retirement System, and Section 9-1-440, relating to the adjustments for service credit, to exclude from the definition and consideration for service credit a person employed by a school, college, or university if enrolled as a student there, except in the case of a school bus driver paid by the same school district in which the person is enrolled.
SECTION 49 - Establishing Retirement Credit
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section so as to allow a member of the S.C. Retirement System to establish up to two years of retirement credit if the member leaves employment covered by the retirement system to attend undergraduate or graduate school and returns to covered employment within 90 days after the last date of enrollment. Previously, there was no time period within which the members had to return to covered employment.
SECTION 50 - General Assembly Retirement System Member Credit
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section 9-9-55, authorizing a member of the General Assembly elected by special election and serving for a portion of a year to receive credit for the entire year upon payment into the system of the same amount as members of the General Assembly contributed for the same period of time plus interest.
SECTION 52 - Administration of the Fund for Emotionally Disturbed Children
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section by transferring the responsibility for administering the Fund for Emotionally Disturbed Children from the Health and Human Services Finance Commission to the Department of Social Services.
SECTION 54 - Authorization to Change Location of Senior Citizen Centers
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section 32B.(1), Part II, Act 171 of 1991, relating to senior citizen centers, so as to authorize the State Budget and Control Board, at the request of the Division on Aging of the Office of the Governor, to change the location of a senior citizen center within a county.
SECTION 76 - Holiday Schedules of Public Colleges and Universities
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section 53-5-10, relating to the legal holidays available for state employees, by providing that the holiday schedules of public colleges, universities, and technical schools comply with this code section if the number of holidays is not greater than the number allowed for state employees.
SECTION 81 - State Health Benefits for Certain Employees Residential Group Care
[Effective 7/1/96]
This section amends Section (A), relating to entities whose employees and retirees qualify for state health and dental insurance plans, adding item (11) to allow insurance coverage of a residential group care facility, if the facility's staff belongs to the South Carolina Retirement System and if the facility provides educational facilities at no cost to the local school district.
SECTION 88 - Department of Revenue
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section requires the Code Commissioner to change the term "Department of Revenue and Taxation" to the "Department of Revenue" in the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly, or the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.
Section 98 - Bonus Leave Earnings
[Effective 6/19/96]
This section amends Section , relating to credit for prior state service in computing bonus leave earnings, deleting the cap on prior service which may be credited, previously a maximum of 10 years.
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