House Amendment 3
H 5230 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors

Rep. Caskey proposes the following amendment (LC-5230.SA0008H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 9-8-10(17) and inserting:

 (17) "Solicitor" means the person holding office as described under Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 S.C. Code. Subject to the provisions of Section 9-8-40, beginning after the 2026 general election in this State, "solicitor" also means the Attorney General of this State as the chief prosecuting officer of the State. For all purposes of this chapter including, but not limited to, employer and employee contributions, calculation of a retirement or other benefits, and adjustment of benefits paid to a retiree or beneficiary, wherever mention is made of the salary of a circuit solicitor, in the case of the Attorney General of this State, the salary referred to is the higher of the salary provided by law for the Attorney General of this State or a circuit solicitor of this State.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 9-8-40(1)(b) and inserting:

  (b) The Attorney General elected in the 2026 general election in this State may elect to become a member of the system. If the Attorney General makes that election, he may transfer prior service into the system as provided in Section 9-8-50, and to the extent the service thus transferred occurred after he took office as the Attorney General of this State, that service is deemed earned service in the system.