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Committee Advances Bill Letting Catawba Nation Join Police Retirement System
Summary
A Senate retirement subcommittee gave S.127 a favorable report to let the Catawba Nation join the state Police Officers Retirement System if the Nation applies and waives sovereign immunity for disputes related to plan participation.
A Senate retirement subcommittee on finance voted unanimously on Thursday to give S.127 a favorable report, clearing the bill to the full committee. The bill would allow the Catawba Nation, upon application and approval by the retirement board, to join the state Police Officers Retirement System.
Olivia, a staff member who summarized the measure for the committee, said the bill amends statutory definitions to add the Catawba Nation as an employer for the police officers system, sets application and admission requirements under sections 9-11-40 and 9-11-43, and requires that a Catawba employee devote substantially all time to governmental police duties to qualify. Olivia said the Nation must comply with existing plan rules and regulations and agree that disputes arising from participation be…
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