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Subcommittee advances bill to let Catawba Nation join state police pension if it waives limited sovereign immunity
Summary
A Finance subcommittee voted unanimously to give S.127 a favorable report; the bill would let the Catawba Nation apply to join the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System provided it meets statutory application rules and waives sovereign immunity for disputes arising from participation in the system.
A Senate retirement subcommittee advanced S.127 on a unanimous vote after hearing that the Catawba Nation wants access to the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System to recruit and retain law-enforcement officers.
Olivia, a staff presenter, told the panel the bill would add the Catawba Nation "upon its admission to the system" to the definition of an employer under the police officers retirement system and would require the Nation to apply to the board, comply with existing requirements and the board's rules, and state a requested date of admission. The staff summary said the measure limits membership to employees whose "time is devoted solely to the performance of governmental service as a police officer" and that the act would take effect upon the…
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