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Panel advances bill to let Catawba Nation join state police pension, with limited waiver of sovereign immunity
Summary
The Senate Retirement Subcommittee on Finance voted unanimously to send S.127 to the full committee; the bill would allow the Catawba Nation to join the Police Officers Retirement System if the tribe applies and waives sovereign immunity limited to disputes arising from participation.
The Senate Retirement Subcommittee on Finance voted unanimously to give a favorable report to S.127, a bill that would allow the Catawba Nation to join the state Police Officers Retirement System if the tribe applies and meets existing board requirements and agrees to limited waiver of sovereign immunity.
Olivia, a staff member who summarized the measure for the panel, said the bill would "add the Catawba Nation upon its admission to the system to the definition of an employer for the police officers retirement system" and requires the Nation to apply to the board under current law and "comply with all the current requirements and the board's rules and regulations." She added that "the act…
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