Bill Summaries: S113 (2023-2024 Session)

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  • Summary date: Feb 15 2023 - View summary

    Amends GS 128-24 to add new subdivision (5b), permitting a law enforcement or justice officer who has retired with an allowance from the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) to resume working as a law enforcement or justice officer for a LGERS-participating employer while still drawing their retirement allowance from LGERS, as long as the retired officer has been separated from their previous employment as an officer for at least one month and the employer pays the member’s and employer’s contributions to LGERS. The officer’s new employment would not serve to increase the service credit or benefits under LGERS. Under current law, the officer’s retirement allowance would be suspended if they returned to employment with a LGERS-participating employer. 

    Amends GS 135-2 to add new subdivision (8b), permitting a law enforcement officer who has retired with an allowance from the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System of North Carolina (TSERS) to resume working as a law enforcement officer for a TSERS-participating employer, as long as the retired officer has been separated from their previous employment as an officer for at least six months and the employer pays the member’s and employer’s contributions to TSERS. The officer’s new employment would not serve to increase the service credit or benefits under TSERS. Under current law, the officer’s retirement allowance would be suspended if they returned to employment with a TSERS-participating employer.