S 939

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 939
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
9-11-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NON-VESTED MEMBER OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S
RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP
SUM BENEFIT PAYMENT.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 9 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:
    Section
9-11-115.  Upon receipt by the system of the satisfactory proof of death of a
member of the system who had not served long enough to fully vest in the system
and whose death was a natural and proximate result of an injury by external
accident or violence incurred while undergoing a hazard peculiar to the
member's employment while in the actual performance of his duty, provided that
his death is not the result of the member's wilful negligence, suicide, or
intentionally self-inflicted bodily injury, there must be paid to the member's
designated beneficiary a one-time, lump sum benefit payment equal to the
greater of his accumulated contributions or seventy-five thousand dollars.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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