South Carolina § 9-1-1795 Employment of certain retired teachers without loss of retirement benefits; procedure by which retired teachers may be employed.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 9-1-1795 — Employment of certain retired teachers without loss of retirement benefits; procedure by which retired teachers may be employed.

South Carolina § 9-1-1795

Title 9RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 1SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 9-1-1795 (2026).

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(A)A retired member of the system may return to employment covered by the system without affecting the monthly retirement allowance he is receiving from the system if the retired member is a certified teacher and is employed by a school district to teach in the classroom in his area of certification in a critical academic need area or geographic need area as defined by the State Board of Education.

(B)For the provisions of this section to apply, the Department of Education must review and approve, from the documentation provided by the school district, that no qualified, nonretired member is available for employment in the position, and that the member selected for employment meets the requirements of this section. However, a school district may not consider a member of the system for em

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(A) A retired member of the system may return to employment covered by the system without affecting the monthly retirement allowance he is receiving from the system if the retired member is a certified teacher and is employed by a school district to teach in the classroom in his area of certification in a critical academic need area or geographic need area as defined by the State Board of Education. (B) For the provisions of this section to apply, the Department of Education must review and approve, from the documentation provided by the school district, that no qualified, nonretired member is available for employment in the position, and that the member selected for employment meets the requirements of this section. However, a school district may not consider a member of the system for employment before May thirty-first of each year. After approval is received from the Department of Education, school districts must notify the State Board of Education of the engagement of a retired member as a teacher and the department must notify the State Retirement System of their exemption from the earnings limitation. If the employing district fails to notify the department of the engagement of a retired member as a teacher, the district shall reimburse the system for all benefits wrongly paid to the retired member. (C) A school district shall pay to the system the employer contribution for active members prescribed by law with respect to any retired member engaged to perform services for the district, regardless of whether the retired member is a full-time or part-time employee, a temporary or permanent employee. If a district which is obligated to the system pursuant to this subsection fails to pay the amount due, as determined by the system, the amount must be deducted from any funds payable to the district by the State. (D) Beginning July 1, 2001, any retired certified school teacher or certified employee may be employed in a school or school district which is in a critical geographic need area or has received a 'below average' or 'unsatisfactory' academic performance rating pursuant to the Education Accountability Act without penalty from the South Carolina Retirement System.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, SECTION 82, eff July 1, 1999; 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, SECTION 11A, eff July 1, 2000; 2000 Act No. 393, SECTION 17, eff August 1, 2000; 2001 Act No. 64, SECTION 1, eff June 28, 2001.