OMITTED MEMBERSHIP SERVICE/TSERS/LGERS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 1074 (Public) Filed Thursday, May 14, 2020
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOVERNING THE PURCHASE OF OMITTED MEMBERSHIP SERVICE IN THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Intro. by Belk, Gill, Martin, Hurley.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Jun 24 2020)
H 1074

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 14 2020 - View Summary

    Amends GS 135-4 and GS 128-26 concerning omitted membership service under the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System and the Local Government Employees' Retirement System. Adds identical provisions to each statute to require an employer to provide written notification of the total hours an employee worked in the preceding 12 months upon request from the employee classified as part-time. Requires the employer to provide a copy of the notification to the Retirement Systems Division upon request. Requires an employer to pay the applicable employer contributions if an employee is found to have been classified as part-time in error and was not eligible to earn membership service due to that error so long as the employee has paid a lump sum equal to the applicable employee contributions within one year of the omission. Effective January 1, 2021, and applies to the purchase of service for work performed on or after January 1, 2020.