South Carolina § 9-10-20 - Retirement system established; administration; director; actuarial investigations; public records.

§ 9-10-20. Retirement system established; administration; director; actuarial investigations; public records.

(A) A retirement system is established to provide pension benefits for members of the National Guard of South Carolina who became members of the National Guard of South Carolina before July 1, 1993. This retirement system has the powers and privileges of a corporation and must be known as the National Guard Retirement System. By this name all of its business must be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash, securities, and other property held.

(B) The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the system and for making effective the provisions of this chapter are vested in the board.

(C) There is created an office of Director of the National Guard Retirement System. The Director of the South Carolina Retirement System shall serve as director.

(D) The board shall engage the actuarial and other services as required to transact the business of the system.

(E) The board shall designate an actuary to be the technical advisor of the board on matters regarding the operation of the system and who shall perform other duties as are required in connection with the system.

(F) At least once in each five year period following July 1, 2006, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the participants of the system and make a valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the system. The board, after taking into account the results of these investigations and valuations, shall adopt for the system the mortality, service, and other tables as are necessary.

(G) On the basis of regular interest and tables last adopted by the board, the actuary shall make a valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the system at least every other year.

(H) The board shall keep in convenient form the data as necessary for the actuarial valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the system and for checking the experience of the system.

(I) Subject to the limitations of this chapter, the board shall establish regulations for the administration of the system and for the transaction of business.

(J) The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings under this chapter, which must be open to public inspection. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law governing the system, all persons employed by the board and the expenses of the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter must be paid from the interest earnings of the system.

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 155, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2006.