3-12C-1614. Department of Labor and Regulation employees--Membership in system--Benefits and credited service. All personnel hired after June 30, 1980, by the divisions of the Department of Labor and Regulation shall be members of the system. Any individual employed before July 1, 1980, may elect to become a member of the system, if that election is made before July 1, 1981. Benefits accrued to a member prior to the date of such election shall be continued and may not be considered as other public benefits for the purposes of calculating or offsetting any benefit resulting from participation in the system. Credited service earned under the retirement system provided by chapter 61-2 may not be counted for the purpose of calculation of benefits under this chapter. For any individual who elects to be a member of the system pursuant to this section, credited service earned under the retirement system provided by chapter 61-2 shall be counted for the purpose of vesting and eligibility for any family or disability benefits pursuant to this chapter, if contributions made to the system provided under chapter 61-2 are not withdrawn.
Source: SL 1980, ch 33, § 2; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2012, ch 26, § 9; SL 2016, ch 31, § 6.; SDCL § 3-12-62.1; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1.
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