GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
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HOUSE BILL DRH30080-MR-45 (02/15)
Short Title: Charter School TSERS Election. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives R. Turner and Williams (Primary Sponsors). |
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Referred to: |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to extend the amount of time a charter school has to elect to become a participating employer in the teachers' and state employees' Retirement System.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 135‑5.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 135‑5.3. Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations.
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(b3) A charter school seeking
to become a participating employer in the Retirement System prior to the end of
the initialsecond year of operation shall be granted provisional
entry into the Retirement System for one year. In the event the employee or
employer contributions required under G.S. 135‑8(f) are not received
by the date set by the Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees may revoke the
charter school's provisional entry into the Retirement System. The Board must
notify a charter school in writing not less than 90 days prior to revoking a
charter school's provisional entry into the Retirement System. One year after
the charter school was granted provisional entry into the Retirement System,
the charter school shall undergo an actuarial and financial review as required
by the Board of Trustees.
(b4) A charter school seeking
to become a participating employer in the Retirement System after the end of
the initial year of operation but before the end of the second year of
operation shallmay undergo an actuarial and financial review
as required by the Board of Trustees prior to entry into the Retirement System.
A charter school seeking to become a participating employer in the Retirement
System after the end the second year of operation shall undergo an actuarial
and financial review as required by the Board of Trustees prior to entry into
the Retirement System.
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SECTION 2. This act becomes effective August 1, 2017.