Amends retirement eligibility and benefits for judges, solicitors, and circuit public defenders in South Carolina.

This bill amends the retirement system for judges, solicitors, and circuit public defenders in South Carolina. It changes the retirement age for judges from seventy-two to seventy-four. It also modifies the conditions for eligibility for monthly benefits and service credit. For judges who began service before July 1, 2004, they can retire at age fifty-five. For those who began service after June 30, 2004, they can retire at age sixty. The bill specifies how monthly benefits are calculated and the conditions under which they can be deferred or distributed.

Amends retirement eligibility and benefits for judges, solicitors, and circuit public defenders in South Carolina.

This bill amends the retirement system for judges, solicitors, and circuit public defenders in South Carolina. It changes the retirement age for judges from seventy-two to seventy-four. It also modifies the conditions for eligibility for monthly benefits and service credit. For judges who began service before July 1, 2004, they can retire at age fifty-five. For those who began service after June 30, 2004, they can retire at age sixty. The bill specifies how monthly benefits are calculated and the conditions under which they can be deferred or distributed.