Legislation Enacted in 2008

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Bill Number Date Introduced Bill Description Primary Sponsor(s)
545 3/7/2007 Clarify and Amend Various Provisions: Allows the RSD and the Office of State Treasurer to disclose the names and addresses of retired state and local employees to organizations that represent 10,000 or more state or 2,00 or local employees. Ross
2614 5/27/2008 Stovall Retirement: Allows local government employees in the town of Stovall to participate in LGERS without providing prior service credits to their employees. Crawford 
2436 5/21/2008 Modify Appropriations Act of 2007: Provides a 2.2% COLA for TSERS, CJRS and LRS, increases the monthly pension benefit for the Firemen’s and Rescue Squad Workers Pension Fund from $167.00 to $170.00. Provides funding for the Service Audit Team and several IT positions, and includes the Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services as a member of CJRS. Michaux, Adams, M. Alexander, Crawford
2728  5/27/2008 Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees: Consolidates the Board of Trustees for the NC 401(k) Plan and the Board of Trustees of the NC Public Employee Deferred Compensation Plan into the Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees. The Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees would administer both the NC 401(k) and Deffered Compensation Plan. Bell, Harrell 
1563  4/17/2008 Extend Fire and Rescue Death Benefits: Provides line-of-duty death benefits to fire and rescue instructors who are conducting training outside of their own departments and therefore not covered by death benefits that they are otherwise eligible for. Holliman 
2431  5/21/2008 Studies Act of 2008: Establishes the N.C. National Guard Pension Fund Study Commission, among others. Martin, Glazier, McComas, Wainwright