§ 135-16. Employees transferred to North Carolina State Employment Service by act of Congress. - North Carolina Statutes

§135‑16.  Employees transferred to North Carolina State Employment Serviceby act of Congress.

Notwithstanding any provisioncontained in this Chapter, any employee of the United States Employment Servicewho was transferred to and became employed by the State of North Carolina, orany of its agencies, on November 16, 1946, by virtue of Public Laws 549, 79thCongress, Chapter 672, 2nd Session, and who was employed by the War ManpowerCommission or the United States Employment Service between January 1, 1942, andNovember 15, 1946, shall be deemed to have been engaged in membership serviceas defined by this Chapter for any payroll period or periods between suchdates: Provided, that any such employee or member on or before January 1, 1948,pays to the Board of Trustees for the benefit of the proper fund or account anamount equal to the accumulated contributions, with interest thereon,  thatsuch employee or member would have made during such period if he had been amember of the Retirement System with earnable compensation based on the salaryreceived for such period and as limited by this Chapter: Provided, further thatfunds are made available by the United States Employment Service, or otherfederal agency, to the Employment Security Commission for the payment of andthe Employment Security Commission pays to the Board of Trustees for thebenefit of the proper fund a sum equal to the employer's contributions thatwould have been paid for such period for members or employees who pay theaccumulated contributions provided in this section.

The Board of Trustees isauthorized to adopt and issue all necessary rules and regulations for thepurpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this section. (1947,c. 464, s. 1; c. 598, s. 1.)