Sec. 5-159. Social Security contributions.
Sec. 5-159. Social Security contributions. The Comptroller shall deduct from the
salary of each state employee who is covered under Social Security, and the state shall
contribute, the amount required of each under the federal Insurance Contributions Act.
The Comptroller shall verify them in accordance with applicable federal regulations
and shall forward such contributions to a financial institution qualified as a depositary
for federal taxes or to the federal reserve bank.
(1957, P.A. 595, S. 4; September, 1957, P.A. 9, S. 4; March, 1958, P.A. 23, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 5-97; 1961, P.A. 234,
S. 8; P.A. 89-215, S. 2, 3.)
History: 1961 act "restated" state employees retirement act "in a simpler, clearer and more orderly form"; P.A. 89-215
made technical changes re handling of Social Security contributions and clarified that comptroller, rather than retirement
commission, verifies contributions and forwards them to a qualified financial institution or to the federal reserve bank,
rather than to the Secretary of the Treasury.