AN ACT to authorize johnston memorial hospital authority to FREEZE its participation as an employer under the local governmental employees' retirement system.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Johnston Memorial Hospital Authority may elect to discontinue its participation as an employer in the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System as defined in G.S. 128‑21 for any and all employees hired on or after October 1, 2011.  Johnston Memorial Hospital Authority's Board of Trustees shall communicate their decision and provide to the Retirement Systems Division of the State Treasurer's Office copies of any Board action relating to this election.  Johnston Memorial Hospital Authority will continue to report the payroll of employees and remit the employee and employer contributions on all employees employed as of September 30, 2011, until such time as none exist.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective September 30, 2011.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15th day of June, 2011.

	s/	 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives