# Georgia SB 150: Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the program Georgia SB 150, Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the program, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican) and 4 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB150-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 150 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the program - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Retirement, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (256 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More teaching options for retired teachers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying Georgia teacher-pension recipients can return to full-time certified pre-K–12 teaching in listed subjects. They need at least 30 years of credited service as full-time certified pre-K–12 teachers. They must also spend at least one year after retirement without ret… - Local shortages guide retired teacher hiring: mixed, medium. Qualifying retirees with at least 30 years of credited service can also teach full time in their school system's highest-need areas. Beginning July 1, 2026, these are each system's three subjects with the highest percentages of unfilled classroom jobs. This replaces regional shortage measures, maki… - Longer teacher rehiring brings school costs: mixed, medium. The law extends Georgia's retired-teacher hiring program, which began July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2030. The changes take effect July 1, 2026, only with required funding under Georgia's retirement-systems law. Without that funding, the act is automatically repealed on July 1, 2026. Qualifying ret… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Steve Gooch (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-03-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 0 | 11 | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 48 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-07-01: Effective Date - 2026-05-05: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Act 399 - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2026-02-11: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-02-10: House First Readers (House) - 2026-02-09: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 150/AP* (v13): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248650) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [SB 150/AP* (v13) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248650) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB150-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).