Use of personnel by local units of administration

Except where prohibited by federal law, rules, or regulations or rules, regulations, or policies of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, local units of administration shall be authorized to utilize personnel funded under this article to administer and coordinate 373 20-4-26 community education programs and activities as well as to execute their assigned duties and responsibilities related to adult literacy education. (Code 1981, § 20-4-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 2; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49.) 20-4-25. Membership in retirement system — Professional personnel employed on or after July 1, 1985, and nonprofessional personnel employed after July 1, 1987. Newly hired professional personnel employed for the first time by the Department of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, on or after July 1, 1985, and all full-time nonprofessional personnel employed for the first time after July 1, 1987, by postsecondary technical schools governed by the Department of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, shall become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as a condition of employment, if otherwise eligible under laws, rules, and regulations, unless such personnel elect membership in the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia and are otherwise eligible under laws, rules, and regulations. Once such election is made by such personnel, the election is irrevocable during the tenure of employment with the Department of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, or any postsecondary technical school governed thereby. Newly hired employees not eligible for membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia shall become members of the Public School Employees Retirement System as a condition of employment, if otherwise eligible. The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia shall provide by regulation for informing prospective employees of the option provided for by this Code section so that such personnel may choose membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia or the Public School Employees Retirement System at the time of their employment. (Code 1981, § 20-4-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 20/SB 46; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49.) 20-4-26. Membership in retirement system — Employees of schools formerly operated by local board of education or area postsecondary technical education board. All full-time employees of a postsecondary technical school formerly operated by a local board of education or area postsecondary technical education board as of July 1, 1987, or the date which the Department of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, assumes governance of the postsecondary technical 374 20-4-26 VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 20-4-28 school shall elect either to continue membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or to become members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia. Once such election is made by such personnel, the election is irrevocable during the tenure of employment with the Technical College System of Georgia or any postsecondary technical school governed thereby. All employees who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System may elect to continue their membership in the Public School Employees Retirement System or to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, if otherwise eligible under laws, rules, or regulations. (Code 1981, § 20-4-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 20/SB 46.) 20-4-27. Service classification.