Creditable service for temporary full-time employment by legislative branch

Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 13, effective July 1, 2010. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 47-2-96.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 730, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1111, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 429, §§ 1, 2/HB 644. Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010.’’ 47-2-96.2. Creditable service for uncredited full-time service with executive branch. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 14, effective July 1, 2010. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 47-2-96.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 174, § 1. Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010.’’ 47-2-97. Applicability of creditable service under Code Section 47-2-93 or subsection (b) of Code Section 47-2-96 toward involuntary separation benefits; requirement as to full-time employment for credit. Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 15, effective July 1, 2010. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1971, p. 96, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 456, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1993, p. 86, § 1. Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized 105 and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any 47-2-99 such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010.’’ 47-2-98. Creditable service for member who was officer or employee of Georgia Housing and Finance Authority. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority established by Chapter 26 of Title 50. (2) ‘‘Proof of prior employment’’ means pay records, income tax withholding records, or other records of the authority which are sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the board of trustees the prior employment record of an officer or employee of the authority. (b)(1) Any member of this retirement system who became a member on or after July 1, 1995, and who, immediately prior to becoming a member, was an officer or employee of the authority shall, upon furnishing proof of prior employment to the board of trustees and subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, be eligible to receive creditable service under this retirement system for such prior service. (2) A member subject to this Code section shall have the option to transfer all or a portion of his or her vested interest in the pension plan maintained by the authority prior to the date he or she became a member of this retirement system to satisfy all or a portion of the cost to receive creditable service allowed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. Any funds transferred pursuant to such option shall be credited to the officer’s or employee’s annuity account established by the retirement system. The member shall be authorized, but not required, to supplement such amount so transferred. The member shall receive such creditable service as the combination of funds so transferred or paid would warrant without creating any additional accrued liability of the retirement system, up to the maximum amount of creditable service allowed by paragraph (1) of this subsection. (Code 1981, § 47-2-98, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 391, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 611, § 1/SB 161.) 47-2-99. Applicability of creditable service under Code Section 47-2-334 and Chapter 22 of this title; obtaining service and application for creditable service. (a) Any member of the retirement system, including a member subject to the provisions of Code Section 47-2-334, who was, at any time prior to becoming a member, employed by an employer as a temporary full-time employee, may obtain up to 12 months of creditable service for such service as a temporary full-time employee under the conditions contained in this 106 47-2-99 EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA 47-2-100 Code section; provided, however, that no such credit shall be granted for any period which was covered under Chapter 22 of this title, relating to the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan. (b) Any person desiring to obtain the creditable service authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section shall make application in such manner as the board of trustees deems proper; tender to the board of trustees such proof of the prior employment as the board shall deem necessary; and pay to the board of trustees the employer and employee contributions as would have been paid if the member had been a member at the time of performing such prior service, together with regular interest thereon compounded annually to the date of payment. (c) Application for creditable service authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section must be received by the board of trustees not later than June 30, 2001, or 24 months after the member becomes a member of the retirement system, whichever date is later. (Code 1981, § 47-2-99, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1239, § 1.) 47-2-100. Additional creditable service.