Preservation of prior rights under this Code section by certain attorneys employed by Legislative Counsel or Department of Law

Any person employed pursuant to Code Section 28-4-3 or 45-15-31 subject to the provisions of this Code section on June 30, 2005, shall retain all rights and obligations as exist on that day. Such persons shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter applicable to solicitors-general of the state courts. Employer contributions shall be paid by the respective employers under such Code sections. (Code 1981, § 47-23-43, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 57, § 1/HB 492; Ga. L. 2009, p. 315, § 1/HB 210.) The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, inserted ‘‘employed pursuant to Code Section 28-4-3 or 45-15-31’’ near the beginning of the first sentence and added the last sentence.