Title 47 — Title 47
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O.C.G.A. § 47-1-1 Intent of codification and enactment of this title
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The enactment of Title 47 of this Code is intended only as a recodification of the existing laws of this state relating to retirement and pensions. The codification and enactment of this title are not intended to nor shall they be construed to increase, diminish, grant, destroy, …
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-10 Intent of codification and enactment of this title
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Pooling of funds by retirement systems for investment purposes; accounting practices with regard to pooled funds. Power of a local retirement system to hire an actuary; payment of the administrative costs of a local retirement system; periodic actuarial investigations; annual fin…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-11 Editor’s notes
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— Ga. L. 1990, p. 527, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘Any creditable service obtained prior to the effective date of this Act under the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia and under a local retirement or pension system by any person who is subject to t…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-13 Maximum compensation used in computing employee and employer contributions
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘eligible member’’ means a person who became a member of a public retirement or pension system prior to the plan year beginning after December 31, 1995. (b) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum compens…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-13.1 Annual compensation limits in determining benefits or contributions due
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Annual compensation’’ means compensation during the determination period. Such term shall include any cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year if the determination period begins with or within such calendar year. (2…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-20 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Conviction’’ means a judgment of conviction for the commission of a crime which is entered upon a verdict or plea of guilty. (1.1) ‘‘Drug related crime’’ means a felony specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-13-30 and any felony sp…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-21 Definitions
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Termination of membership in public retirement system for committing public employment related crimes; applicability to employees on July 1, 1985; determination of benefits. 47-1-22. Reduction and forfeiture of rights and benefits by public employees after July 1, 1985, for commi…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-30 Authority to increase benefits
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Board of trustees’’ means the board of trustees or other fiscal authority or governing body, by whatever name designated, of a retirement system. (2) ‘‘Retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system or fund created by or…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-40 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Public employee’’ means an active member of a retirement system defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section. (2) ‘‘Retirement system’’ means: (A) The Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia provided for in Chapter 2 of this title; (B) Th…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-42 Use of other provisions of article not precluded
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Obtaining creditable service pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not preclude the use of the provisions of this article to obtain creditable service for another future temporary disability, provided that there is a period of at least five years of active service as a…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-43 Definitions
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Employees authorized to receive creditable service for period of temporary disability; application for creditable service; payment of employee contributions during period. Use of other provisions of article not precluded. Applicability of article; proof of temporary disability. A…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-6 Code Commission notes
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— The amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1159, § 1, irreconcilably conflicted with and was treated as superseded by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1160, § 3. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921).
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-60 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: 30 47-1-61 (1) ‘‘Creditable service’’ means service with a public retirement system or fund used in the same manner as actual service in the computation of all rights and benefits. (2) ‘‘Public retirement system or fund’’ means a public retireme…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-84 Modifications by board of trustees
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, the board of trustees of a retirement or pension system may modify a request by 42 47-1-86 a plan member to make a contribution to the public retirement or pension system if the amount of the contribution woul…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-85 Assets of public retirement or pension system to be held in trust
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(a) The assets of a public retirement or pension system shall be held in trust, and it shall not be possible at the time prior to satisfaction of all liabilities to plan members and their beneficiaries under the public retirement or pension system for any part of said assets to b…
O.C.G.A. § 47-1-86 Adopted plan document or rules and regulations govern
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Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent that the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System created by Chapter 5 of this title has adopted a plan document or rules and regulations that are in compliance with Sect…