Title 47 — Title 47

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Accumulated contributions’’ means the sum of all the amounts deducted from the earnable compensation of a member or paid by the member to establish or reestablish credit for service, which amounts are credited to the member’s individual ac…

(a) Any member of this retirement system may obtain up to an additional three years of creditable service as provided in this Code section. In order to obtain such additional creditable service, the member must: (1) Make application to the board of trustees in such manner as the …

Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any member employed by the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety as an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a trooper; by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as an officer or agent; by the Depart…

(a) Upon service retirement, a member shall receive a service retirement allowance which shall consist of: (1) An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his or her accumulated contributions at the time of his or her retirement; and (2) A pension equal to the annuity a…

(a) A member may elect to convert the retirement allowance otherwise payable to him or her into a modified retirement allowance of equivalent actuarial value in accordance with one of the options set forth in subsections (b) through (e) of this Code section; provided, however, th…

If a disability beneficiary is restored to service, the retirement allowance of the beneficiary shall cease and the beneficiary shall again become a contributing member of the retirement system. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any prior service certifica…

In the application of Code Sections 47-2-121, 47-2-123, 47-2-124, and subsection (d) of Code Section 47-2-120 to allowances, the monthly benefit of the member, whether dead or in life, or his beneficiary shall be computed as if the member attained age 60 or 65, whichever is appli…

(a) Wherever the term ‘‘survivors benefits’’ is used or referred to in this chapter, it shall be construed to be group term life insurance. (b) Pursuant to the provisions of this Code section, Code Section 47-2-129, and rules or regulations adopted for such purpose, the board of …

47-2-130. Refund of accumulated contri- 47-2-141. 47-2-142. Credit for transfer to a federal agency during a national emergency; retransfer to employment under retirement system; termination of federal employment. Employer contributions for transfer to federal agency; accumulated…

(a) Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any employee of the General Assembly who is in a position which normally requires actual performance of duties during the full 12 months of the calendar year, as reflected by the state auditor’s report, shall, as a con…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Local retirement system’’ means a retirement system maintained by a county or independent school district for the purpose of providing a retirement benefit program for the teachers and other employees of the county or independent …

Any member who has service credits with the Public School Employees Retirement System may not have any such service credits transferred to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia. (Code 1981, § 47-2-190, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 575, § 7.) Part 4 Employees of Certain State …

Involuntary separation from employment; grounds and procedures for discharge of employees. Employee’s right to judicial review following discharge from employment. 47-2-3. 47-2-28. 47-2-29. 47-2-30. Article 2 Creation, Administration, and Management of the Assets of the Retiremen…

The board of trustees shall designate a medical board of three physicians who are not eligible to participate in the retirement system. If required, other physicians may be employed to report on special cases. The medical board shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinat…

The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the board of trustees. (Ga. L. 1949, p. 138, § 6; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 65/SB 436.) 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 syste…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘district attorney investigator’’ means a district attorney investigator who is compensated from state funds pursuant to Code Section 15-18-14.1. 175 47-2-265 (b) Effective on July 1, 1988, or on first becoming a district attorney inves…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Judicial employee’’ means: (A) A full-time assistant to a district administrative judge and any full-time secretarial or clerical judicial administrative district employee employed pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 15-5-6…

Except as provided in Code Section 47-2-265, each full-time employee of a district attorney, which employee is compensated through funds appropriated by the General Assembly, shall be a member of this retirement system as a condition of employment. Any such employee who is alread…

(a) On a date to be established by the board of trustees, but not before April 1, 1967, the board of trustees is authorized to adopt a method of providing for postretirement benefit adjustments for the purpose of maintaining essentially no less purchasing power for a beneficiary …

Prior service performed by a member as a judge or solicitor of a court of record shall be creditable year for year, not to exceed five years for each type of service, notwithstanding that such service may have been for longer periods. (Ga. L. 1952, p. 175, § 3.)

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Juvenile Justice. (2) ‘‘Local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof county probation and intake employees who become …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof employees of the county probation system which becomes a part of the state-wide probation system, and the term incl…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof employees of the county department of family and children services and the term includes any such retirement or pen…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Employee’’ means an employee subject to the provisions of Code Section 47-2-2 who is discharged from employment pursuant to that Code section and who is aggrieved by such discharge from employment. (2) ‘‘Employer’’ shall have the …

For purposes of complying with federal Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations, the plan year for this retirement system shall be the 12 month period beginning on July 1 of each year. (Code 1981, § 47-2-33, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 947, § 13/HB 202.) Effective date. — Th…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia State Employees’ Pension and Savings Plan.’’ (Code 1981, § 47-2-350, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1005, § 1/SB 328.) 47-2-351. ‘‘Member’’ defined; membership optional; calculation. (a) Except where indicated clearly to t…

(a) Every member subject to this article shall contribute employee membership contributions in an amount equal to 1 1/4 percent of earnable compensation which shall be deducted by each employer from the earnable compensation of each member for each and every payroll period and pa…

Every member subject to this article shall, upon becoming eligible under the provisions of this chapter, be entitled to a service retirement allowance, which shall consist of: (1) An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at the …

(a) Members subject to this article shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) The following provisions shall not be applicable to members subject to this article: (A) Subsection (d) of Code Section 47-2-120; 232 47-2-354 EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA 47-2-354 (B…

(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, any member in service who has at least 15 years of creditable service who becomes disabled in service before becoming eligible to receive a service retirement allowance may be retired on a disabili…

(a) For purposes of calculating a survivor’s benefit, any member who has at least 15 years of creditable service and who dies in service before becoming eligible for a service retirement shall be deemed to be eligible to retire forthwith without regard to age and to receive the e…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘401(k)’’ means the deferred compensation plan offered by the state for public employees pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 utilizing Section 401(k) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. (2) ‘‘Plan’’ means the employee…

The provisions of this article shall control over conflicting or inconsistent provisions of this chapter or any other law of this state. It is the intention of the General Assembly that this article has not been and may not be repealed, superseded, or modified by implication thro…

‘‘Member’’ defined; membership optional; calculation. Employee and employer contributions. Service retirement allowance. Conditions; rights, privileges, obligations, and duties. Disability retirement; periodic medical examination and review. Death allowances and benefits. Withdra…

All the assets of the retirement system shall be credited, according to the purpose for which they are held, among three funds, to be known as the ‘‘annuity savings fund,’’ the ‘‘pension accumulation fund,’’ and the ‘‘expense fund.’’ (Ga. L. 1949, p. 138, § 8; Ga. L. 1973, p. 900…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 6, effective July 1, 2010. 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 regul…

The expense fund shall be the fund to which shall be credited state or federal funds, or both, to pay the administrative expense of the retirement system and from which shall be paid all expenses incurred in the administration and operation of the retirement system. (Ga. L. 1949,…

(a) After January 1, 1950, any person who becomes an employee of any employer which operates under a merit system of personnel administration and which is covered by the retirement system shall become a member of the retirement system as a condition of his or her employment, exce…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Employee’’ means full-time officers and employees of a new state agency; provided, however, that such term shall not mean an individual classified by an employer as an independent contractor or a leased employee within the meaning…

(a) Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and pursuant to Article VII, Section III, Paragraph I and Article III, Section X of the Constitution of Georgia and Chapter 18 of this title, there is established as of July 1, 1956, Division A of the Employees’ Ret…

Any other provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who first becomes an employee of an employer at age 60 or later may elect not to become a member of this retirement system. Such election shall be made in writing to the board within 30 days of first …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: 97 47-2-91 (1) ‘‘Classified member’’ means a member of the retirement system who is in the classified service of the State Personnel Administration provided for by Chapter 20 of Title 45. (2) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the commissioner of p…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 12, effective July 1, 2010. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1949, p. 138, § 4; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 160, § 3; Ga. L. 1956, p. 54, § 4; Ga. L. 1957, p. 283, § 3; Ga. L. 1959, p. 107, § 3; Ga. L. 1960…

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…