22 chapters · 673 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-121 Optional retirement allowances; election of such options; revocation of election; effect of divorce
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(a) Until the first payment of any member’s retirement allowance becomes normally due, he may elect to convert the retirement allowance, otherwise payable to him, into a modified retirement allowance of equivalent actuarial value in accordance with one of the optional forms named…
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-122 Eligibility and application for disability benefits; amount of disability benefits; reexamination of recipients; reduction
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(a) Any member who is in service or on authorized leave may retire on disability upon written application to the board of trustees if the member has at least ten years of creditable service at the time of retirement and if the member’s application for disability retirement is app…
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-123 Benefits payable upon the death of a member before retirement
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(a) Upon death of any member in service, the beneficiary nominated by the member by means of a written designation duly executed and filed with the board of trustees shall be entitled to: (1) A cash refund of the member’s contributions and interest accumulated at the date of the …
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-124 Application of minimum retirement allowances to persons who retired pursuant to county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension systems
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Local retirement allowance’’ means the retirement or pension allowance payable by a local retirement system to a locally retired teacher. (2) ‘‘Local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system of a county, municipali…