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title: HB 1113. Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; exclude part-time students from membership
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date: 2026-02-12
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bill_number: HB 1113
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2026-01-29
last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported
sponsors:
- Carter Barrett
- Charles Martin
- Rick Jasperse
- Brent Cox
- Debbie Buckner
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- state employee retirement
- Georgia Defined Contribution Plan
- student workers
- public pension eligibility
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# HB 1113. Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; exclude part-time students from membership
## Text
House Bill 1113
By: Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Martin of the 49th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Cox of
the 28th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 47-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definitions regarding the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan, so as to exclude part-time
students from membership in the plan; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Code Section 47-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions
regarding the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan, is amended as follows:
"47-22-1.
As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) 'Accumulated contributions' means the sum of all amounts deducted from the
compensation of a member's salary and credited to such member's individual account in
this plan, together with earnings thereon as provided in this chapter.
(2) 'Board' means the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of
Georgia.
(3) 'Defined contribution plan' means a plan which provides for an individual account
for each participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the
participant's account; any income, expenses, gains, and losses; and any forfeiture of
accounts of other participants which may be allocated to such participant's account, which
plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 42
U.S.C. Section 401(a).
(4) 'Employee' means any employee of an employer who is not a member of any public
retirement or pension system created pursuant to this title; provided, however, that the
following persons shall not be considered employees under this paragraph:
(A) A person performing services for an institution in which such person is duly
enrolled as a part-time or full-time student;
(B) A person performing services for an employer pursuant to a contract as a bona fide
independent contractor; or
(C) Members of any state board or commission.
(5) 'Employer' means the state or any department, bureau, institution, board, or
commission of the state, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia.
(6) 'Member' means any employee included in the membership of the plan.
(7) 'Plan' means the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan created by this chapter.
(8) 'Plan year' means the 12 month period beginning July 1 of each year."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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House Bill 1113 would change Georgia's Defined Contribution Plan law so that part-time students working for the state, not just full-time students, are excluded from joining the retirement plan.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia's Defined Contribution Plan is a retirement savings plan for state employees who are not part of another public retirement system. Current law already excludes full-time students working for a school, college, or state institution from counting as an 'employee' eligible for the plan. This bill amends O.C.G.A. § 47-22-1 to add part-time students to that exclusion.
Under the change, any person performing services for an institution while duly enrolled as a part-time or full-time student would not be considered an employee for purposes of this retirement plan, meaning they could not join or accrue benefits in it. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not state a specific effective date beyond the standard process for bills becoming law.
### What it does
- Amends the definition of 'employee' in the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan law (O.C.G.A. § 47-22-1) to add part-time students to the existing exclusion for full-time students.
- Prevents part-time students working for a state institution from being counted as plan members or accruing retirement benefits under this specific plan.
- Leaves the existing exclusions for independent contractors and state board or commission members unchanged.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with this new exclusion.
### Who it affects
Part-time students who work for state institutions, the State Board of Education, or the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia while enrolled in classes, since they would no longer be eligible for this retirement plan. State agencies and universities managing student employment and payroll would also apply the updated definition.
### Why it matters
Part-time student workers at Georgia state institutions would be treated the same as full-time student workers: excluded from the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan. This could affect payroll deductions and retirement benefit eligibility for students who work part time while attending school.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 rewrites the definition section of the plan (O.C.G.A. § 47-22-1) to insert 'part-time or' before 'full-time student' in the exclusion for students performing services for an institution.
- The definitions for 'accumulated contributions,' 'board,' 'defined contribution plan,' 'employer,' 'member,' and 'plan year' remain unchanged from current law.
- Section 2 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-01-29)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported (2026-02-12)
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett, Charles Martin, Rick Jasperse, Brent Cox, Debbie Buckner
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72637
> The history, votes, and amendments (185 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1113.md?full=1