HB1349: HB1349 Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership

Fulton County has had its own pension and retirement system for public school teachers and employees since a 1945 state law, which has been amended several times since. This bill makes a narrow change to that law's pension board structure. It revises paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of Section 12.01 to specify that one at-large member of the pension board must be nominated by the pension board itself and appointed by the Fulton County Board of Education, and that this person must be an active or retired participant in the pension plan. The bill repeals any conflicting laws and does not list a separate delayed effective date in the text provided.

• Revises paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of Section 12.01 of the 1945 Fulton County teacher pension law to change how one pension board seat is filled.
• Requires the at-large pension board member to be nominated by the pension board and then appointed by the Fulton County Board of Education.
• Requires that this at-large member be either an active or retired participant in the pension plan.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new membership rule.

The bill affects the Fulton County Board of Education, the board that governs the county's teacher and employee pension and retirement plan, and current or retired Fulton County school teachers and employees who participate in or serve on that pension board.

By setting a clear nomination and appointment process for one pension board seat, and requiring that member to be a plan participant, the bill affects who has a voice in decisions about Fulton County teachers' and employees' retirement benefits.

• Section 1 amends the 1945 Fulton County pension Act, as previously amended in 2017 and 2018, by rewriting paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of Section 12.01.
• The revised paragraph creates one at-large pension board member who must be nominated by the pension board and appointed by the Fulton County Board of Education.
• That at-large member must be an active or retired participant in the pension plan.
• Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2026-05-11Effective Date 2026-05-11
2. 2026-05-11Act 558
3. 2026-05-11House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2026-03-19Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2026-03-19Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2026-03-12Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2026-03-10House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Tanya Miller (D, HD-062)
• Robert Dawson (D, HD-065)
• Esther Panitch (D, HD-051)
• Debra Bazemore (D, HD-069)
• Shea Roberts (D, HD-052)

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 10, 2026

   159 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 12 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #693

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 19, 2026

   49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 2 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #745

• Fulton County
• teacher pensions
• local government boards
• Board of Education
• public employee retirement