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40 bills for “Employees' Retirement System of Georgia”.
Employees' Retirement System; any member shall be eligible to transfer funds to Judicial Retirement System; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let any member of the Judicial Retirement System, not just superior court judges, state court judges, solicitors-general, or district attorneys, transfer contributions from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia into the judicial system.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; congratulate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution congratulates the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia on its 75th anniversary and does not change any Georgia law.
Employees' Retirement System; any member shall be eligible to transfer funds to Judicial Retirement System; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let any member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, not just superior court judges, district attorneys, and solicitors-general, transfer prior contributions from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 78 would let two Georgia public pension funds put more money into alternative investments, raising the cap for the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund from 15% to 20% and removing a separate 5% cap for the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, letting it use the general 10% limit instead.
State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of certain retirement systems; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1234 lets the beneficiary of a deceased state employee's group term life insurance benefit assign part of that payout directly to a funeral home to cover funeral costs.
Retirement; total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; raise the limit
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 23 would raise the cap on how much of certain Georgia public pension funds can be invested in alternative investments and real estate, while setting a lower, separate limit for the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would guarantee retirees in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia an automatic 1.5% cost-of-living raise every six months starting July 1, 2026, with limited power for the Governor to pause it during revenue shortfalls.
Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 37 would require Georgia's local school systems to tell employees whether their pay is subject to Social Security withholding and whether they qualify for pension or retirement benefits, and it changes who pays for family health coverage for local school board members.
Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 216 would let the director of Georgia's Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission join the Georgia Judicial Retirement System instead of the state employee retirement plan, starting July 1, 2026.
Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings; increase the benefits payable for service after July 1, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise the pension formula for state employees hired under the Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan for service performed on or after July 1, 2026, while also raising the employee contribution rate.
Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let retired state employees or teachers who serve on local school boards keep their state retiree health coverage by opting out of the school board's own health insurance instead of being forced into costly dual coverage.
Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill lets county board of health employees keep their accumulated vacation and sick leave, and their seniority, when they move over to become employees of the state Department of Public Health.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan or 'SLEO Plan'; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 808 would create a new optional retirement plan, the State Law Enforcement Officer Plan, for state (not local) police officers in dozens of Georgia agencies, offering enhanced pension benefits in exchange for higher contributions and a later retirement date.
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate bill would let certain public school support employees, such as bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers, permanently switch from the Public School Employees Retirement System into the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, but only if their employer opts in.
Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide certain retirement systems the option to invest in real estate
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1347 would let more Georgia public retirement systems invest up to 10 percent of their assets in real estate and would raise the general cap on riskier alternative investments for large retirement systems from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; exclude part-time students from membership
Summary by Georgia Commons: 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.
Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 818 would make full-time judges on the new Georgia Tax Court members of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, letting them transfer prior state retirement service if they pay the full cost.
Retirement; creditable service for certain military service; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let members of the state Employees' Retirement System buy up to three years of extra retirement credit for active military service performed since 1990, if they pay the full cost.
Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let the board that runs the Georgia Legislative Retirement System raise pension benefit multipliers for retired lawmakers, but only while the system stays at least 120 percent funded.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years; allow
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let all sworn law enforcement officers in the Department of Public Safety, along with its commissioner and deputy commissioner, retire with full benefits at age 55 instead of the usual retirement age.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 438 would let all sworn law enforcement officers in the Georgia Department of Public Safety, plus its commissioner and deputy commissioner, retire at age 55 with full benefits and qualify for related disability protections, not just those in the department's Uniform Division as under current law.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan' or 'SLEO Plan'; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create an optional enhanced retirement plan for certain state law enforcement officers, letting them contribute more in exchange for a richer pension formula and a deferred payout account.
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 235 requires Georgia public schools and public colleges to give teachers and employees paid leave for donating bone marrow or organs, without touching their sick or vacation days.
Georgia State Retirees Association; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the Georgia State Retirees Association and the state's retirees for their work supporting retirement and health care benefits for state employees and educators.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan' or 'SLEO Plan'; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new optional retirement plan, the State Law Enforcement Officer Plan, letting a defined list of state law enforcement officers choose enhanced pension benefits in exchange for higher contributions.
Georgia's Retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; honor
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution honors Georgia's state retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association for its work advocating on behalf of retired and active state employees and educators.
Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would change how the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia works, raising member dues, allowing benefits to be calculated on up to 28 years of service instead of 20, and adding a retired magistrate to the fund's governing board.
Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 987 creates a voluntary system letting businesses or apps contribute money into portable benefit accounts for independent contractors, without those contributions turning the worker into an employee under Georgia law.
Retirement and pensions; permit certain persons to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 773 would let certain Georgia public school employees, such as bus drivers, custodians, and lunchroom workers, permanently opt into the Teachers Retirement System instead of the Public School Employees Retirement System.
Grant, Ms. Shantelle; occasion of her selection as the 2025 Georgia Public Library Employee of the Year; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Shantelle Grant, a Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library children's coordinator, for being named the 2025 Georgia Public Library Employee of the Year.
Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let certain Georgia firefighters keep working while drawing retirement benefits, adds a new early retirement path after 15 years of service, and brings Georgia Tax Court judges into the state's judicial retirement system.
Insurance; health benefit plans, policies, or contracts executed by the state to cover medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require the State Health Benefit Plan, covering state employees, public school teachers, and University System of Georgia employees, to cover medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices starting in 2027.
Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 503 would require Georgia's health plans for state employees, public school teachers and University System employees to cover medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices starting in 2027, but only if lawmakers set aside money to pay for it.
Ad valorem tax; state-wide homestead exemption for certain public service employees; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new statewide property tax break for lower and middle income firefighters, police officers, teachers, and hospital workers, freezing the taxable value of their homes at a base year level, pending voter approval in November 2026.
Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 86 changes how Georgia sets the salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals Judges, and judges on the state's new Business Court and Tax Court, tying their pay to federal judges' salaries instead of fixed dollar amounts.
Better Small Business Employee Benefits Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 250 would create a new state registration system for professional employer organizations, the companies that handle payroll, benefits, and HR duties for small businesses, moving oversight from the Department of Labor to the Department of Insurance.
Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let certain retiring county officials, such as sheriffs, probate judges, and tax commissioners, keep county health coverage for themselves and their families, with the county covering most of the cost.
Legislative Retirement System; increase retirement benefit amounts payable to certain legislators upon retirement
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise monthly retirement benefits for state legislators who join the Georgia Legislative Retirement System after January 1, 2026, increasing the per-year-of-service payment rates.
Retirement; certain members or former members of the General Assembly to buy into the Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let current or former state legislators who served at least four years but never joined the Georgia Legislative Retirement System buy their way into it by paying the full cost of that past service.
Education, Department of; employ beneficiaries of Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; allow
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 873 would let the Georgia Department of Education hire retired teachers drawing benefits from the Teachers Retirement System without stopping their pensions, though the extra work would not count toward more retirement credit.