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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.
… Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial …
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.
… Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial …
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.
… Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may …
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.
… WHEREAS, the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA) was established in 1950, and it has served as a trusted partner in retirement readiness for Georgia's workforce over …
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.
… retirement system, as defined in Code Section 47-20-84, not otherwise described in this subsection, and excluding the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia and the Teachers Retirement …
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.
… Said title is further amended in Chapter 4, relating to the Public School Employees Retirement System, by revising paragraph (20) of Code Section 47-4-2, relating to …
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.
… individual who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for a definition; to provide …
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.
… Said title is further amended in Chapter 4, relating to the Public School Employees Retirement System, by revising paragraph (20) of Code Section 47-4-2, relating to …
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.
… Upon such election and payment, such an individual shall become a member of this retirement system, the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall transfer to this retirement system …
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.
… retirement system, as defined in Code Section 47-20-84, not otherwise described in this subsection, and excluding the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia and the Teachers Retirement …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended revising Code Section 47-2-29 …
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.
… Upon such election and payment, the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall transfer to this retirement system all employer and employee contributions paid by or on behalf of …
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.
… to require local school systems to provide notice to employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for inclusion in certain benefits, pension, or retirement plans; to provide for …
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.
… beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for such employees to continue to receive their retirement benefit; to prohibit such employees from accruing creditable service …
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.
… Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, is amended in Code Section 47-6-1, relating …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended in Code Section 47-2-1 …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended in Code Section 47-2-1 …
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.
… 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 …
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.
… during a period of 24 consecutive calendar months while a member of the retirement system, multiplied by the number</del> <ins>for each</ins> of the member's …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended in Code Section 47-2-110 …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended in Code Section 47-2-1 …
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.
… Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is amended in Code Section 47-2-110 …
Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Fulton County-only bill would change how one seat on the Fulton County Board of Education's teacher pension board is filled, requiring an at-large member to be nominated by the pension board itself and approved by the school board.
… An Act providing in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement to pay teachers and employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 2 …
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.
… retirement system. (3) 'State retirement system' means the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, Public School Employees Retirement System, Georgia …
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.
… trustees shall certify to the applicant the amount of the payment to the retirement system required to earn creditable service pursuant to this Code section. (d) A member …
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.
… Postsecondary employee' shall include any person employed not less than half time by the University System of Georgia or any institution thereof or the Technical College System of …
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.
… Upon such election and payment, the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall transfer to this retirement system all employer and employee contributions paid by or on behalf of …
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.
… creditable service under any other public retirement system created by this title. (3) By September 1, 2026, the Employees' Retirement System shall send a onetime notice to all …
Riggs, Michele; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Michele Riggs for more than two decades of service at Wellstar Health System and congratulates her on her retirement.
… employee pumping stations across the system; and WHEREAS, she has been instrumental in standardizing women's education, including perinatal education classes and support groups, and implementing system-wide …
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.
… magistrates retirement fund, so as to change the makeup of the Board of Commissioners of the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia; to provide for an employee contribution increase …
State of Georgia; ethical investment of all state funds and public resources; express support
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges state pension funds and investment officials to avoid holding companies tied to human rights abuses in places like Israel, the UAE, Sudan, and the Congo, without changing any law.
… NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia …
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.
… the retirement system provided for in Chapter 2 of Title 47, who is considered a state employee only for the purpose of membership in such retirement system, and …
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.
… but not limited to, health insurance, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, or retirement benefits for such independent contractor. (b) Any person or entity, including, but not limited …
Employment; age discrimination; change age of individuals protected
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1204 would remove the upper age limit in Georgia's age discrimination in employment law, extending protection to all workers 40 and older instead of only those between 40 and 70.
… Nothing in this Code section shall affect the retirement policy or system of any employer where such policy or system is not merely a subterfuge to evade the …
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.
… WHEREAS, the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA) was established in 2006 and is a nonprofit organization which advocates for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and …
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.
… WHEREAS, the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA) was established in 2006 and is a nonprofit organization which advocates for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and …
Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1020 overhauls how Georgia's district attorneys are paid, phasing out most county salary supplements in favor of state salary and optional locality pay, and changes the Judicial Retirement System so district attorney service counts toward a full pension only after age 65.
… procedure as disability of state employees is determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia. Disability retirement benefits shall become effective on …
Peach State Saves Programs; provide for creation
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create the Peach State Saves program, a state-run retirement savings plan that lets private employers automatically enroll workers in payroll-deduction IRAs by 2028.
… Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia and three additional members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall have relevant expertise in retirement, investments, or small …
Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill renames the Georgia Development Authority as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority and updates the name throughout state law wherever the old title appears.
… relating to employees of the Georgia Development Authority; (7) Code Section 47-2-318, relating to membership in the retirement system of officers and employees of the Georgia …
Advancing Fair Employment for All Ages Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would remove the upper age limit of 70 in the state's age discrimination in employment law, so protection would extend to all workers 40 and older with no cutoff.
… Nothing in this Code section shall affect the retirement policy or system of any employer where such policy or system is not merely a subterfuge to evade the …