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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-3-130. Commencement of benefits under this retirement system; retirement after January 1, 1943, but before the commencement date.
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-3-130. Commencement of benefits under this retirement system; retirement after January 1, 1943, but before the commencement date.

No member shall retire or receive benefits under this retirement system prior to the commencement date; but any person eligible for service retirement or disability benefits after January 1, 1943, and prior to the commencement date shall be entitled to the benefits provided by this chapter, even though he is not a teacher on the commencement date.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 640, § 5.