05 LC 21
8153
House
Bill 483
By:
Representatives Lane of the
158th,
Parrish of the
156th,
and Burns of the
157th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for such credit for
certain prior service as a temporary full-time employee; to provide for
application and conditions; to provide conditions for an effective date and
automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement
System of Georgia, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the
following:
"47-3-96.
Any
member who was an employee of an employer, as such term is defined in Code
Section 47-2-1, prior to January 1, 1980, and who would be eligible for
creditable service as provided in Code Section 47-2-99 if he or she were a
member of the
Employeeś
Retirement System of Georgia shall be entitled to establish such creditable
service under this retirement system under the same terms and conditions as
provided in Code Section 47-2-99; provided, however, that application and all
payments due must be received by the board of trustees not later than December
31,
2006."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, only if it is determined to have
been concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law";
otherwise, this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically
repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2006, as required by subsection (a) of Code
Section 47-20-50.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.