07 LC 21
9223
House
Bill 373
By:
Representatives Bridges of the
10th,
Day of the
163rd,
Collins of the
27th,
Coleman of the
97th,
and Talton of the
145th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 47-2-223 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to retirement benefits in the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia for
those in service in the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, so
as to provide that such persons may return to full-time employment and retain
their retirement benefits; 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.
Code
Section 47-2-223 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
retirement benefits under the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia for
those in service in the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, is
amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(c)(1)
Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any member
in service in the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety may return
to service in the division not earlier than 30 days following his or her
retirement, and such retired member´s benefits under this chapter shall not
be affected. Any such retired member so employed shall not be considered an
active member of this retirement system, shall not accrue any additional
benefits or further creditable service as a result of such employment, and shall
in all ways be considered by this retirement system solely as a beneficiary.
The provisions of this subsection shall not become a part of the employment
contract and shall be subject to future legislation.
(2)
The Department of Pubic Safety shall have the sole discretion to permit any
person to return to work pursuant to this subsection."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2008, 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repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2008, as required by subsection (a) of Code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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.