07 LC 21
9505
House
Bill 839
By:
Representative Ralston of the
7th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 47-2-262 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to membership in the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia by assistant
district attorneys and employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys´ Council,
notice of election to become a member, and contributions, so as to provide that
any person who was employed as an assistant district attorney on June 30, 1979,
and who rejected membership in this retirement system at such time may, under
certain conditions, be a member of such retirement system; to provide that such
person shall be entitled to certain membership service; to provide that such
person may obtain creditable service; to provide for application and payment; 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 47-2-262 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
membership in the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia by assistant
district attorneys and employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys´ Council,
notice of election to become a member, and contributions, is amended by adding a
new subsection to read as follows: "(d) Any person who was employed as an
assistant district attorney on June 30, 1979, who rejected membership in this
retirement system at such time, who subsequently began paying employee
contributions into this retirement system on July 1, 1998, and whose employer
paid contributions on his or her behalf from such date shall be an active member
of this retirement system and shall be credited with membership service
beginning on July 1, 1998. In addition, such member shall be entitled to obtain
creditable service for prior service as an assistant district attorney rendered
from July 1, 1979, through June 30, 1998, by making application in such manner
and providing such evidence of employment as the board deems appropriate and
paying to the board of trustees an amount which would warrant the grant of
creditable service without creating any additional actuarial accrued liability
as to the retirement system. Such application and payment shall be received by
the board of trustees not later than December 31, 2008. No credit shall be
granted under this subsection for any service for which credit is or may be
granted in any other retirement system or pension plan offered by the state or
any political subdivision of the state."
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.