25 LC 56 0407
House Bill 905
By: Representatives Richardson of the 125
th
, Gunter of the 8
th
, Leverett of the 123
rd
,
Efstration of the 104
th
, Burchett of the 176
th
, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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transfer of funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial2
Retirement System by superior court judges, district attorneys, or solicitors-general and3
crediting service, so as to provide that any member of such retirement system shall be4
eligible to transfer funds; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal;5
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
SECTION 1.8
Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of9
funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement10
System by superior court judges, district attorneys, or solicitors-general and crediting service,11
is amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) as follows:12
"(a)(1) Any superior court judge, state court judge, solicitor general, or district attorney
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member of this retirement system who was previously an active member of the14
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to have all contributions made by15
or on behalf of such member transferred from such retirement system to this retirement16
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system. Any such member shall notify the board of trustees of each retirement system
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not later than December 31, 2002
2026, or within 90 days after first becoming a member18
of this retirement system, whichever date is later."19
SECTION 2.20
This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, only if it is determined to have been21
concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia22
Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law"; otherwise, this Act shall not23
become effective and shall be automatically repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2026, as24
required by subsection (a) of Code Section 47-20-50.25
SECTION 3.26
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.27
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