Georgia Senate Bill 209

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 19 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Retirement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons

Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Drew Echols [R]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]
Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]
Sen. Freddie Sims [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-19	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70509
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232933
Supplement	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233165