Bill Text: GA HB344 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; creditable service for prior service; provide

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-28 - House Second Readers [HB344 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB344-Introduced.html

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11 LC 21 2027

House Bill 344

By: Representatives Baker of the 78th, Weldon of the 3rd, Allison of the 8th, Epps of the 140th, Neal of the 75th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 4 of Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable under the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide that juvenile court judges and other members of such retirement system may obtain creditable service for prior service as a full-time associate juvenile court judge; 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 4 of Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable under the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, is amended by revising Code Section 47-23-65, relating to creditable service for certain prior service, as follows:

"47-23-65.

Any superior court judge, juvenile court judge, or district attorney who is an active member of this retirement system may receive up to five years of creditable service for his or her past service as a circuit-paid assistant district attorney or full-time associate juvenile court judge who was not eligible to participate in a local retirement plan or did participate in such a plan but did not vest for a retirement benefit upon payment to the board of trustees of an amount which will allow such creditable service without creating any accrued actuarial unfunded liability as to this retirement system. Any member desiring such creditable service shall make application to the board of trustees in such form as the board deems appropriate, provide such proof of eligible prior service as the board deems necessary, and make full payment not later than December 31, 2008 2012, or within six months of first or again becoming a member, whichever is later. No creditable service shall be allowed under this Code section for any period of employment for which creditable service is allowed under any provision of any other retirement or pension system of this state or of any political subdivision of this state."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, 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, 2012, 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.