Bill Text: GA HB817 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; juvenile judges; provide

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-17 - House Committee Favorably Reported [HB817 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB817-Introduced.html

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House Bill 817

By: Representatives Baker of the 78th and Weldon of the 3rd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System by judges, solicitors general, or district attorneys and crediting service, so as to provide that juvenile judges shall under certain circumstances be entitled to have funds so transferred and to obtain creditable service; 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 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System by judges, solicitors general, or district attorneys and crediting service, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) as follows:

"(a)(1)(A) Any superior court judge, state court judge, solicitor general, or district attorney who was previously an active member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to have all contributions made by or on behalf of such member transferred from such retirement system to this retirement system. Any such member shall notify the board of trustees of each retirement system not later than December 31, 2002, or within 90 days after first becoming a member of this retirement system, whichever date is later.

(B) Any juvenile court judge who was previously an active member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to have all contributions made by or on behalf of such member transferred from such retirement system to this retirement system. Any such member shall notify the board of trustees of each retirement system not later than December 31, 2010, or within 90 days after first becoming a member of this retirement system, whichever date is later."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, 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, 2010, 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.