Bill Text: GA SB98 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Retirement; State Merit of Personnel Admin. to State Personnel Administration; change certain references

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-07-01 - Effective Date [SB98 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SB98-Engrossed.html

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09 LC 21 0075

Senate Bill 98

By: Senators Grant of the 25th, Tate of the 38th, Seay of the 34th and Unterman of the 45th

AS PASSED SENATE

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 change certain references to the State Merit System of Personnel Administration to the State Personnel Administration; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, is amended by replacing the term "State Merit System of Personnel Administration" with "State Personnel Administration" and by replacing the term "state merit system of personnel administration" with "State Personnel Administration" whenever such term appears in:

(1) Code Section 47-2-1, relating to definitions;

(2) Code Section 47-2-2, relating to involuntary separation from employment and grounds and procedures for discharge of employees;

(3) Code Section 47-2-22, relating to the election of a chairman and director, actuarial services, application of the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, and payment of costs of the State Merit System of Personnel Administration;

(4) Code Section 47-2-91, relating to credit for accumulations of forfeited annual and sick leave;

(5) Code Section 47-2-110, relating to retirement ages, application and eligibility for a retirement allowance, suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment, and health benefits;

(6) Code Section 47-2-123, relating to allowance payable upon death, disability, or involuntary separation from employment, restrictions on separation for disability, and restrictions on entitlement to involuntary separation benefits;

(7) Code Section 47-2-142, relating to credit for prior service rendered by persons transferred under loan to a federal agency but ineligible for federal service retirement membership or who served overseas with the Red Cross during World War II;

(8) Code Section 47-3-1, relating to definitions;

(9) Code Section 47-3-60, relating to eligibility, termination, leaves of absence, service credit for postgraduate study, and transfer of service credit;

(10) Code Section 47-6-84, relating to termination of retirement allowance upon return to service and retirement benefits for retired members returning to service in the General Assembly;

(11) Code Section 47-19-9, relating to application of the State Merit System of Personnel Administration to employees of the department and payment of pro rata share of costs; and

(12) Code Section 47-23-109, relating to cessation of retirement allowance for resuming state service.

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.