Education, Department of; employ beneficiaries of Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to allow for the Department of Education to employ beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for such employees to continue to receive their retirement benefit; to prohibit such employees from accruing creditable service for such employment; to provide for exceptions; t…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 31, 2025

• Senior (65+, Medicare/SS)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Allows retirees of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia to be employed by the Department of Education while continuing to receive their retirement benefits.

  “to allow for the Department of Education to employ beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for such employees to continue to receive their retirement benefit”· Enacting Clause

• W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Individuals employed by the Department of Education who are beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System will continue to receive their retirement benefits but will not accrue additional creditable service for this employment, with some exceptions.

  “to allow for the Department of Education to employ beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for such employees to continue to receive their retirement benefit; to prohibit such employees from accruing creditable service for such employment; to provide for exceptions”· Enacting Clause