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GA Code § 47-3-88 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement Benefits|§ 47-3-88. Credit for Service Rendered to a Local School System by Persons Who Became Members on or After April 1, 1966; Payments Required in Order to Obtain Such Credit

 Any other provision of this or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, in order for a teacher who becomes a member of the retirement system on or after April 1, 1966, to receive full creditable service for service rendered while a member of a local school system and before he became a member of the retirement system either such teacher, or the local board of education for which such service was rendered, or the local board of education by which the member is currently employed must pay the employee and employer contributions, plus regular interest. The board of trustees shall determine the amount to be paid, provided that in no case shall a member pay more than the total member and employer contributions and regular interest in effect at the time such service was rendered.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1637, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-3-91 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement Benefits|§ 47-3-91. Credit for Service for Visiting Scholars

  As used in this Code section, the term "public college or university" means a college or university or other educational institution which is operated by or is under the control and management of a government or an agency or political subdivision of a government and which depends on government funds as a primary source of financial support.   Any member who was or is granted a leave of absence from a unit of the University System of Georgia to accept appointment as a visiting scholar to give lectures or teach at a public college or university located inside or outside the United States shall be entitled to obtain creditable service under this chapter for the period of time spent as a visiting scholar, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this Code section.   Any creditable service obtained pursuant to the authority of this Code section shall be subject to the following conditions and requirements:   No more than two years of creditable service may be obtained under this Code section;   No member who receives or who is or will become entitled to receive any annuity or pension or retirement benefit from any other source, except social security, shall be eligible to obtain creditable service under this Code section;   No creditable service obtained under this Code section shall be applied to obtain creditable service under Code Section 47-3-89, and no person shall be entitled to obtain more than a total of ten years of creditable service pursuant to this Code section and Code Section 47-3-89; and   The member must pay employer and employee contributions which would have been paid to the retirement system during the period of time claimed as creditable service based on the member's earnable compensation at the time of making application for creditable service plus regular interest thereon compounded annually from the time the service as a visiting scholar was rendered until the date of payment.       (Code 1981, §47-3-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 506, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 130, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-3-93 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement Benefits|§ 47-3-93. Additional Creditable Service for Members With at Least 25 Years of Creditable Service

  Any member of this retirement system who has accrued at least 25 years of creditable service may obtain up to an additional three years of creditable service as provided in this Code section. In order to obtain such additional creditable service, the member must:   Make application to the board of trustees in such manner as the board deems appropriate; and   Pay to the board of trustees an amount determined by the board of trustees to be sufficient to cover the full actuarial cost of granting the creditable service as provided in this Code section.  Such application and payment must be made in conjunction with and simultaneously with the member's application for retirement. If the application for retirement is withdrawn or denied, the application to purchase creditable service shall be void.      Upon receipt of an application for additional creditable service, the board of trustees shall certify to the applicant the amount of the payment required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §47-3-93, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 526, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 427, § 7/HB 969.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 24, 2010, added the ending undesignated paragraph in subsection (a).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 47-3-93, as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1218, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 47-3-94.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2002, p. 526, § 1, which enacted this Code section, purported to amend Article 5 of Chapter 32 of Title 47 but actually amended Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47.
GA Code § 47-3-94 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement Benefits|§ 47-3-94. Credit for Service While Employed by Nonprofit Corporation Under Contract With State Agency; Requirements

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 47, effective July 1, 2010.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 47-3-94, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1218, § 1.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010."
GA Code § 47-3-95 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement Benefits|§ 47-3-95. Credit for Service in Private Schools

 A member who has completed at least five consecutive years of membership service in the public schools of Georgia or the University System of Georgia immediately prior to applying may obtain up to ten years of creditable service for service as a teacher in a private elementary or secondary school or any private college or university located in the state accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Georgia Accrediting Association, or a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the State Board of Education. Such service credit shall be allowed on the basis of one year of credit for such service for each additional year of membership service in the public schools of Georgia or the University System of Georgia. A member wishing to obtain such creditable service shall provide documentation and pay to the board of trustees such amount as determined by the actuary as necessary to grant such benefit without creating any accrued actuarial liability as to this retirement system.    (Code 1981, §47-3-95, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1218, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 47-3-94, as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1218, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 47-3-95.
GA Code § 47-3-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 6 - Retirement and Eligibility for Retirement Allowances|§ 47-3-100. Service Which Is Creditable Toward a Retirement Allowance

 The retirement allowance of a member shall be based on the membership service rendered or established by him since he last became a member and, if he has a prior service certificate in full force and effect, the amount of the prior service so certified.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 640, § 4.)
GA Code § 47-3-102 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 6 - Retirement and Eligibility for Retirement Allowances|§ 47-3-102. Early Retirement After 30 Years' Service; Time for Application; Payment by Member of Actuarial Cost

  As used in this Code section, the term "school year" means a regular school year which begins during or near September of one year and ends during or near June of the following year.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 47-3-101, a member employed pursuant to a contract for each school year who will attain 30 years of creditable service by not later than the thirty-first day of December of the ensuing school year shall be eligible to retire effective on the first day of September nearest to the opening date of the ensuing school year on the basis of 30 years of creditable service, subject to the following conditions and requirements:   The member must apply for early retirement pursuant to the authority of this Code section to the board of trustees, with a copy of such application being sent to the member's employer, by not later than the first day of May immediately preceding the opening date of the ensuing school year; and   The member must pay to the board of trustees an amount determined by the board of trustees to be sufficient to cover the full actuarial cost of granting early retirement as provided in this Code section.     The payment required by paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code section shall be based on the compensation of the member which was in effect immediately preceding the opening date of the ensuing school year.For the purposes of determining average compensation in the computation of the retirement benefit under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and subsection (d) of Code Section 47-3-120, the two consecutive years of creditable service shall include the period on which the payment required by paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code section is based, and the compensation for such period shall be the same as the compensation used for the determination of such payment.   The board of trustees shall certify to the applicant the amount of the payment required by paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code section upon receiving an application for early retirement under this Code section. The payment so certified must be paid in full by the applicant to the board prior to the date of retirement under this Code section.     (Code 1981, §47-3-102, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1301, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-3-125 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-125. Application of Increases in Retirement Benefits to Persons Who Retired Pursuant to County, Municipal, or Local Board of Education Retirement or Pension Systems

 On and after July 1, 1980, and to the extent that the necessary funds are appropriated therefor by the General Assembly, whenever the retirement benefits of beneficiaries under this chapter are increased pursuant to Code Section 47-3-126, the board of trustees shall make a corresponding increase in the retirement benefits of retired public school teachers who retired prior to July 1, 1978, pursuant to a county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system. Such corresponding increase shall be equivalent to the percentage increase in retirement benefits of beneficiaries under this chapter. For the purposes of this Code section, such retired public school teachers shall be deemed to be members of the retirement system. The board of trustees shall pay directly to each such retired public school teacher the increased retirement benefits provided for in this Code section. Increases in retirement benefits granted on and after July 1, 1980, to such retired public school teachers by a county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system shall not reduce or replace the increase in retirement benefits payable to such retired public school teachers under this Code section. If the General Assembly at any time appropriates some but not all of the funds necessary to fund the increase in retirement benefits under this Code section, then the increased retirement benefit otherwise payable under this Code section shall be reduced pro rata by the board of trustees in accordance with the funds actually appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1783, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47.)
GA Code § 47-3-126 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-126. Postretirement Benefit Adjustments

 The board of trustees is authorized to adopt a method of providing postretirement benefit adjustments for a beneficiary in his postretirement years. Such method of adjustment may result in the adoption by the board of trustees of a method of financing other than that described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of Code Section 47-3-43 and shall be based upon:    Recommendation of the actuaries for the board of trustees; and   Maintaining the actuarial soundness of the system.  The board of trustees may specify a minimum age which a beneficiary must have attained in order to be eligible for the postretirement benefit adjustment.     (Ga. L. 1969, p. 391, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 573, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1601, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1011, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Appropriations Act cannot place ceiling on adjustment.   - General Assembly cannot, solely through language in an appropriations Act (see Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IX, Para. IV), place a ceiling or limit on the amount of a cost-of-living increase granted to a retiree of the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers Retirement System; such increases may be granted retroactively to January 1, 1984. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 84-19.
GA Code § 47-3-126.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-126.2. Postretirement Benefit Adjustments Effective July 1, 1986

  As used in this Code section, the term "beneficiary" shall have the meaning specified in paragraph (7) of Code Section 47-3-1 and shall also mean:   Any retired teacher who retired pursuant to any county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system;   The surviving spouse of any retired teacher who retired pursuant to a county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system if such surviving spouse is eligible to receive and is receiving a monthly benefit pursuant to the local retirement or pension system; and   The surviving spouse of a teacher who was a member of a county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system and who died prior to retirement if such surviving spouse is eligible to receive and is receiving a monthly benefit pursuant to the local retirement or pension system.     Effective July 1, 1986, the monthly retirement benefit of each beneficiary who was receiving a benefit on July 1, 1981, shall be increased by:   One dollar for each full year of creditable service which the beneficiary had at the time of retirement; plus   One dollar for each full year which has elapsed from the date of retirement until July 1, 1981.     When the postretirement benefit adjustment provided by this Code section has been granted, there shall be no further postretirement benefit adjustments pursuant to the authority of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §47-3-126.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 620, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-3-126.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-126.3. Postretirement Benefit Adjustments

  As used in this Code section, the term "beneficiary" shall have the meaning specified in paragraph (7) of Code Section 47-3-1 and shall also mean and include any retired public school teacher who retired pursuant to any county, municipal, or local board of education retirement or pension system.   Subject to the limitations of subsection (c) of this Code section, effective July 1, 1988, the monthly retirement benefit of each beneficiary shall be increased by a percentage which varies in accordance with the time of retirement as follows:   The full percentage increase provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section shall apply only to those beneficiaries who had 20 or more years of creditable service at the time of retirement. For those beneficiaries who had at least ten but less than 20 years of creditable service at the time of retirement, the monthly benefit increase provided for by subsection (b) of this Code section shall be reduced by 5 percent for each year less than 20 years of creditable service. Beneficiaries who had less than ten years of creditable service shall not receive an increase in their monthly retirement benefit under this Code section. No one person's retirement benefit or combination of retirement benefits shall exceed $1,500.00 per month as a result of an increase in the monthly retirement benefit under this Code section.    Time of Retirement Percentage Increase ------------------ ------------------- Prior to July 1, 1964 15.0 July 1, 1964, through June 30, 1969 13.0 July 1, 1969, through June 30, 1970 10.0 July 1, 1970, through June 30, 1971 8.0 July 1, 1971, through June 30, 1972 7.0 July 1, 1972, through June 30, 1973 6.0 July 1, 1973, through June 30, 1974 5.5 July 1, 1974, through June 30, 1975 5.0 July 1, 1975, through June 30, 1976 4.0 July 1, 1976, through June 30, 1977 3.5 July 1, 1977, through June 30, 1978 3.0 July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979 2.5 July 1, 1979, through June 30, 1980 2.0 July 1, 1980, through June 30, 1981 1.5 July 1, 1981, through June 30, 1982 1.0 July 1, 1982, through June 30, 1983 0.5 July 1, 1983, through June 30, 1984 0.5 After June 30, 1984 0.0    (Code 1981, §47-3-126.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 343, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-3-126.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-126.4. Postretirement Benefit for Beneficiary

  As used in this Code section, the term "beneficiary" shall have the meaning specified in paragraph (7) of Code Section 47-3-1.   Subject to the limitations of subsection (c) of this Code section, effective July 1, 2006, the monthly retirement benefit of each beneficiary shall be increased by a percentage which varies in accordance with the time of retirement as follows:   The full percentage increase provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section shall apply only to those beneficiaries who had 20 or more years of creditable service at the time of retirement. For those beneficiaries who had at least ten but less than 20 years of creditable service at the time of retirement, the monthly benefit increase provided for by subsection (b) of this Code section shall be reduced by 5 percent for each year less than 20 years of creditable service. Beneficiaries who had less than ten years of creditable service shall not receive an increase in their monthly retirement benefit under this Code section.   Any county, municipal, or local board of education is authorized, but not required, to provide a postretirement benefit increase as provided in this Code section to any teacher who retired under a public retirement system or fund maintained by such county, municipal, or local board of education, provided that:   The actuary for the fund certifies that such increase would not result in any unfunded accrued liability as to such retirement system; or   The affected political subdivision appropriates sufficient funds to cover the actuarial cost of granting such benefit.      Time of Retirement Percentage Increase ------------------ ------------------- Prior to July 1, 1974 10.0 July 1, 1974, through June 30, 1982 6.0 July 1, 1982, through June 30, 1987 2.0 After June 30, 1987 0.0    (Code 1981, §47-3-126.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 696, § 1/HB 400.)
GA Code § 47-3-127.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-127.1. Employment of Retired Teacher as Full-Time Teacher or in Other Capacities

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 667, § 1/HB 208, effective June 30, 2013.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 47-3-127.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 585, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 22; Ga. L. 2004, p. 1061, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 533, § 1/HB 495; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1094, § 1/SB 327; Ga. L. 2009, p. 368, § 1/SB 48; Ga. L. 2012, p. 667, § 1/HB 208.
GA Code § 47-3-128 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 3 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia|Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Spouses' Benefits|§ 47-3-128. Payment of Accumulated Contributions Upon Request After Termination of Membership; Payment of Taxable Portion to Eligible Retirement Plan

 If a person's membership ceases other than by death or retirement from this retirement system, the amount of his or her accumulated contributions to this retirement system shall be payable to the member upon such person's request after the date the person has terminated employment with a school system, institution of higher learning, or agency covered by this retirement system. The board of trustees shall allow a person requesting such payment of accumulated contributions to elect to have the taxable portion of such payment made directly to an eligible retirement plan as defined in the federal Internal Revenue Code.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 640, § 5; Ga. L. 1964, p. 669, § 2; Ga. L. 1966, p. 513, § 3; Ga. L. 1969, p. 388, § 3; Ga. L. 1971, p. 620, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 732, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 535, § 15/HB 460.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Cannot withdraw contributions upon employment with local retirement fund.   - Member may not withdraw contributions upon entering employment of employer operating a local retirement fund. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-80.   Teachers with out-of-state credit may, upon reemployment, reestablish credit.   - Teachers who establish out-of-state service credit and subsequently withdraw from the retirement system may, upon reemployment as teachers in Georgia, reestablish such service credit by paying into the system the amount of the withdrawn contributions, plus interest. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-45.