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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.13 - Licensure Renewal for Emergency Medical Services Personnel

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Licensed
				Emergency Medical Services Personnel, on a schedule and in the manner
				established by the Department, shall submit an application and a non-refundable
				license renewal fee pursuant to these rules.
(a) The continuing education requirement for
				Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediates,
				Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, Cardiac Technicians, and Paramedics
				shall be met by completing Department-approved or Department-recognized
				continuing education of not less than forty contact hours for each twenty-four
				month period of the license renewal cycle, with subject matter that includes
				cardiac care, pediatric care and trauma care. All continuing education must be
				consistent with the appropriate level EMS course curriculum or above. Training
				to maintain CPR certification shall be in addition to the continuing education
				requirement. For Cardiac Technicians and Paramedics, training to maintain ACLS
				or equivalent shall be in addition to the forty required biennial hours of
				continuing education.
(b) The
				continuing education requirement for Emergency Medical Technician - Responders
				shall be met by completing Department-approved or Department-recognized
				continuing education of not less than sixteen (16) hours for each twenty-four
				month period of the license renewal cycle, with subject matter that includes
				training to maintain CPR certification and all modules and hour requirements
				specified in the current EMR National Continued Competency Program (NCCP)
				specified by the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT). All continuing education
				must be consistent with the appropriate level EMS course curriculum or
				above.
(c) Continuing education
				that meets the requirements of this section must be approved in writing or
				electronic correspondence by the Department or must be recognized by the
				Department. All approved continuing education must be assigned an approval
				number by the Department and that number must be included on the course
				certificate of completion. All continuing education must comply with the
				continuing education policies of the Department.
(d) Licensed Emergency Medical Services
				personnel shall document all continuing education in a manner and on forms
				specified by the Department.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.14 - Mandatory Reporting Requirements for EMS Agencies and Medics

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All EMS
				Agencies shall comply with all federal, state and local data reporting
				requirements, including all data reporting requirements in these
				Rules.
(2) Data Management Policy
(a) Each EMS Agency that is not contracting
				out all its requested responses to another EMS Agency is required to have and
				maintain a Data Management Policy that conforms to the requirements specified
				by the Department.
1. Each individual that
				serves as a crew member on any vehicle registered by the EMS Agency shall
				comply with the EMS Agency's Data Management Policy, provided that the EMS
				Agency's Data Management Policy is not in conflict with these rules or the
				policies of the Department.
2. The
				Data Management Policy must be submitted in a timeframe and manner specified by
				the Department and on forms specified by the Department.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.15 - General Provisions for Emergency Medical Services Personnel, EMS Instructors, and EMS Instructor/Coordinators

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Emergency Medical Services Personnel
				shall at all times while on duty wear visible identification, to include name,
				company name and license level and may include the State EMS patch or
				embroidered facsimile, along with license level rocker. Patches of other
				licensing agencies are not an acceptable substitute.
(2) Emergency Medical Services Personnel
				shall at all times while on duty have a government issued photo identification
				on their person.
(3) Emergency
				Medical Services Personnel, EMS Instructors and EMS Instructor/Coordinators
				shall notify the Department in a manner and on forms specified by the
				Department within ten (10) days of any change in their name, email address,
				home address, mailing address, or phone number.
(4) All persons operating any vehicle
				registered to an EMS Agency shall possess a valid and unrestricted driver's
				license which permits the person to drive and operate the respective vehicle in
				compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
				regulations.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-3,  31-2A-6,  31-11-5,  31-11-51 to 
				  31-11-61.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.17 - Standards for Emergency Medical Service Instructors and Instructor/Coordinators

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Licensure of EMS Instructors and EMS
				Instructor/Coordinators.
(a) No individual
				shall hold himself or herself out as an EMS Instructor unless the individual
				holds an active EMS Instructor license issued by the Department.
(b) No individual shall hold himself or
				herself out as an EMS Instructor/Coordinator at any level unless the individual
				holds an active EMS Instructor/Coordinator license issued by the
				Department.
(c) An application for
				licensure as an EMS Instructor or EMS Instructor/Coordinator shall be submitted
				on the form specified by the Department and shall include adequate demographic
				information and documentation that the applicant meets all licensure
				requirements set forth in this rule.
(d) Once issued, a license shall be valid for
				a period of two years or until the biennial renewal date established by the
				Department.
(e) The Department may
				deny an application for licensure as an EMS Instructor or EMS
				Instructor/Coordinator, or revoke or otherwise sanction a license, after notice
				and an opportunity for a hearing, upon any of the grounds set forth in Rule
				 511-9-2-.18.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.19 - Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department shall revoke the license
				of any individual or entity licensed under Chapter 31-11 for failure to comply
				with Chapter 31-11, the regulations of the Department, or approved Regional
				Ambulance Zoning Plans. The term "license" as used in this regulation includes
				certificates issued to EMS personnel or instructors pursuant to Article 3 of
				Chapter 31-11.
(2) The Department
				may, in its discretion, impose a lesser sanction where the circumstances of the
				violation do not merit revocation of the license, including probation on
				specified terms or suspension.
(3)
				In addition to revocation, suspension, or probation of a license, the
				Department in its discretion may impose a fine not to exceed a total of $25,000
				for each violation or up to $1,000 per day for each violation of Chapter 31-11,
				the rules and regulations of the Department, or approved Regional Ambulance
				Zoning Plans.
(4) Procedure.
(a) The Department shall give written notice
				of any disciplinary action taken pursuant to this regulation by certified mail
				or statutory overnight delivery to the licensee's last known address, unless
				the licensee provides a different address to which notices may be sent. The
				notice shall set forth the individual facts or conduct, which warrant the
				disciplinary action.
(b) The
				Department shall provide an administrative hearing on the disciplinary action
				if the licensee makes a written request for a hearing. Such written request
				must be actually delivered to and received by the Director of the Georgia
				Office of EMS and Trauma not later than twenty days after the licensee receives
				the notice of disciplinary action.
(c) The licensee shall have at least twenty
				days' prior notice of the time and place of the hearing.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.01 - Rules of General Applicability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The mailing address of the Employees'
				Retirement System is Two Northside 75, Atlanta, Georgia 30318.
(2) All correspondence respecting rules and
				regulations consistent with the requirements of Code Section
				 47-1-10 is to be directed to the Director.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-2.22.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.02 - Calculation of Forfeited Leave for Retirement Credit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Sick and annual leave for which a member
				is not eligible for payment may constitute creditable service for retirement
				purposes provided the member has at least six months of forfeited leave at the
				time of retirement. The member shall be given one month of creditable service
				for each twenty (20) days of forfeited leave.
(2) Upon retirement of a member who is in the
				classified or unclassified service of the State Merit System, the employer
				shall certify leave based on leave records for periods where adequate records
				were maintained.
(3) If there are
				periods of service where no leave records are available for classified members,
				leave credits should be computed as follows:
(a) For members with 15 years of documented
				leave history, the accumulated days of leave would be based on records where
				employers had maintained adequate records. Where records were not maintained,
				leave would be determined giving the following example:
Member with twenty-five (25) years of classified service
				 applies for retirement--at age 65--January 1, 1986. Member has accrued ninety
				 (90) days sick leave and fifty (50) days forfeited leave with a fifteen (15)
				 year documented leave history (1971-1985) and ten (10) years undocumented leave
				 history (1961-1970). Member has used a total of 352 days of sick and annual
				 leave during his fifteen (15) years of documented leave history. Member could
				 have accrued 300 days (1961-1970) during undocumented period.
1. Compute the maximum earnable sick and
				annual leave for the undocumented period. Example: 300
				days(1961-1970).
2. Compute total
				sick and annual leave taken for all periods in which documentation is
				available. Example: 352 days (1971-1985).
3. Compute the average sick and annual leave
				taken per month by dividing the answer under paragraph 2. of this subsection by
				the total number of documented months. Example: 352 days/180 months (1971-1985)
				= 1.9556 days per month.
4.
				Multiply the answer under paragraph 3. of this subsection by the total number
				of months, in the undocumented period. Example: 1.9556 days per month X 120
				months (1961-1970) = 234.672 days used (1961-1970).
5. Subtract the answer under paragraph 4. of
				this subsection from the answer under paragraph 1. of this subsection to
				determine total leave earned and not taken during the undocumented period.
				Example: 300 days (undocumented 1961-1970)--234.672 days used = 65.328 days for
				forfeited leave credit. 65.328 days plus 90 days accrued sick leave plus 50
				days forfeited sick leave = 205.328 total forfeited leave credit. 205.328/20
				days = 10.27 or 10 months forfeited leave credit for retirement
				purposes.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.03 - Release of Medical Board Recommendations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board authorized the Secretary to provide an applicant
				 for disability retirement with a copy of the recommendations of our Medical
				 Board doctor with the name of the doctor making the report obliterated upon
				 written request from the applicant.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-2-123.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.04 - Procedure for Processing Involuntary Separation Retirement Applications by Board of Trustees in Cases Other Than Discretionary Terminations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Upon receipt of
				an Application for Involuntary Separation Retirement Benefits, and after the
				Employees' Retirement System (ERS) determines that the member has sufficient
				service to make such application, ERS will secure an affidavit from the
				department and the member providing full details regarding the circumstances
				surrounding the termination. ERS will also secure a copy of the separation
				notice issued by the department, as well as any other pertinent information
				from the department and the member.
(2) ERS will prepare an estimate of
				retirement benefits which would be payable to the member.
(3) ERS will determine if the employee was
				terminated from a nonclassified position or from a classified position covered
				by the State Merit System. If the employee had been in a classified position
				and filed an appeal from the termination, the application will not be placed on
				the agenda until that appeal has been finally resolved. If no appeal has been
				filed within the required time limitations established by the State Merit
				System, consideration of the application will proceed.
(4) ERS will make an initial administration
				decision as to whether referral of the application to a qualified investigator
				is appropriate. ERS will receive advice from legal counsel before making this
				administrative decision.
(5) The
				application can be referred to an investigator at this stage if such an
				administrative decision is made. If the decision is made not to refer the
				application to an investigator, the case will be presented to the Board. If a
				decision to refer the case to an investigator is made, the investigator will
				take whatever steps are necessary to fully investigate the facts of the
				applicant's termination and application, which steps may include, but are not
				limited to the following:
(a) Contact
				appropriate officials of the member's department to ascertain the facts of the
				separation/release.
(b) Contact the
				member to ascertain his/her understanding of the facts.
(c) Contact any other persons who may provide
				additional information.
(d)
				Summarize the findings and transmit a written report to the ERS
				Director/Executive Secretary for distribution to the Board of Trustees. No
				recommendation is to be made. Report shall merely state the accumulated
				information.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.05 - Post-Retirement Cost-of-Living Benefit Adjustment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Post-retirement benefit adjustment"
				shall not include any increases in member's retirement benefit associated with
				the type of optional form of payment selected at retirement. Such adjustments
				shall not include changes to a beneficiary's Supplemental Guaranteed Lifetime
				Income annuity.
(2) Annually,
				cost-of-living post-retirement benefit adjustment(s) may be granted to each
				beneficiary who has surpassed the later of their Retirement Date or Normal
				Retirement Date (as defined in the Funding Policy) by at least twelve (12)
				months. The cost-of-living post-retirement benefit adjustment may be granted to
				beneficiaries who are receiving a disability allowance and have surpassed the
				later of their Retirement Date or age forty-four (44) by at least twelve (12)
				months. Any increase shall apply only to the current retirement allowance not
				in excess of the Social Security wage base as established for that calendar
				year.
(3) An ad hoc post-retirement
				benefit adjustment may be granted based upon provisions adopted by the Board of
				Trustees and shall apply to the retirement allowance not in excess of the
				Social Security wage base as established for that calendar year.
(4) Any increase in benefit shall become
				effective only if the necessary appropriations/funds are available to maintain
				the actuarial soundness of the System.
(5) A member who becomes or became a member
				of this retirement system on or after July 1, 2009 shall not be entitled to
				receive any post-retirement benefit adjustment.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-29.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.06 - Medical Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Members of the Employees' Retirement
				System who apply for disability retirement should be examined, whenever
				possible, by a member of the Medical Board or a physician selected by the
				Chairman of the Medical Board.
(2)
				The Board of Trustees shall review and take action on applications for
				disability retirement if the Medical Board recommends denial but the Social
				Security Administration and/or the examining physician (a member of the Medical
				Board or a physician selected by the Chairman of the Medical Board) recommends
				approval.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-2-123.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.07 - Applications for Involuntary Separation Retirement Benefits Due to a Change in Administration Under O.C.G.A. Sec. 47-2-123(g)(4)(C)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In the event
				the Board of Trustees is presented an application for involuntary separation
				retirement benefits as a result of a change in administration, the Board will
				consider the size of the agency and the nature of the administrative change in
				its review of the application.
(2)
				In the event the effective date of the proposed separation is more than twelve
				(12) months but less than eighteen (18) months after the administration has
				changed, the Board will require an appearance before the Board of the official
				or officials proposing the separation to explain the delay.
(3) The Board will not consider any
				application for involuntary separation retirement benefits that occurs as a
				result of a change in administration if the administration has been in office
				eighteen (18) months or more at the time the separation is proposed.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-2-20,  47-2-21,  47-2-123(g)(4)(C).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.08 - Membership Eligibility

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Eligibility for first-time ERS membership requires an
				 employee to be employed with an eligible employer working at least 35 hours per
				 week for a minimum of 9 months per calendar year.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-1(23).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.09 - Membership Eligibility - Percent Time

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any individual who becomes an ERS member
				by being employed in a position that qualifies the employee for membership and
				subsequently reduces the number of hours of actual working time within the
				position below the required 35 hours a week as per Rule  513-1-1-.08, then the
				employee is able to maintain membership in ERS. The member's employer will
				report the employee at percentage time, determined by dividing the actual hours
				worked during a month by the normal full-time hours for the month. Service will
				be credited at the percentage reported.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.10 - Membership Eligibility - Transfers to Tax Office

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A "break in service," as used in O.C.G.A.
				§
									47-2-292, is defined as more than 31 days of separation from the last day of employment,
				such that any actively contributing member, whose membership date is prior to
				July 1, 2012 and is transferring between tax offices or from an ERS position
				and employer to a tax office within 31 days, is eligible to maintain their ERS
				membership provided such position meets general ERS membership eligibility
				requirements.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-292.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.11 - Formula Salary - Use of Merged Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When calculating Formula Salary for
				members who have purchased past, refunded ERS Service and/or lost membership
				service that has been merged with the current membership, all associated salary
				shall be considered.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-1 - EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-1-1-.12 - Formula Salary - Members with Less Than 24 Consecutive and/or Total Months of ERS Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When calculating a member's highest
				average monthly earnable compensation and they do not have 24 consecutive
				months of ERS service, but have accrued at least or more than 24 total months,
				then the highest average over 24 successive months of service will be used in
				the Formula Salary.
(2) When
				calculating a member's highest average monthly earnable compensation and they
				have less than 24 total months of ERS service, then the total number of
				available months will be used in the Formula Salary.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-2-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-2 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subject 513-2-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 513-2-1-.01 - Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The mailing
				address of the Public School Employees' Retirement System is Two Northside 75,
				Atlanta, Georgia 30318.
(2) All
				correspondence respecting rules and regulations consistent with the
				requirements of Code Section
				 47-1-10 is to be directed to the Director of the Board of Trustees of the Employees'
				Retirement System of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Section
				  47-4-22.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-2 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subject 513-2-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 513-2-1-.02 - Post-Retirement Benefit Adjustment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Post-retirement benefit adjustment"
				shall not include any increases in member's retirement benefit associated with
				the type of optional form of payment selected at retirement.
(2) Each January 1 and July 1, a
				post-retirement benefit adjustment may be granted to each beneficiary who has
				attained age forty-five (45) and has been retired at least seven (7) months.
				The post-retirement benefit adjustment may be granted to beneficiaries who are
				receiving a disability allowance regardless of age. An increase not to exceed
				one and one-half percent (1.5%) may be made and shall apply only to the current
				retirement allowance not in excess of the Social Security wage base as
				established for that calendar year.
(3) An ad hoc benefit adjustment may be
				granted based upon provisions adopted by the Board of Trustees and shall apply
				to the retirement allowance not in excess of the Social Security wage base as
				established for that calendar year.
(4) Any increase in benefit shall become
				effective only if the necessary appropriations/funds are available to maintain
				the actuarial soundness of the System.
O.C.G.A. §§
											47-4-25,  47-4-105.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-3 - GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subject 513-3-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 513-3-1-.01 - Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Georgia
				Legislative Retirement System is created and placed under the administration of
				the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
(2) The mailing address of the Georgia
				Legislative Retirement System is Two Northside 75, Atlanta, Georgia
				30318.
(3) All correspondence
				respecting rules and regulations consistent with the requirements of Code
				Section
				 47-1-10 is to be directed to the Director of the Board of Trustees of the Employees'
				Retirement System of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Section
				  47-6-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-3 - GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subject 513-3-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 513-3-1-.02 - Post-Retirement Benefit Adjustment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Post-retirement benefit adjustment"
				shall not include any increases in member's retirement benefit associated with
				the type of optional form of payment selected at retirement.
(2) Annually, post-retirement benefit
				adjustment(s) may be granted to each beneficiary who has attained age
				forty-five (45) and has been retired at least seven (7) months. The
				post-retirement benefit adjustment shall apply uniformly and equally to all
				members. An increase shall apply only to the current retirement allowance not
				in excess of the Social Security wage base as established for that calendar
				year.
(3) An ad hoc benefit
				adjustment may be granted based upon provisions adopted by the Board of
				Trustees and shall apply to the retirement allowance not in excess of the
				Social Security wage base as established for that calendar year.
(4) Any increase in benefit shall become
				effective only if the necessary appropriations/funds are available to maintain
				the actuarial soundness of the System.
(5) A member who becomes or became a member
				of this retirement system on or after July 1, 2009 shall not be entitled to
				receive any post-retirement benefit adjustment.
O.C.G.A. §
											47-6-80(f).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-4 - TRIAL JUDGES AND SOLICITORS RETIREMENT FUND › Subject 513-4-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 513-4-1-.01 - Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The mailing
				address of the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund is Two Northside 75,
				Atlanta, Georgia 30318.
(2) All
				correspondence respecting rules and regulations consistent with the
				requirements of Code Section
				 47-1-10 is to be directed to the Director of the Board of Trustees of the Employees'
				Retirement System of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Section
				  47-10.20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.01 - Rules of General Applicability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The mailing address of the Teachers
				Retirement System of Georgia is Two Northside 75, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia
				30318.
(2) All correspondence
				regarding the rules and regulations consistent with the requirements of
				O.C.G.A. §
									47-1-10 is to be directed to the Executive Director.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26,  47-2-26(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.03 - Board Meetings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are held six (6)
				 times a year: January, March, May, July, September, and
				 November.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.04 - Investment Committee Membership

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Members of the Investment Committee are elected by the Board
				 of Trustees and the membership is increased from five (5) to six (6)
				 members.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.05 - Confidentiality of Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Applicants for disability retirement may obtain, upon Written
				 request, copies of TRS Medical Board reports relating to their disability, with
				 the names of the Medical Board being obliterated from the reports to preserve
				 the anonymity of the physicians.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.06 - Service Credit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The awarding of service credit shall be calculated and
				 awarded on a fiscal year basis giving the benefit of one-ninth of a year of
				 credit for each month of service, and the salary shall be calculated under both
				 a fiscal year and calendar year basis to determine which calculation produced
				 the greater benefit to the member. A retroactive adjustment shall be made in
				 the benefits of members who retired since 1975 who had been penalized by the
				 policy of calculating their service on a calendar year basis. Effective with
				 the beginning of the fall semester 1998 those academic faculty members who are
				 employed by the University System under a semester system shall be awarded
				 one-eight year of credit for each month of membership service until such time
				 as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate to make a change.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-80.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.07 - Payment of Benefits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Benefits shall be payable during the lifetime of the
				 beneficiaries, but when a beneficiary of a retired member passes away, that
				 portion of the benefit payment would be terminated and would not be distributed
				 to other named beneficiaries (inasmuch as the actuarial calculation of the
				 percentage payment would be based on the beneficiaries' ages). No retiree's
				 benefits shall be reduced by more than 50% in selecting a plan of retirement.
				 Designated beneficiaries to receive monthly benefits normally could not be
				 changed once a retired member began receiving monthly benefits, and the only
				 exception to this Rule would occur in the event a retiree named a spouse to
				 receive monthly benefits under one of the optional plans of retirement and
				 later obtained a divorce.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.08 - Calculation of Average Salary for Retirement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The calculation of average salary for retirement purposes
				 shall allow the use of the salary earned during any twenty-four (24)
				 consecutive months producing the highest such average; not counting any month
				 in which the member normally would be under contract but for which no
				 contributions were reported, provided that additional months would be used only
				 if the member did not have credit for two (2) full years of service for the
				 twenty-four (24) month period.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26,  47-3-120.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.09 - Continuation of Membership During Study Leave

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In unusual cases, where a copy of the transcript cannot be
				 obtained, a statement from the member's employer at the time the leave was
				 taken is sufficient.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-60(2)(B).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.10 - Contributions From Summer Quarter Salaries

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Contributions will be withheld and reported on all summer
				 quarter salaries, even if only one course is taught, provided the instructor
				 will establish credit for a full year of service during the immediately
				 following three quarters within the fiscal year. The policy is applicable to
				 summer school employment in colleges and universities, as well as in the public
				 schools in the state.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.11 - Adoption of Unisex Option Factors

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Unisex Option Factors are effective with individuals retiring
				 on and after September 1, 1983.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-23(b),(c).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.12 - Organizational Membership Material

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The sending of any organizational membership material to
				 retirees with their benefit checks is prohibited.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.13 - Social Security Records of Deceased Persons

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board has authorized the TRS "purchase of access" to the
				 Social Security records of deceased persons to help identify situations where a
				 deceased retiree might still be on the payroll.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.15 - Calculation: Calendar Year Employees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
For calendar year employees, that salary earned in any
nine
(9) or more months during a fiscal year will be considered a
				 full year's salary.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26,  47-3-120.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.16 - Post-Retirement Adjustment of Benefits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A cost-of-living increment will be
				granted two times a year on January 1 and July 1 to be determined in the
				following manner:
(a) On the July 1 or
				January 1 following retirement, the average of the Consumer Price Index will be
				determined. This is the base index for all beneficiaries retiring during the
				six month period ending on such July 1 or January 1.
(b) As of each subsequent January 1 or July
				1, the average of the Consumer Price Index will be determined. This is the
				current index.
(c) The ratio of
				Item (b) to Item (a) is determined.
(d) If the ratio in (c) above is equal to or
				greater than 1.000, the retirement benefits would be adjusted by 1-1/2%.
1. If the percentage determined in (c) above
				is less than 1.00, indicating a reduction in the Consumer Price Index for the
				period, the retirement benefit may be reduced by the Board of Trustees if the
				ratio is less than .975 or, in other words, if the reduction is between 0 and
				2-1/2%, no adjustment will be made in the retirement benefit; however, if the
				reduction is greater than 2-1/2%, the retirement benefit may be adjusted by the
				Board of Trustees, however, no reduction would be greater than 1-1/2% of the
				retirement benefit for any period. The beneficiary's retirement benefit, once
				adjusted, remains constant for the next six months until the next review. In no
				event will the retirement benefits be reduced by an amount exceeding all
				previously granted cost-of-living adjustments.
(e) For those retiring from July 1 thru
				December 1, the subsequent July 1 will be the earliest date for an adjustment
				to be made. For those retiring from January 1 thru June 1, the subsequent
				January 1 will be the earliest date for an adjustment to be made.
(f) The average Consumer Price Index (CPI)
				for a six month period ending on January 1 of any year is defined as the
				average of the "All Urban Consumers" CPI published by the Bureau of Labor
				Statistics for the six months ending on the previous October, similarly, the
				average as of July 1 will be computed based upon the six months ending on the
				prior April.
(g) Adjustments in
				benefit will be provided only to a real person who is in receipt of a life
				annuity with or without related death or survivorship benefits.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.17 - Option 4 Plan of Retirement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any member may select an optional plan of
				retirement under Ga. Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-121(e) 
				 provided the reduced retirement allowance so selected does not reduce the
				member's benefits by more than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum benefits as
				provided in Ga. Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-120 or 
				 47-3-122 as applicable or increase the member's benefits to an amount greater than the
				maximum benefits as provided by Ga. Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-120 or 
				 47-3-122 as applicable.
(2) Any member may
				elect a reduced retirement allowance under Option Four (4) as provided in Ga.
				Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-121(e) to  be designated "Option 2 Pop-Up" with the
				provision that after his or her death, the reduced retirement allowance shall
				be continued throughout the life of and paid to the one person nominated by him
				or her by written designation duly executed and filed with the Board of
				Trustees at the time of his or her retirement and if the one person so
				nominated dies prior to the retiree that the basic benefits payable to the
				retiree shall be increased to an amount as though the retiree had not selected
				an optional benefit plan of retirement. The benefits of a member selecting this
				option shall be the actuarial equivalent of the basic benefits provided under
				Ga. Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-120 or 
				 47-3-122 as applicable.
(3) Any member may
				elect a reduced retirement allowance under Option Four (4) as provided by Ga.
				Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-120(e) to  be designated "Option 3 Pop-Up" with the
				provision that after his or her death, one-half of the reduced retirement
				allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the one person
				nominated by him or her by written designation duly executed and filed with the
				Board of Trustees at the time of his or her retirement and if the one person so
				nominated dies prior to the retiree that the basic benefits payable to the
				retiree shall be increased to an amount as though the retiree had not selected
				an optional plan of retirement. The benefits of a member selecting this option
				shall be the actuarial equivalent of the basic benefits provided under Ga.
				Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-120 or 
				 47-3-122 as applicable.
(4) In the event
				that a retiree's benefits are increased under the provisions of this rule or
				policy, the retiree shall only be entitled to such cost-of-living increases as
				actually being received at the time of the death of the beneficiary of the
				retiree and shall only be entitled to future cost-of-living increases as
				provided by Ga. Laws, Code Section
				 47-3-126.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26(b),  47-3-121.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.18 - Creditable Service for Student Related Employment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Teaches Retirement System of Georgia members may establish
				 retirement credit for student related employment rendered to an "Employer" (as
				 defined in Teachers Retirement System Law), provided that such employment would
				 currently make the person eligible for membership in the Teachers Retirement
				 System of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.19 - Creditable Service for Out-of-State Employment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia members may establish
				 retirement credit for employment under the out-of-state service provisions of
				 TRS law, only if such employment, had it been rendered in Georgia, would have
				 made the person eligible for membership in the Teachers Retirement System of
				 Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-89(a),  47-3-26.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It is the policy of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
				 to pay interest at the normal applicable accrued interest rate on a refund of
				 monies paid directly into the Teachers Retirement System by a member when such
				 refund is a result of a correction to the member's account and when such monies
				 have been held by the Teachers Retirement System for more than 60 days. Such
				 interest shall be prorated from the date received by the Teachers Retirement
				 System to the date of a payment rounded to the closest month.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-44,  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.21 - Retirement Benefits in Cases of Divorce

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the event a retiree has elected an optional allowance
				 naming his or her spouse as sole beneficiary and later obtains a final judgment
				 of complete divorce, the retiree may make a one-time change in the maximum plan
				 of retirement or to another option, with only one such change being permitted
				 after each divorce.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-121(f),  47-3-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 513 - RULES OF PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.22 - Authority: Executive Director

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Executive Director is authorized to execute and sign all
				 checks, orders and other documents of the Teachers Retirement System. The
				 Executive Director or the Board of Trustees may authorize the Chief Financial
				 Officer or the Chief Operating Officer to sign such documents in the event the
				 Executive Director is unable to.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26,  47-3-26(b).