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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-.23 - Personal Liability Self-Insurance Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
RESOLVED, that the members of the Board of Trustees, the
				 officers, officials, employees and/or legal advisors of the Teachers Retirement
				 System of Georgia be indemnified against and are held to be immune from
				 personal liability for damages arising out of their duties or in any way
				 connected therewith under a sound program of self-insurance utilizing funds
				 available to the retirement system under the authority contained in Act Number
				 638, pages 1051-53, 1977 Acts approved March 30, 1977. This resolution shall
				 authorize the expenditure of funds for the payment of such liabilities as may
				 occur out of claims against such Board members, officers, officials, employees
				 or legal advisors of said Teachers Retirement System of Georgia. Such indemnity
				 shall not extend to criminal acts committed by such members of the Board or
				 Trustees, officers, officials, employees and/or legal advisors of said 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› Chapter 513-5 - TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA › Subject 513-5-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Rule 513-5-1-.24 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
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-.25 - Benefit Payment Date

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Retirement benefits are to be paid at the beginning of the
				 month for which payment is being made.
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-.26 - Retirement Allowances Under $10 Per Month

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
TRS may make a lump sum payment of a "Retirement Allowance"
				 of less than $10 per month.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.27 - Verification of Previous Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Previous service can be certified from official employer
				 records, or records of the Department of Audits, or State Board of Education,
				 or Board of Regents, or in their absence 3 affidavits from 3 reliable people
				 certifying to the member having rendered the requested years of service and
				 some type of printed matter, such as a contract, school annual, or newspaper
				 article.
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-.28 - Previous Service - Documentation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The documentation of previous service for which a member
				 desires to establish credit is to be secured by the member and in questionable
				 cases the burden of proof is on the member.
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-.29 - General Service Credit - Action if Member Dies While in Process of Establishing Credit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the event a member is in the process of establishing
				 credit for service and dies prior to the completion of the process, the TRS
				 staff is to refer the matter to the Administrative Procedures Committee of the
				 Board of Trustees for disposition.
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-.30 - Air National Guard Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
National Guard Service is not deemed allowable as active duty
				 in the Armed Forces and, therefore, not eligible to be established as
				 creditable service.
(NOTE: This policy was based on the Federal Regulations that
				 indicated that the definition of "Armed Forces" does not include the "Reserve
				 Components" of the four Armed Forces and includes National Guard as a Reserve
				 Component.)
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-.31 - Membership; Gordon Military College

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Policy adopted to deny request to continue membership for
				 those teachers who are not members of TRS at Gordon Military College. Policy
				 was based on the opinion that it will be necessary for additional legislation
				 or a change in the Constitution to permit such teachers to be members or
				 continue membership with TRS.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.32 - Membership of Maintenance and Custodial Employees of the University System

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Maintenance and Custodial employees of the University System
				 will have the option to join TRS even though they elected not to join TRS in
				 1978.
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-.33 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
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-.34 - Military Service - Military or Naval Academy

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Attendance at a United States Military or Naval Academy
				 constitutes active duty in the Armed Forces for purposes of establishing
				 military service credit.
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-.35 - Military Service - Method of Calculating Interest

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
After an appropriate salary is determined to be used in
				 calculating the cost of military service credit, the calculation shall be made
				 as though the member earned such salary during the period being established and
				 contributions shall be determined on such salary and interest shall be computed
				 from the date such service was rendered to the date of
				 payment.
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-.36 - Military Service - Determination of Salary

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In determining the salary to be used in the calculation of
				 military service cost, the teaching salary must be as a teacher in Georgia and
				 not based upon out-of-state compensation.
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-.37 - Membership - ROTC Instructors

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
An ROTC instructor is deemed to be eligible for TRS
				 membership if more than one-half of his or her salary is paid by the local
				 school system employing such instructor and such individual is eligible to
				 establish previous service of this type of employment.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.38 - Service with Southern Regional Education Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Credit for service with the "Southern Regional Education
				 Board" is not to be allowed.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.39 - Credit for Study Leave

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Teachers Retirement System will,
				beginning July 1, 1976, prepare cost calculations for the establishment of
				approved study leave pursuant to Act No. 1375 (House Bill 1302) signed into law
				on April 1, 1976. The following information should be submitted to the Teachers
				Retirement System by members wishing to establish such service:
(a) Verification of salary for full-time
				employment for the year immediately preceding the period of study leave,
				including a statement verifying the source of those funds. The verification
				statement must be from an official of the institution which employed the member
				for the year immediately prior to the period of study leave.
(b) A copy of the member's transcript or a
				statement showing the dates of attendance and course of study taken issued by
				the institution he or she attended during the period of study leave.
(c) Verification from an official of the
				institution which granted the study leave stating that the leave was granted
				for the purpose of additional study.
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-.40 - Study Leave Credit - Establishment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Credit may be established if the member
				was registered for dissertation on at least a one-half time basis and not
				otherwise employed.
(2) If a member
				became a graduate assistant or teaching assistant during a period of study
				leave and wishes to establish credit for the period, the period must be
				established as study leave if otherwise allowable.
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-.41 - Study Leave Credit - Eligibility

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A member is not eligible to establish credit for study leave
				 if the member was not a teacher in Georgia immediately prior to the study
				 leave.
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-.42 - Study Leave Credit - Auditing of Courses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Study leave credit may be allowed for the "auditing" of
				 courses if such period of study leave is otherwise allowable.
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-.43 - Membership of UGA Alumni Society

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Personnel of the University of Georgia Alumni Society should
				 not be included in the Teachers Retirement System.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.44 - Earnable Compensation Defined

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The interpretation of earnable
				compensation to be as follows:
(a) (TRS)
				Earnable compensation shall include amounts of locally paid compensation which
				are included in teachers' contract salaries, provided that the teachers and the
				employer make the necessary contributions based on such amounts. Earnable
				compensation shall not include overtime, travel allowances or salary for a
				secondary position (such as night school).
(b) The cash housing allowances of university
				presidents shall be included in their compensation for teacher retirement
				coverage and that comptrollers of the institutions be notified to begin
				deductions effective 9-1-74.
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-.45 - Reporting of Salary and Contributions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All reporting authorities are to report each month the total
				 salary and contributions for each member who renders 1/2 month or more of
				 service and no deductions should be reported if the member renders less than
				 1/2 month of service.
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-.46 - Earnable Compensation - Coaching Supplements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) If a member requests credit for
				compensation received as a coach, TRS staff must request a statement from the
				coach's employer which documents the following:
(a) Employer's customary practice relative to
				granting retirement credit for coaching service;
(b) Whether or not retirement contributions
				were withheld on the amount requested; and
(c) Whether or not the requested amount was
				paid as part of the employee's normal contract or under separate
				agreement.
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-.47 - Earnable Compensation - Extended Day/Year Contracts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Salaries earned as a part of "extended day" or "extended
				 year" contracts are to be considered as normal earnable
				 compensation.
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-.48 - Information Requests to Furnish Names and Addresses of Beneficiaries to Public

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Requests for information such as names and addresses or
				 benefits of members and beneficiaries shall normally only be furnished to the
				 extent required by the Open Records Act.
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-.49 - Maternity Leave

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Members whose date of membership is prior to July 1, 1973,
				 are not restricted to one year of maternity leave per child.
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-.50 - Interest on Member Accounts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Member accounts will be credited with 4-1/2% interest rather
				 than 3-1/2% effective June 30, 1975. The interest credited will be based upon
				 the previous June 30 balance.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-26,  47-3-44.
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-.51 - Interest Rate for Local System Reimbursing Pensions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A rate of 4-1/2% assumed interest will be used in the
				 calculation of reimbursing pensions payable to the four local retirement
				 systems effective June 30, 1975.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-24,  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-.52 - Interest Rate on Calculations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The interest rate applied to service purchase calculations
				 will be the System's current long-term discount rate of return. Interest rate
				 changes will be effective the first of the month following a four-month period
				 after the Board of Trustees adopts an amended long-term discount rate of
				 return.
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-.53 - Appeals by Non-TRS Members

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board of Trustees of TRS will not hear cases, requests,
				 or appeals of non-TRS members unless the facts of the situation are of such a
				 unique nature that the laws governing the situation authorize the TRS Board to
				 grant the request.
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-.54 - Disability Retirees - Determining if Employed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
TRS is to try to determine if disability retirees are
				 gainfully employed.
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-.55 - Filing of Applications for Retirement with Employer

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The filing of a written application for service or disability
				 retirement benefits with a county or independent board of education or with a
				 college or university of the University System of Georgia shall constitute
				 receipt of a written application by the Board of Trustees as required by
				 Section
				  47-3-101(a) and  Section
				  47-3-122(a) of  the Code of Georgia
				 Annotated.
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-.56 - Average Salary Computation - Breaks in Service and Effect on Increase Limitations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In determining the 2 year average salary of a member who has
				 had breaks in service after 1984, salary increase limitations are to be applied
				 cumulatively as set by the Board of Trustees during the entire period
				 involved.
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-.57 - Disability Retirements; Re-Examinations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) If two Medical Board members are for
				retirement and one Medical Board member is against retirement, member will be
				retired with the provision that member be re-examined in accordance with the
				provisions of O.C.G.A. §
									47-3-122.
(2) If two Medical Board members are against
				retirement and one is for retirement, member will not be retired.
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-.58 - Membership - Post-op Research in the University System

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Those individuals who teach in the University System while
				 performing post-op research are to be included in TRS
				 membership.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  47-3-1,  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-.59 - Temporary Employees; Definition

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Temporary Employees are defined as
				follows:
(a) Any employee whose term of
				employment does not exceed one academic quarter or one calendar quarter (3
				months);
(b) Visiting professors
				and other such professional employees whose term of appointment is one year or
				less.
(c) Student Assistant,
				Graduate Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching
				Assistant.
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-.60 - Purchase of Service Credit with Rollover Contributions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Effective January 1, 2002, the TRSGA Board of Trustees will
				 accept rollovers or transfers from other types of plans for the purchase of
				 eligible service credit as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service in the
				 Internal Revenue Code. Prior to January 1, 2002 but after July 1, 1987, the
				 TRSGA Board of Trustees only accepted regular rollover contributions and
				 after-tax contributions from members in payment for the purchase of eligible
				 service credit. A "regular rollover" occurred when an individual rolls over the
				 taxable portion of their distributions to a conduit IRA, which is separate and
				 apart from the individual's regular contributory IRA. Any rollover or transfer
				 of contributions plus the interest earned on those contributions will be
				 included in the member's gross income when distributions are made from
				 TRSGA.
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-.61 - Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board of Trustees does hereby adopt a Supplemental
				 Retirement Benefit Plan as provided in the Small Business Job Protection Act,
				 H.R. 3448.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-3-101(d),  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-.62 - Service Credit - Definition of "Immediately"

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The word "immediately" pertaining to the establishment of
				 additional service credit, when stated in Georgia law and not otherwise
				 defined, is to be interpreted as "not more than six months".
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-.63 - Public Comment at Meetings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board of Trustees ("Board") of the
				Teachers Retirement System of Georgia ("System") permits comments at meetings
				of the Board on topics that are under the statutory authority of the Board and
				are relevant to the mission and duties of the Board.
(2) Each person wishing to address the Board
				must notify the System no later than 3:30 p.m. the day prior to the meeting.
				Requests should be submitted via email to executive.director@trsga.com and
				include the speaker's name; address; telephone number; email address; name of
				group represented, if applicable; and, topic to be addressed.
(3) The Board Chair has discretion to limit a
				topic to one speaker. Therefore, persons with related concerns are strongly
				encouraged to select one spokesperson for their group and topic. Public comment
				will be heard during the "other business" portion of the meeting, unless the
				topic relates to an agenda item, in which case comments may occur concurrently
				with the agenda item. The Board Chair has discretion to recognize persons who
				have properly signed up to speak and to set the order of speakers. Each speaker
				who signs up by the deadline will have a maximum of three (3) minutes to speak,
				which time may be shortened by the Board Chair depending on the number of
				speakers present for the meeting and other concerns.
(4) A speaker may not speak to the specifics
				of their member account or any other member's account.
(5) Speakers will be allowed to provide
				written testimony, comments or other documents related to their topic for the
				members of the Board. If a speaker has such handouts for the Board members,
				they will need to provide fifteen (15) copies at the meeting during which their
				presentation occurs. Audio/visual presentations are not allowed during the
				three-minute public comment period.
(6) All remarks shall be addressed to the
				Board as a whole and not to a specific Trustee. The Board will not respond to
				any comments made during the public comment period unless it becomes necessary
				to ask a clarifying question, correct a factual error or provide specific
				factual information.
(7) Each
				speaker shall maintain civility and decorum. The Board Chair retains the right
				to stop or remove any speaker who uses profanity, makes threats, or is
				otherwise abusive or disruptive.
O.C.G.A. §
										47-3-26(b).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The mailing address of the Georgia
				Firefighters' Pension Fund (GFPF) is 2171 East View Parkway Conyers, Georgia
				30013.
(2) The principal office of
				the Fund is located at 2171 East View Parkway Conyers, Georgia 30013.
(3) The official web site of the Fund is
www.gfpf.org
.
(4) Correspondence with the Board of Trustees
				concerning the Fund should be addressed to the Executive Director of the Fund
				only at the address in (1) above.
(5) Unless otherwise provided by the Board of
				Trustees, meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held at its principal
				office.
(6) All checks issued by
				the Fund require the signature of the Executive Director or a duly authorized
				designee as approved by the Board of Trustees.
(7) This rule is solely for the purpose of
				determining compliance with time requirements for delivery to the Board of
				Trustees of such matters; any matter required to be filed with the Board of
				Trustees, and any payment required to be made to the Board of Trustees, shall
				be deemed received by the Board of Trustees based on the U. S. Postal Service
				postmark date when such matter, or payment, is mailed to the Board of Trustees,
				if such mailing is later received by the Board of Trustees. The sender of any
				matter or any payment shall not be excused from the obligation to send or pay
				in the event any matter or payment so mailed is for any reason not delivered to
				the Fund.
(8) In all instances in
				the succeeding paragraphs, where the signature of a "Department Chief" is
				required, the Chief may designate no more than two delegates with signature
				authority for purposes of signing membership and retirement applications and
				beneficiary forms. Such delegations shall be on file with the Pension Fund
				Office in a form prescribed and approved by the Board of Trustees.
(9) All forms referenced herein are available
				from the principal office of the Fund or from the official web site of the Fund
				as noted above.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall annually elect a Chair,
				Vice-Chair, and such other officers as it shall determine appropriate. Each
				officer shall hold office until the officer's successor is elected and
				qualified.
(2) There shall be an
				Investment Committee which shall consist of all of the Board Members.
(3) Unless otherwise provided, the Chair
				shall preside at each meeting of the Board or of any committee on which the
				Chair serves.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise provided by the Board,
				each determination of the Board, with respect to eligibility for membership or
				continued membership in the Fund, creditable service, eligibility for regular
				retirement or disability retirement benefits, the amount of retirement
				benefits, or the termination or suspension of benefits shall become final upon
				the expiration of thirty (30) days after the date of such decision.
(2) Request for Hearing.
(a) If a person desires to appear before the
				Board of Trustees, the request shall be made by letter, in a form prescribed by
				the Board of Trustees, to the Executive Director. The party requesting a
				hearing shall identify the issues for which a hearing is requested and the
				action requested of the Board.
(b)
				Upon determination by the Board of the date and time of the hearing, the
				Executive Director shall give written notice of the time and date of the
				hearing. The subject matter presented at that hearing shall be
				complete.
(c) At any hearing before
				the Board a person may retain legal counsel. Notice of such representation
				shall be provided to the Board at least 15 days in advance of any scheduled
				hearing.
(d) For the purpose of
				receiving evidence to be presented before the Board, the Board may appoint a
				hearing officer to receive such evidence and make a report thereof to the
				Board. Prior to any decision in such case, the person requesting such a hearing
				shall be entitled to make a closing argument before the Board of
				Trustees.
(e) The decision of the
				Board shall be final.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) To qualify for initial membership in the
				Pension Fund, an individual shall meet one of the following,
(a) Be a firefighter who,
(1) Is a permanent compensated employee of a
				compliant fire department;
(2)
				Works at least 20 hours per week on average (1040 hours annually);
				and,
(3) Is state certified or is a
				candidate for state certification by the Georgia Firefighter Standards and
				Training Council,
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A person
				applying for membership in the Fund shall file a completed application in the
				form prescribed by the Board, together with proof of date of birth, and a
				specified payment which shall be applied to dues payable for the first month of
				membership in the event the application is granted.
(2) As noted in the application, the
				applicant should select a beneficiary. A beneficiary is any person designated
				before or after the approval of an application for retirement, by the applicant
				or member to receive benefits which may continue to be payable upon the death
				of the member. See also
				 513-7-1-.12. If there is no stated
				beneficiary, the beneficiary will be the member's estate.
(3) The applicant shall furnish such
				additional information as may be requested by the Board or the Executive
				Director.
(4) Upon receipt of a
				completed application and upon Board approval, a letter of acceptance shall be
				mailed to the applicant and a copy to the applicant's fire department. For the
				member's convenience, a copy of the "Rules and Regulations" is available on the
				GFPF website.
(5) Upon acceptance
				to the Fund, new members shall be assigned a "Member Identification Number"
				(Member ID) to be used in all correspondence with the Pension Fund office and
				for access to member records in the "Member's Area" of the website.
(6) Upon the determination by the Executive
				Director that an applicant does not satisfy the objective standards of the Fund
				relating to membership, the Executive Director shall have authority to give
				notice to the applicant that the application has been rejected.
(7) When incomplete documentation is received
				by the Pension Fund the Fund staff will attempt to contact the member and the
				member's Fire Department to obtain missing documentation. If the staff is
				unable to obtain missing documentation, the application shall be returned to
				the applicant for resubmission.
(8)
				Membership in the Fund shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the
				Pension Fund receives a completed application which includes the first month's
				dues payment or electronic payment authorization. The Executive Director shall
				report such action to the Board.
O.C.G.A.
				 §
											47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A member who
				changes status from one to another of the following, full time, part-time or
				volunteer, or a member who changes from one fire department to another, shall
				report such change to the Pension Fund Office within sixty (60) days of the
				change date on the Change of Status/Transfer Form prescribed by the Board. If
				the reporting date is more than sixty (60) days past the transfer date,
				documentation providing proof of employment by paid personnel, or training and
				incident response documentation by volunteers, shall be required. Failure to
				report such changes may result in loss of subsequent creditable service through
				the date the form is stamped "Received" in the Pension Fund Office.
(2) A member shall give notice to the Board
				of any change of employment status, including any change of duties to those
				which are not the duties of a firefighter, or a support function described in
				 513-7-1-.04. This shall be submitted
				on the Change of Status/Transfer Form prescribed by the Board. A member may
				request leave of absence under
				 513-7-1-.09. A member may also
				resign from the Fund and request a refund of dues under
				 513-7-1-.10.
(3) Any member who receives non-creditable
				service from a department shall not claim credit from another department for
				that same time period. Credit shall only be earned from the department in which
				the member was/is enrolled with the Pension Fund.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Each applicant for membership shall be required to provide
				 their current mailing address to the Pension Fund. Each member, and each
				 retiree shall be required to give notice to the Pension Fund of any change in
				 member's current mailing address. The Pension Fund shall rely upon, and use for
				 the purpose of correspondence and giving notices, the most recent mailing
				 address provided by the member, which is on file with the Pension Fund
				 Office.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Leave of
				Absence.
(a) Any member of the Fund may
				request a Leave of Absence from the Fund when the member is no longer an active
				member of a fire department and no longer qualifies for membership in the fund,
				by submitting a written request for such leave to the Executive Director within
				thirty (30) days of the date the member wishes such leave. Upon submission of
				the request and approval by the Board, said request shall be granted for two
				years. The member shall state in the request the date the member ceased to
				qualify for membership and any change in mailing address.
(b) Before the end of the two year leave
				period, the member may, in writing, request a renewal of the leave status for
				an additional two years. Leaves of Absence may be renewed in such manner for an
				indefinite period.
(c) If a member
				re-enters the fire service, the member may apply for reinstatement. A request
				for reinstatement shall include a completed new member application and the
				first month's dues payment by check, money order, or electronic payment
				authorization.
(d) Pursuant to
				O.C.G.A. Section
				 47-7-41, the reinstatement to
				active membership from a Leave of Absence or an extension of a Leave of Absence
				shall be subject to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section
				 47-7-40.
(e) A member is not required nor permitted to
				pay dues during a Leave of Absence, and no creditable service is earned during
				such leave.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Dues are to be paid in the amount as
				prescribed in O.C.G.A.
				 47-7-60.
				Dues are due on the tenth (10th) day of each month if paid by individual or
				department. If paid by direct debit, dues are debited on the fifteenth (15th)
				day of each month.
(2) Dues
				payments made directly to the Fund by an individual may be paid by personal
				check, money order or direct debit. Each such check or money order shall show
				the member's Pension Fund ID number or social security number.
(a) Any member having two returned items from
				any bank for any reason may be required by the Executive Director to pay dues
				by money order or certified funds until such requirement is released.
(b) Any member having a returned item from
				any bank for any reason shall be charged a "returned items" charge in an amount
				set by the Board prior to being allowed to resume dues payments.
(c) Members shall be current with their dues
				in order to apply for the direct debit program and shall maintain current dues
				payments in order to stay in the program. Members who fall in arrears on dues
				payments due to returned debit items shall be discontinued from the program
				until the arrearage is satisfied.
(d) Dues paid by check or money order may be
				paid up to one year in advance.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) As a matter of courtesy, any member of
				this Fund who becomes delinquent in the payment of dues by failure to pay the
				prescribed amount of dues shall be notified of such delinquency by first class
				mail by the Executive Director after five (5) months of delinquency. The notice
				shall be mailed to the member's current mailing address on file with the
				Pension Fund, and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the employer fire
				department by first class mail. If the member becomes six (6) months
				delinquent, the member shall then be suspended from active membership in the
				Fund and a notice of suspension shall be sent by first class mail to the member
				and the employer fire department. In such an event, a refund of 95% of the dues
				paid by the delinquent member shall be available for refund to the member upon
				request.
(2) The notices set forth
				above are provided by the Fund to its members solely as a matter of courtesy to
				its membership. The failure of the Fund to give notice, in any case, or the
				failure of a member to receive such notices, shall not excuse a member's
				responsibility and a member may not rely upon the procedure set forth above to
				avoid payment of dues when required by law. No claim shall be made upon the
				Executive Director or any member of the Pension Fund's staff for the failure to
				give such notice or for the member's failure to receive it.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applications: Requirements.
(a) Members qualifying for retirement and
				seeking to do so shall prepare and submit an application for retirement in a
				form prescribed by the Board of Trustees. Such form shall be submitted 60 days
				in advance of the planned retirement date. The form shall be signed by the
				Chief of the member's fire department. A Chief's retirement application shall
				be signed by the Chief's civilian supervisor (e.g., Mayor, City Manager,
				etc.).
(b) An application for
				retirement shall include the form to select a survivor option, and a
				beneficiary (if such has not already been chosen). This shall be verified
				during processing by the Pension Fund office. The three options available are:
1. Full Benefits-No survivor- a named
				beneficiary is required to receive the final pension payment after the
				retiree's death;
2. Option A -
				Joint and Survivor - beneficiary must be a legal spouse; and
3. Option B - Ten year Certain and Life -
				beneficiary may be a spouse or any non-spousal relationship, but must be an
				individual, see Rule
				 513-7-1-.14.
(c) A change in beneficiary designation may
				be made only upon forms prescribed by the Board and no change is effective
				until said completed form is received by the Fund. To be valid, a change in
				beneficiary designation shall be received in the Fund office prior to the
				member's death.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A member who no longer serves in the fire
				service and has not yet attained the age of 50 (for early retirement) or 55
				(for full retirement), but who has earned the minimum creditable service years
				required for benefits upon application, may defer the receipt of benefits until
				the member reaches the chosen retirement age. Such member shall be placed in
				"Waiting Legal Age" status. In the event the member is placed in "Waiting Legal
				Age" status, an application for retirement shall be filed with the Fund, but
				shall not be presented to the Board for approval until the member reaches the
				chosen retirement age. A member who elects "Waiting Legal Age" status at the
				minimum vested age may at any time revoke the election and apply for early
				retirement benefits, if otherwise eligible.
(2) Any person in "Waiting Legal Age" status
				who returns to active service revokes the member's election for retirement and
				must notify the Executive Director of that fact within thirty (30) days after
				returning to active service. Such member will automatically be placed on "Leave
				of Absence" pending the receipt of a new member application, if the member
				chooses to re-join the Fund.
(3)
				Reserved.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  47-7-23.