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HB37 • 2025

Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits

Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits

Education Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Leverett, Rob
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text mentions providing notice but does not detail how that notice must be delivered (e.g., written vs. verbal) or what specific information beyond the general topics is required.

HB37: School Employee Notice on Social Security and Benefits

This law requires local school systems in Georgia to notify employees about social security withholdings and their eligibility for certain benefits, pension, or retirement plans.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local school systems to provide notice to employees regarding social security withholdings.
  • Mandates that schools inform staff if they are eligible for inclusion in certain benefits, pension, or retirement plans.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local school systems operating within Georgia.
  • Employees working for those local school systems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not specify the exact format or method schools must use to deliver this notice.
  • It is unclear from the source if there are penalties listed for school systems that fail to provide this notice.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits