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HB873 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
Townsend, Rick
Last action
2025-03-31
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms the existence of exceptions and conditions but provides no details on what they are.

Allowing the Georgia Department of Education to Hire Teachers Retirement System Beneficiaries

This bill allows the Georgia Department of Education to hire people who receive benefits from the Teachers Retirement System, letting them keep their retirement pay while stopping them from earning new pension credit for that job.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Georgia Department of Education to employ beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
  • Ensures these employees continue to receive their current retirement benefits while working.
  • Prohibits these employees from accruing creditable service time toward a future pension for this specific employment.
  • Provides exceptions and conditions regarding an effective date and automatic repeal.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia who are hired by the Department of Education.
  • The Georgia Department of Education as an employer.
  • The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia regarding benefit calculations and service credit rules.

Terms To Know

Beneficiaries
People who receive money or benefits from the retirement system, such as retired teachers.
Creditable service
Time worked that counts toward earning a larger pension benefit in the future.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific effective date and the exact date for automatic repeal are not listed in the provided text.
  • The bill mentions exceptions to the rules but does not detail what those specific exceptions are in this excerpt.
  • It is unclear if these employment changes apply to other state agencies besides the Department of Education.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-31 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

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