Georgia Code
Subpart 2 - Plan for Public School Teachers
§ 20-2-892. Contributions by Employees, State, and Local Employers; Withholding or Deducting Employees’ Contributions

History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 37, § 10; Ga. L. 1977, p. 991, § 4; Ga. L. 1979, p. 672, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 291, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 319, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 623, § 2/SB 284; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 36/HB 502.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (b), substituted “State Board of Education to, with reasonable promptness, withhold from the employer which has failed to comply sufficient state funds as calculated by the commissioner to fully satisfy the outstanding obligation of the local employer to the health insurance fund” for “State Board of Education to withhold from the employer which has failed to comply all appropriations allotted to such employer until such employer has fully complied with the provisions of this Code section by making remittance of the sums required” at the end of the third sentence and added the last sentence.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, “Teachers” was substituted for “Teachers’” in the last sentence of subsection (a).
Law reviews.
For article surveying recent legislative and judicial developments regarding Georgia’s insurance laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (1979).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 20 - Education

Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education

Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel

Part 6 - Health Insurance Plans

Subpart 2 - Plan for Public School Teachers

§ 20-2-880. Definitions

§ 20-2-881. Board to Establish Plans; Rules and Regulations; Extent of Coverage; Recommendations to General Assembly for Schedule of Maximum Fees for Hospitals and Practitioners

§ 20-2-882. Exclusions From Coverage

§ 20-2-883. Design of Plan; Controls on Unnecessary Use of Services

§ 20-2-884. Contracts for Benefits or Self-Insurance Authorized; Reinsurance; Certificates of Coverage

§ 20-2-885. Coverage for Retiring School Teachers and Their Dependents

§ 20-2-886. Coverage for Dependents — Right to Coverage; Agreement to Pay Contributions

§ 20-2-887. Coverage for Dependents — Where Both Husband and Wife Are Eligible to Be Insured

§ 20-2-888. Coverage for Certain Surviving Spouses and Teachers Not Entitled to Retirement Benefits

§ 20-2-889. Coverage for Personnel Other Than Teachers

§ 20-2-890. Claims; Payment of Benefits; Time for Presentation of Drafts

§ 20-2-891. Health Insurance Fund for Public School Teachers

§ 20-2-892. Contributions by Employees, State, and Local Employers; Withholding or Deducting Employees’ Contributions

§ 20-2-893. Providing for Funds Required Annually for Costs of Employer Contributions and Administration of Health Insurance for Retirees

§ 20-2-894. Employer and Employee Commencement Dates; Coverage of New Employees; Rejection of Coverage

§ 20-2-895. Contracts With Local Employers as to Coverage; Duties of Local Employers

§ 20-2-896. Administrative Discharge of Certain Debts

§ 20-2-897. Confidentiality of Claim Forms and Records

§ 20-2-898. Deposit of Contributions Into Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund