Georgia Code
Article 2 - Technical and Adult Education
§ 20-4-26. Membership in Retirement System — Employees of Schools Formerly Operated by Local Board of Education or Area Postsecondary Technical Education Board

All full-time employees of a postsecondary technical school formerly operated by a local board of education or area postsecondary technical education board as of July 1, 1987, or the date which the Department of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, assumes governance of the postsecondary technical school shall elect either to continue membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or to become members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia. Once such election is made by such personnel, the election is irrevocable during the tenure of employment with the Technical College System of Georgia or any postsecondary technical school governed thereby. All employees who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System may elect to continue their membership in the Public School Employees Retirement System or to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia or the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, if otherwise eligible under laws, rules, or regulations.
History. Code 1981, § 20-4-26 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 20/SB 46.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 20 - Education

Chapter 4 - Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education

Article 2 - Technical and Adult Education

§ 20-4-10. State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia Established; Members; Officers

§ 20-4-11. Powers of Board

§ 20-4-11.1. Public Forums Designated; “Free Speech Zones” Prohibited; Allowed Restrictions; Protected Expressive Activity; Construction; Required Materials; Annual Reporting

§ 20-4-12. Expenses and Mileage Allowance

§ 20-4-13. Meetings

§ 20-4-14. Technical College System of Georgia Established; Powers and Duties

§ 20-4-15. Establishment of Adult Literacy Programs; Eligibility; Office of Adult Literacy

§ 20-4-16. Funding

§ 20-4-17. Agencies to Receive Federal Funds; Transfer of Personnel to Department of Technical and Adult Education, Now Known as Technical College System of Georgia

§ 20-4-18. Management and Control of Adult Literacy and Postsecondary Technical Education Programs and Schools

§ 20-4-19. Conformity to Board Standards, Policies, and Procedures

§ 20-4-20. Authority of Board of Regents of University System of Georgia Unabridged

§ 20-4-21. Tuition Fees

§ 20-4-22. Management and Control of Quick Start Program

§ 20-4-23. Retention of Nonstate Funds by Postsecondary Technical School Converted to State Management

§ 20-4-24. Use of Personnel by Local Units of Administration

§ 20-4-25. Membership in Retirement System — Professional Personnel Employed on or After July 1, 1985, and Nonprofessional Personnel Employed After July 1, 1987

§ 20-4-26. Membership in Retirement System — Employees of Schools Formerly Operated by Local Board of Education or Area Postsecondary Technical Education Board

§ 20-4-27. Service Classification

§ 20-4-28. Compensation of Employees of Schools Appointed After July 1, 1987, or When System Assumes Governance

§ 20-4-29. Salary and Benefit Plan of Employees of Schools Formerly Operated by Local Board of Education or Area Postsecondary Technical Education Board

§ 20-4-30. Compensation of Classified Employees Electing to Become Unclassified

§ 20-4-31. Initial Sick and Annual Leave

§ 20-4-32. Accrual of Sick Leave

§ 20-4-33. Days Off With Pay; Accrual of Annual Leave

§ 20-4-34. Rights and Benefits of Former Employees of State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education

§ 20-4-35. Reduction in Force Policy

§ 20-4-36. Cooperation With Study to Identify Problems in Obtaining Alternative Formats for Textbooks Used by Students With Disabilities

§ 20-4-37. Office of College and Career Transitions; Powers and Duties

§ 20-4-38. Academic Credit for Military Training and Experience

§ 20-4-39. Power of Campus Police and Security Personnel Employed by Technical College System of Georgia to Make Arrests