Within 30 days following the day the board of trustees receives notice that a member of the retirement system has been convicted of a public employment related crime, the board shall initiate proceedings in the Office of State Administrative Hearings, under the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 50, to determine the economic impact of the public employment related crime. Such matter shall be deemed to be a contested case within the meaning of such article. The Department of Law shall represent the board of trustees in such proceedings. The decision of the administrative law judge shall be final unless appeal is made as otherwise provided by law.
History. Code 1981, § 47-1-25 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 126, § 5/HB 255; Ga. L. 2009, p. 368, § 1/SB 48.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2008.
The 2009 amendment, effective April 30, 2009, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct this title, substituted “a public employment related” for “an employment related” and substituted “the public employment related” for “the employment related” in this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 2 - Restrictions and Prohibitions on Membership in Public Retirement or Pension Systems
§ 47-1-22.1. Rights and Benefits of Employees Convicted of Drug Related Crimes
§ 47-1-23. Rights of Public Employee Charged With Committing Public Employment Related Crime
§ 47-1-25. Determination of Economic Impact of Public Employment Related Crime