History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 259, § 11; Ga. L. 1980, p. 611, § 5; Ga. L. 1990, p. 534, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2748, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 752, § 1/SB 98; Ga. L. 2009, p. 947, § 27/HB 202; Ga. L. 2012, p. 663, § 3/HB 183; Ga. L. 2013, p. 688, § 2/SB 178.
The 2009 amendments. —
The first 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, substituted “State Personnel Administration” for “State Merit System of Personnel Administration” at the end of paragraph (a)(2). The second 2009 amendment, effective May 11, 2009, rewrote subsection (a); and, in paragraph (b)(1), inserted “after the member has reached normal retirement age” near the beginning of the first sentence, substituted “so long” for “as long” near the end of the second sentence, and added the last two sentences. See the Code Commission note regarding the effect of these amendments.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, added subsection (c).
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, added subsection (a); redesignated former subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; in paragraph (b)(1), substituted “returns to the service of a public employer” for “who has not yet reached normal retirement age returns to the service of the state” in the first sentence and substituted “to service of a public employer” for “to state service” in the last sentence; in paragraph (b)(2), deleted “who has reached normal retirement age or has not been employed by or rendered service for the state and” following “retired member” and substituted “a public employer” for “the state”; deleted former paragraph (c)(1), which read: “As used in this subsection, the term ‘public employer’ means any branch of state government and any state agency, department, board, bureau, or other instrumentality. This term also includes the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and any public school system, including, but not limited to, primary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions operated by local or independent boards of education that receive any funds from the State of Georgia or any agency thereof.”; and redesignated former paragraph (c)(2) as present subsection (d).
Code Commission notes.
The amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2009, p. 752, § 1, irreconcilably conflicted with and was treated as superseded by Ga. L. 2009, p. 947, § 27. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 6 - Georgia Legislative Retirement System
Article 6 - Retirement, Retirement Allowances, and Death Benefits
§ 47-6-81. Optional Retirement Allowances
§ 47-6-82. Manner in Which Retirement Allowances to Be Paid; Termination of Payments Upon Death
§ 47-6-85. Refund of Accumulated Contributions Upon Termination of Membership