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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 47-4-1. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 47-4-2. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Ga. L....
Article 2 - Creation, Administration, and Management of the Assets of the Retirement System
§ 47-4-20. Creation and Administration of the Retirement System; Corporate Powers and Privileges; Rights in Actions; Name Under Which Retirement System Business Shall Be Transacted - There is created a retirement system which shall be placed...
§ 47-4-21. Creation and Administration of the Retirement Fund - There is created the Public School Employees Retirement Fund, which...
§ 47-4-22. Membership of the Board; Expenses and per Diem; Quorum for the Transaction of Business; Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Board - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 11; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-23. Exemption of Members of the Board From Liability for Their Acts, Omissions, and Conduct; Indemnification of Members of the Board - The members of the board, and each of them, shall...
§ 47-4-24. Legal Adviser of the Board - The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the...
§ 47-4-25. Powers and Duties of the Board - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 13.
§ 47-4-26. Power of Board Over Funds; Special Account for Deposit of Funds and Payment of Benefits and Expenses; Investment Powers; Power to Employ Agents - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 12; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-27. Power of Board to Take, Hold, and Invest Any Gift, Grant, or Bequest - The board may take any gift, grant, or bequest, any...
§ 47-4-28. Duty of Board to Keep Records of Accounts in Granting Benefits and Records of the Operations of the Board; Annual Financial Statement to the General Assembly - The board shall keep permanent records of all its accounts...
§ 47-4-29. Appropriations for Employer Contributions; Creation of an Expense Fund; Payment Prior to Commencement Date of Employer Contributions and Expenses of Retirement System - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 19.
§ 47-4-30. Plan Year Designated - For purposes of complying with federal Internal Revenue Service rules...
Article 3 - Membership in the Retirement System
§ 47-4-40. Eligibility; Leaves of Absence; Termination; Transfer of Service Credits - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 4; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-41. Membership of Persons Employed by Local Units of Administration Which Operate Local Retirement Systems - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 18; Ga. L....
Article 4 - Employee and Employer Contributions to the Retirement System
§ 47-4-60. Amount of Contributions; Manner of Payment - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 10; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-61. Date for Start of Employee Contributions - No public school employee shall be obligated to make employee...
Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement
§ 47-4-80. Determination of Membership Service; Prior Service Credit and Prior Service Certificate; Creditable Service; Credit for Membership in Teachers Retirement System - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 5; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-81. Effect of Appropriations on Credit for Prior Service - Any provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no...
Article 6 - Retirement, Retirement Allowances, and Disability Benefits
§ 47-4-100. Normal, Early, and Delayed Retirement; Vesting of Right to a Retirement Benefit - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 6; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-101. Retirement Benefits Payable Upon Normal, Early, or Delayed Retirement - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 7; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-102. Optional Retirement Benefits - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 8; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-103. Disability Retirement Benefits; Determination of Disability - Any member who obtains a minimum of 15 years of...
§ 47-4-104. Benefits Payable Upon the Death of a Member; Refunds to Members Whose Employment Has Been Terminated - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 9; Ga. L....
§ 47-4-105. Postretirement Benefit Adjustments - The board is authorized to grant postretirement benefit adjustments from...
§ 47-4-106. Return to Public Service of Retired Member - History. Code 1981, § 47-4-106 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 47-4-120. Exemption of Rights and Benefits From State and Local Taxes and From Legal Process; Restriction on Assignability - The right to a retirement benefit, return of contributions, any...
§ 47-4-121. Attempts to Defraud the Retirement System by Means of False Statements or Falsified Records; Adjustment of Erroneous Payments - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, §§ 21, 22.