§ 45-18-81. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this article to provide that any such state employees currently hospitalized at any state hospital shall be relieved of personal liability for any existing cost of care charges, provided employees or those responsible for employees cooperate and ensure that to the greatest extent possible applications are made for all benefits, […]
§ 45-18-36. Salary Deductions; Records of Individual Account Information
The salary reduction or deductions referred to in this article shall be instituted: At the request of the participating employees by the payroll departments applicable to the respective employees; or Pursuant to an automatic enrollment arrangement permitted by and operated in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Records of participation agreements, payroll deductions, investment […]
§ 45-18-38. Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Retirement System to Be the Successor to the State Personnel Board and Employee Benefit Council for Administration of Deferred Compensation Plans; Employment of and Contracting With Agents
Effective July 1, 2005, the Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia shall be the successor to the State Personnel Board for the purpose of administering any deferred compensation plan provided to employees as referenced in Code Sections 45-18-32 and 45-18-33. The State Personnel Board shall transfer individual accounts, associated funds, and […]
§ 45-18-50. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: Reserved. “Council” means the Employee Benefit Plan Council established in Code Section 45-18-51. “Employee” means a member of the General Assembly or a person who works full time for the state and receives his or her compensation in a direct payment from a department, agency, authority, or institution […]
§ 45-18-51. Creation and Operation of Council
There is created an Employee Benefit Plan Council consisting of the following ten members appointed by the Governor: The five members of the State Personnel Board who shall serve for terms of office which correspond with their terms of office on the State Personnel Board; Two department heads who have employees eligible to participate in […]
§ 45-18-52. Establishment of Flexible Employee Benefit Plans
The council is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for employees of the state and public schoolteachers and public school employees and to promulgate rules and regulations for its administration, subject to the limitations contained in this article and in Articles 1 and 2 of this chapter. The flexible employee benefit plan may […]
§ 45-18-25. Creation of Georgia State Employees Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund; Identification and Transfer of Funds From Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund; How Funds Used
There is created the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund to provide for the costs of post-employment health insurance benefits. The fund shall be a trust fund of public funds; the board in its official capacity shall be the fund’s trustee; and the commissioner in his or her official capacity shall be its administrator. […]
§ 45-18-25.1. Responsibilities and Procedures for Fund Operation; Rules and Regulations; Employment of Personnel and Professionals; Maintenance of Records; Collection of Moneys; Report
Responsibility for the proper operation of the fund is vested in the department. The board shall adopt actuarial assumptions as it deems necessary and prudent. The board may adopt any rules and regulations that it finds necessary to properly administer the fund. The board shall adopt rules and regulations to account for employer contributions and […]
§ 45-18-26. Technical Advice; Annual Actuarial Valuations
The actuary employed or retained by the department shall provide technical advice to the department and to the board regarding the operation of the fund. Utilizing the actuarial assumptions most recently adopted by the board, the actuary shall set annual actuarial valuations of normal cost, actuarial liability, actuarial value of assets, and related actuarial present […]
§ 45-18-10. Right of Continuation of Coverage for Former Employees; Payment of Premiums; Establishment of Terms and Conditions by Board; Appointment as United States Attorney
Any other provision of this part to the contrary notwithstanding, on and after July 1, 1978, any employee who resigns from employment or who fails to be reelected or who does not seek reelection to office and who at the time he or she leaves office or employment has completed eight or more years of […]