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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions » Chapter 21 - Regents Retirement Plan » Article 2 - Regents Retirement Health Benefit Fund

§ 47-21-20. Definitions

As used in this article, the term: “Actuarial assumptions” means assumptions regarding the occurrence of future events affecting costs of the fund such as mortality, withdrawal, disability, and retirement; changes in compensation and offered post-employment benefits; rates of investment earnings and asset appreciation or depreciation; procedures used to determine the actuarial value of assets; and […]

§ 47-21-21. Creation of Fund; Purpose

There is created the Board of Regents Retiree Health Benefit Fund to provide for the employer costs of retiree post-employment health insurance benefits. The fund shall be a trust fund of public funds. The board in its official capacity shall be its trustee and the Chancellor in his or her official capacity shall be its […]

§ 47-21-22. Operation of the Fund; Responsibilities

Responsibility for the proper operation of the fund is vested in the board. The board shall: Adopt actuarial assumptions as necessary and prudent; Employ such personnel as may be needed to carry out the provisions of this article and such personnel shall be employees of the board. The pro rata share of the costs of […]

§ 47-21-23. Actuarial Services

The actuary employed or retained by the board shall provide technical advice to the board regarding the operation of the fund. Utilizing the actuarial assumptions most recently adopted by the board, the actuary shall set the annual actuarial present values for the state plan for other post-employment benefits. History. Code 1981, § 47-21-23 , enacted […]

§ 47-21-24. Administration of Fund

The board shall have control over the fund established by this article. The provisions provided for in this article and all administrative expenses shall be paid from the fund. The board may expend moneys from the fund for any purpose authorized by this article. The board shall have full power to invest and reinvest its […]

§ 47-21-25. Annual Duties

The board shall annually determine the minimum annual required contributions sufficient to maintain the fund in an actuarially sound manner in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 43, or any subsequent Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements that may be applicable to the fund. The board may annually establish employer contribution rates for the […]