Georgia Legislative Watch

HB146 - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; service retirement; 29 years; provide
Sponsored by: Buckner,Debbie 130th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for a service retirement upon the attainment of 29 years of creditable service; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB133 - Education; salary increases for certain certification; change provisions
Sponsored by: Casas,David 103rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment of certificated personnel in elementary and secondary education, so as to change certain provisions relating to salary increases for persons receiving certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB119 - Certain state officials; annual salaries; increase
Sponsored by: Willard,Wendell 49th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost of living adjustments, so as to increase the annual salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals Judges, and superior court judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB106 - Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund; retirement benefit options; provide
Sponsored by: Bridges,Ben 10th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement benefit options under the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement benefits, and payments on death of a member, so as to provide that certain benefit options shall be calculated on the interest rate and mortality basis approved from time to time by the board and by other factors; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB99 - Homestead exemption; certain surviving spouses; provide definition
Sponsored by: Day,Burke 163rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions for unremarried surviving spouses of peace officers and firefighters, so as to provide a definition for the term “in the line of duty” as the term is used to provide a homestead exemption for the full value of the homestead with respect to all ad valorem taxes for designated unremarried surviving spouses of peace officers or firefighters who are killed in the line of duty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.