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GA HB588
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Howard Maxwell
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia board of trustees to offer a Supplemental Guaranteed Lifetime Income (SGLI) annuity to eligible retired members beginning on or after January 1, 2019
- Eligible retired members may purchase up to two SGLI annuities by transferring a minimum of $25,000 in aggregate from their state-sponsored 401(k) or 457(b) deferred compensation plan accounts, with no other funding sources permitted
- The combined retirement allowance and SGLI annuity payments cannot exceed 90 percent of the member's highest month of earnable compensation, and the eligible member must bear the entire actuarial cost of the annuity
- SGLI annuities are not eligible for cost-of-living adjustments or other postretirement benefit increases, and the election to purchase is irrevocable once the first monthly payment is issued
- Removes the existing provision allowing active members to make additional deposits to purchase supplemental annuities capped at one-half of average final compensation, and conditions the Act's effective date of July 1, 2018, on concurrent funding under the Public Retirement Systems Standards Law
Legislative Description
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; member may purchase annuity; revise method and manner
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/15/2018
Full Bill Text
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