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GA HB263

Bill

Status

Passed

5/2/2022

Primary Sponsor

Mitchell Scoggins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Code Section 47-11-71 to update how actuarial equivalents are calculated for optional survivor retirement benefits for judges of probate courts and employees of the board
  • Replaces the outdated Group Annuity Table for 1951 with a 5½ percent interest rate with a current mortality table and interest rate adopted by the board for computing actuarial equivalents
  • Allows judges or board employees to elect a monthly survivor benefit payable until the death of a designated survivor, in lieu of standard retirement benefits, with the amount based on the retiree's and survivor's ages at retirement
  • Requires the designated survivor to have a familial relationship through blood, marriage, or adoption; married members must designate their spouse unless the spouse provides written agreement for another designee
  • Effective date of July 1, 2022, contingent on concurrent funding as required by the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law"; automatically repealed in its entirety on that date if funding requirements are not met

Legislative Description

Retirement; benefits for judges of probate courts; revise method through which certain actuarial equivalents are determined

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-07-01

5/2/2022

Committee Referrals

Retirement2/10/2022
Retirement2/3/2021

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