07
Senate
Bill 163
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Murphy of the 27th, Schaefer of the 50th and Stoner
of the 6th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 47-2-292 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to merit system of personnel administration for county revenue employees,
membership in the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia, contributions,
and credit for prior service, so as to provide that no person who becomes a tax
commissioner, tax collector, tax receiver, or an employee of any such officer on
or after July 1, 2009, shall be eligible for membership in the Employees´
Retirement System of Georgia; to provide conditions for an effective date and
automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 47-2-292 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to merit
system of personnel administration for county revenue employees, membership, is
amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(i)
Any other provision of this Code section to the contrary notwithstanding, no
person who first becomes a tax commissioner, tax collector, tax receiver, or an
employee of any such officer on or after July 1, 2009, shall be eligible for
membership in this retirement system."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2008, only if it is determined to have
been concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law";
otherwise, this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically
repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2008, as required by subsection (a) of Code
Section 47-20-50.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.