- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia)
- Title:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia) [Jan. 13, 2017]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Employees' Retirement System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Employees' Retirement System
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Employees' Retirement System
- Date of Original:
- 2017-01-13
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: January 11-15, 2010.
Description based on: January 11-15, 2010 (harvested from www.ers.ga.gov); title from PDF masthead (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016).
Latest issue consulted: March 21-25, 2016 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA E400 .P1 L4 2017/1-13
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2017-s1-h13-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2017-s1-h13-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Serving those who serve Georgia
E RSGA
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
For the Week of: January 9 - 13, 2017 Legislative Days: 1 - 4
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
Legislative Update
January 13, 2017
Page 1
Inside This Update
1 Session Convenes
1 Legislative Schedule
2 Legislative Committees
2 State of the State
2 Legislative Log
For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov
Contact Us
Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov
Kelly L. Moody Legislative Liaison and Communications Manager, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov
Danise Thaxton Executive Assistant to the Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 danise.thaxton@ers.ga.gov
2017 Legislative Session Convenes
The House and Senate officially convened on Monday, January 9th for the first day of the 2017 Legislative Session. Members of both Chambers were sworn into office shortly after the session began.
The House elected David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) as Speaker of the House and also elected Representative Jan Jones (R-Milton) as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle will continue to preside over the Senate. David Shafer (R-Duluth) was elected to serve as President Pro Tempore in the Senate.
Legislative Adjournment Schedule Announced through February 3rd
January 13-22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27-29 January 30 January 31 February 1 February 2 February 3
Recess Legislative Day 5 Legislative Day 6 Legislative Day 7 Legislative Day 8 Recess Legislative Day 9 Legislative Day 10 Legislative Day 11 Legislative Day 12 Recess
January 13, 2017
New House and Senate Committees
Page 2
The 2017 Legislative Session brings several changes to the membership of Legislative Committees in the General Assembly, including Senator Ellis Black (R-Valdosta) as the new Senate Retirement Committee Chair. Representative Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) will continue to chair the House Retirement Committee.
Please click here to view a full listing of Senate Retirement Committee members.
Please click here for a full listing of House Retirement Committee members.
Governor Nathan Deal gives State of the State Address
Governor Nathan Deal gave his seventh State of the State Address as members of the House and Senate convened for a joint session on Wednesday, January 11th, at 11AM. Governor Deal welcomed members to the 2017 Legislative Session and highlighted his proposals for the upcoming year.
To view the full text of the Governor's State of the State Address, click here.
Legislative Log
Monday, January 9 - Tuesday, January 10, 2017
No action was taken on retirement bills.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
SB 10 Retirement; provide for creditable service for certain military service
This legislation allows an ERS member with at least two years of service to purchase up to three years of creditable service for military service performed on or after 1/1/1990.
SB 10 was assigned to the Senate Retirement Committee.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
No action was taken on retirement bills.
Friday, January 13, 2017
No action was taken on retirement bills due to the General Assembly being in recess.