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E RSGA 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
 
For the Week of: February 13 - 17, 2017 Legislative Days: 17 - 20 
 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
Legislative Update 
 
February 20, 2017 
Inside This Update 
1 Legislative Log 
 
Legislative Log 
Monday, February 13 - Tuesday, February 14, 2017 
 
Page 1 
 
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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 
 
No retirement bills were considered. 
Wednesday, February 15 , 2017 
HB 312  Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Board of Trustees; include a qualified Roth contribution program in compensation plans 
This bill adds a Roth contribution option to both the state's 401(k) and 457 plans, collectively known as Peach State Reserves (PSR), beginning 1/1/2018. 
HB 312 received a DO PASS from the House Retirement Committee. 
HB 366  Georgia Judicial Retirement System; definition of salary for the purpose of determining benefit amounts; revise 
This bill changes the method of calculating retirement benefits for State Court Judges, Juvenile Court Judges, and Solicitors-General and would be based on the earnable monthly compensation from state funds instead of the average monthly compensation. The change would be effective as of 7/1/2018. 
HB 366 was assigned to the House Retirement Committee. 
 
Thursday, February 16 , 2017 No retirement bills were considered. 
 
Friday, February 17 , 2017 HB 409  Appellate court judges; age of eligibility for certain benefits; decrease 
Effective 7/1/2018, this bill changes the normal retirement age for Appellate Court Judges from age 65 to age 60. 
HB 409 was assigned to the House Retirement Committee.