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E RSGA 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
 
For the Week of: February 11 - 15, 2019 Legislative Days: 12 - 16 
 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
Legislative Update 
 
February 15, 2019 
Inside This Update 
1-2 Legislative Log 
 
Legislative Log 
Monday, February 11 - Tuesday, February 12, 2019 
 
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Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov 
Kelly L. Moody Director, Legislative Affairs Division, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov 
Ashley Waller Legal and Policy Research Analyst, ERSGA 404-603-5694 ashley.waller@ers.ga.gov 
 
No retirement bills were considered. 
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 SB 55  Retirement; method and manner by which a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may purchase an annuity; revise 
Effective 1/1/21, this bill will allow Employees' Retirement System (ERS) members to use money from their Peach State Reserves (PSR) 401(k) and/ or 457 plan to purchase a Supplemental Guaranteed Lifetime Income (SGLI) amount to increase their monthly lifetime retirement income from the ERS pension plan. 
SB 55 received a DO PASS from the Senate Retirement Committee. 
Thursday, February 14, 2019 HB 298  Retirement and pensions; deduction or cessation of payments owed by a public employee as a result of public employment related crimes; modify manner and timing 
 
This bill allows public retirement systems to adopt a policy to deduct from a member's benefit when convicted of a public employment related crime. The language also increases time to initiate OSAH proceedings. 
 
HB 298 was assigned to the House Retirement Committee. 
 
 February 15, 2019 
Legislative Log (continued) 
Friday, February 15, 2019 No retirement bills were considered. 
 
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