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E RSGA 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
 
For the Week of: March 2 - 6, 2020 Legislative Days: 22 - 25 
 
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia 
Legislative Update 
 
March 6, 2020 
Inside This Update 
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Legislative Log 
Monday, March 2, 2020 
 
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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 
 
SB 271  Law Assistants; rename as law clerks and staff attorneys 
Allows law clerks and staff attorneys previously employed by a judicial circuit to purchase up to four (4) years of creditable service within six months of first or again becoming an ERS member beginning 7/1/2020. 
SB 271 received a DO PASS from the Senate by a vote of 51 - 0. 
HB 830  Retirement and pensions; increase percentage of eligible large retirement system's assets that may be invested in alternative investments 
This bill increases the allowable percentage of assets an eligible large retirement system may invest in alternative investments from 5% to 10%, effective 7/1/2020. 
HB 830 received a DO PASS from the House Rules Committee and was placed on the House debate calendar for 3/3/2020. 
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 HB 830  Retirement and pensions; increase percentage of eligible large retirement system's assets that may be invested in alternative investments 
 
This bill increases the allowable percentage of assets an eligible large retirement system may invest in alternative investments from 5% to 10%, effective 7/1/2020. 
 
HB 830 received a DO PASS from the House of Representatives by a vote of 156 - 12. 
 
 March 6, 2020 
Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6, 2020 No retirement bills were considered. 
 
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