ELLIS BLACK COMMITTEES: District 8 Retirement, Chairman 303-B Coverdell Legislative Office Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Secretary Building Appropriations 18 Capitol Square, SW Education and Youth Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 463-6597 Finance, Ex-Officio E-mail: [email protected]

The State Senate Atlanta, 30334

MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

To: Senate Retirement Committee Senator , 52nd, Vice Chairman Senator , 43rd, Secretary Senator Jack Hill, 4th, Ex-Officio Senator Gail Davenport, 44th Senator Randy Robertson, 29th Senator Nikema Williams, 39th From: Senator Ellis Black, 8th, Chairman Date: February 27th, 2018 Time: 4:00PM Place: Senate Mezzanine Agenda: SB 117 LC 43 1193 (Black, 8th): relating to general provisions of the Public Retirement Systems Standards Law, so as to prohibit the passage of any law, rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance that allows for creditable service in a retirement system that does not require an individual to pay the full actuarial cost of obtaining such creditable service; to provide for the amendment of existing laws; to provide for an exception; to provide for optional payment plans for creditable service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. SB 174 LC 43 1222 (Black, 8th): relating to restrictions and prohibitions on membership in public retirement or pension systems, so as to revise the definition of public employment related crime; to modify the manner and timing for the deduction or cessation of payments owed by a public employee as a result of public employment related crimes; to increase the time in which a public retirement system shall initiate certain administrative proceedings upon the conviction of a member or beneficiary of a public employment related crime; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. SB 175 LC 43 1210 (Black, 8th): relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for employed beneficiaries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. SB 176 LC 43 1290S (Black, 8th): relating to administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to remove a cross-reference; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia on behalf of retired members employed by such employers either directly or indirectly; to remove a cross- reference; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. CC: , Lt. Governor Laura Messier, Secretary of Senate Office David Cook, Secretary of the Senate Ines Owens, Senate Press Senator Butch Miller, President Pro Tempore Stuart Wilkinson, Governor’s Office Senator , Majority Leader Elizabeth Holcomb, Senate Research Senator Steve Henson, Minority Leader Laurin Vonada, Senate Research Beth Green, Lt. Governor’s Office Steve Tippins, President Pro Tem’s Office Blake Travis, Legislative Council Jeff Jeter, Minority Leader’s Office Elton Davis, Senate Budget Office Andrew Allison, Senate Press