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Call Now: 904-383-7448It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact legislation to define funding standards which will assure the actuarial soundness of any retirement or pension system supported wholly or partially from public funds and to control legislative procedures so that no bill or resolution creating or amending any such retirement or pension system shall be passed by the General Assembly without concurrent provisions for funding in accordance with the defined funding standards.
- Art. X, Sec. I, Para. II.
- Public retirement systems standards, § 47-20-1 et seq.
Paragraph V-A. Limitation on involuntary separation benefits for Governor of the State of Georgia.
Any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, no past, present, or future Governor of the State of Georgia who ceases or ceased to hold office as Governor for any reason, except for medical disability, shall receive a retirement benefit based on involuntary separation from employment as a result of ceasing to hold office as Governor. The provisions of any law in conflict with this Paragraph are null and void effective January 1, 1985.
(Ga. Const. 1983, Art. 3, § 10, Para. 5-A, approved by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1714, § 1/SR 307.)
- The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1984, p. 1714, § 1) which added this paragraph was approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the general election held on November 6, 1984.