Georgia Attorney General Opinions
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Are Georgia regional and county library employees who are paid only with local funds (no state funds) required to be members of the Teachers Retirement System?
Yes. The Attorney General concluded that the membership of regional and county library employees in TRS does not depend on the source of their wages. Even an employee paid entirely with local funds is…
Are teachers at Georgia commission charter schools required to be members of the Teachers Retirement System?
Maybe. The Attorney General concluded that the General Assembly likely intended commission charter school teachers to be TRS members because Article 31A repeatedly calls these schools 'public schools,…
Can a Georgia teacher who already gets a military pension for reserve service buy back the same active-duty time as TRS service credit?
Yes, but only for active duty performed while serving in a reserve component. Federal law (10 U.S.C. § 12736) overrides Georgia's anti-double-credit statute (O.C.G.A. § 47-3-83(c)) for that narrow cat…
Can sick leave a Georgia state employee earned while a member of ERS be credited toward retirement under the Teachers Retirement System after the employee transfers to a TRS-covered job?
No. The Georgia AG concluded that O.C.G.A. § 47-3-92 only authorizes credit for sick leave that was actually accrued while the employee was a TRS member. ERS-era sick leave does not transfer in for TR…
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Attorney general opinions in Georgia are written by the Georgia Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.