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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 599: Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; employ certain beneficiaries as classroom teachers in a full-time capacity; extend program

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 599 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; employ certain beneficiaries as classroom teachers in a full-time capacity; extend program. Primary sponsor: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Shaw Blackmon (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Ginny Ehrhart (Republican), Deborah Silcox (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): House Second Readers.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to extend the program to permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers in a full-time capacity to June 30, 2030; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sandy DonatucciPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Shaw BlackmonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse146
Chris ErwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Ginny EhrhartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Deborah SilcoxPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Second Readers
  2. House First Readers
  3. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source