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House committee okays bill to exempt part‑time students from Georgia defined‑contribution plan
Summary
The Georgia House Retirement Committee voted to advance House Bill 1113, which would amend state code to exclude part‑time Federal Work Study students from mandatory participation in the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan so the statute matches current practice, lawmakers and agency staff said.
The House Retirement Committee on [date not specified] voted to advance House Bill 1113, a statutory cleanup to the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan that would explicitly exclude part‑time students from mandatory plan membership.
Representative Barrett, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the proposal aligns the written code with current practice. “This serves as a necessary administrative update to the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan,” Barrett said, explaining that full‑time students are already exempt and the bill would add part‑time students to the code so practice and statute match.
Mark Peavey of the Technical College System of Georgia said the change was prompted by the state’s Workday implementation and affects Federal Work Study students. “As the state is rolling out its Workday implementation, this piece popped up,” Peavey said. He noted many TCSG students work part time in federal work‑study positions and that the agency sought the change to reduce administrative burden.
A committee member clarified the measure targets a specific mandatory defined‑contribution plan. Representative Barrett and Mr. Potvin emphasized the bill reduces paperwork for employees working small numbers of hours and will not change how retirement credit is earned.
Representative Evans moved for a do‑pass recommendation; Chairman Williams seconded and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
The bill will move forward through the House process; the committee recorded a do‑pass recommendation but no roll‑call vote tally was recorded in the committee transcript.
