Georgia § 47-21-21 Creation of fund; purpose

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§ 47-21-21 — Creation of fund; purpose

Georgia § 47-21-21

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O.C.G.A. § 47-21-21 (2026).

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(a)There is created the Board of Regents Retiree Health Benefit Fund to provide for the employer costs of retiree post-employment health insurance benefits. The fund shall be a trust fund of public funds. The board in its official capacity shall be its trustee and the Chancellor in his or her official capacity shall be its administrator.

(b)The fund shall be available and dedicated without fiscal year limitations for covered health care expenses and administration costs. All employer and retiree contributions, appropriations, earnings, and reserves for the payment of obligations under this article shall be irrevocably credited to such fund. The amounts remaining in such fund, if any, after such health care expenses and administration costs have been paid shall be retained in such fund as

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(a) There is created the Board of Regents Retiree Health Benefit Fund to provide for the employer costs of retiree post-employment health insurance benefits. The fund shall be a trust fund of public funds. The board in its official capacity shall be its trustee and the Chancellor in his or her official capacity shall be its administrator. (b) The fund shall be available and dedicated without fiscal year limitations for covered health care expenses and administration costs. All employer and retiree contributions, appropriations, earnings, and reserves for the payment of obligations under this article shall be irrevocably credited to such fund. The amounts remaining in such fund, if any, after such health care expenses and administration costs have been paid shall be retained in such fund as a special reserve for covered health care expenses and administration costs. The board shall determine the time and amounts of distributions from the special reserve for covered health care expenses and administration costs. All assets of the fund shall be used solely for the payment of fund obligations and for no other purpose and shall be protected from creditors of the state and the board.