Supplemental Retirement Plan Limits

2014 IRC Section 403(b) and 2014 IRC Section 457(b) Elective Deferral Plan Limits Many of our member institutions provide their eligible employees with the opportunity to participate in an elective 403(b) Tax Deferred Retirement Savings Plan, and/or, in an elective 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. The Internal Revenue Code provides employees, under certain conditions, with the […]

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University System News USG NEWS: www.diverseeducation.com http://diverseeducation.com/article/59923/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=75c30902635e4e79a0f24c87d6682029&elqCampaignId=173# Regents to Discuss Smoking Ban at Georgia Colleges by Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. ― The board that governs Georgia’s public colleges and universities is taking a close look at banning tobacco from campuses statewide. The Board of Regents is scheduled to discuss the proposed tobacco ban at its […]

Retirement Contribution Rates

Teachers Retirement System (TRS) determines employee and employer contribution rates one year prior to their effective date. The TRS, a defined benefit plan, operates on a fiscal year cycle (July 1 – June 30). Please note there is a change in the employer contribution rate for Fiscal Year 2015. FISCAL YEAR 2015 –TRS Contribution Rates […]

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University System News USG NEWS: www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/uga/2014-01-05/regents-might-ban-all-tobacco-use-uga Regents might ban all tobacco use at UGA By LEE SHEARER The University of Georgia might soon lose its status as the only educational institution in Athens that still allows smoking on campus. Under a policy the state Board of Regents is set to discuss at its monthly […]

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University System News USG NEWS: www.jbhe.com Arthur Dunning Is the New Leader of Albany State University Arthur Dunning Is the New Leader of Albany State University The University System of Georgia has announced that Arthur N. Dunning is the new interim president of Albany State University. Dr. Dunning was serving as a professor and senior […]

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University System News CONSOLIDATION: www.mdjonline.com http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/24315009-KSU-Southern-Poly-merge-together KSU, Southern Poly merge together by Rachel Gray MARIETTA — The announcement about the proposed merger of Kennesaw State University with Southern Polytechnic State University took students, faculty, alumni throughout the community, and the SPSU president by surprise. On the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2013 students gathered outside of […]

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University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-12-21/qa-james-hull-newest-member-university-system-georgia-board-regents Q&A: James Hull, newest member of University System of Georgia Board of Regents By Tracey McManus Staff Writer Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Augusta philanthropist and real estate developer James Hull to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents last month. Hull, a member manager of Hull Storey […]

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University System News USG NEWS: www.daily-tribune.com http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/24288352/article-Most-libraries-in-Ga–to-lose-funding?instance=main_article Most libraries in Georgia to lose funding by Mark Andrews Beginning July 2014, the Bartow County Library System, along with two dozen other library systems across the state, will see a reduction in its local funding formula based on recommendations from the Georgia Public Library Service under its […]

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University System News USG VALUE: www.accessnorthgeorgia.com http://www.accessnorthgeorgia.com/detail.php?n=269193 Students in medical partnership training in the area By Derreck Booth Editor ATHENS – A partnership between Georgia Regents University and the University of Georgia has sent 12 medical students through the Gainesville area for training rotations. Partnership spokeswoman Alison Bracewell McCullick said the effort was launched in […]