Section 47-6-24. Members' account; accumulation account; crediting of interest and dividends

   (a) All of the assets of the system shall be credited, according to the purpose for which they are held, to either the members' account or the accumulation account. The benefits under this chapter and all administrative expenses shall be paid from such accounts.

(b) The members' account shall be the account in which the contributions made by members and regular interest credited on such amounts shall be held.

(c) The accumulation account shall be the account in which all reserves for the payment of the part of all retirement allowances and other benefits payable from contributions made by the state shall be held and from which all retirement allowances payable under the system and the administrative expenses shall be paid. All interest and dividends earned on the funds of the system shall be credited to the accumulation account.

Ga. L. 1967, p. 259, § 17; Ga. L. 2005, p. 535, § 18/HB 460.