The filing of a written application for service or disability retirement benefits with a county or independent board of education or with a college or university of the University System of Georgia shall constitute receipt of a written application by the Board of Trustees as required by Section 47-3-101(a) and Section 47-3-122(a) of the Code of Georgia Annotated.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 513-5-1-.55
O.C.G.A. Sec. 47-3-26.