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SB 13 - Local Governing Authorities - volunteer firemen as members

Crotts, Mike D (17th)	Dean, Nathan (31st)	Guhl, Bob (45th)

Status Summary	SC:	SLGO	HC:	PubS	FR:	01/13/99	LA:	05/03/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A bill to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide an exception for certain volunteer firefighters to serve as a member of the governing authority of a county or municipal corporation.

Code Sections - 36-60-22

SB 13  99                                             SB13/AP 
 
      SENATE BILL 13 
 
      By:  Senators Crotts of the 17th, Dean of the 31st, 
           Guhl of the 45th and others 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable 
  1- 3  to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide an 
  1- 4  exception for certain volunteer firefighters to serve as a 
  1- 5  member of the governing authority of a county or municipal 
  1- 6  corporation; to provide for statutory construction; to 
  1- 7  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to 
  1-12  counties and municipal corporations, is amended by adding at 
  1-13  the end a new Code section to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "36-60-22. 
 
  1-15    (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'volunteer 
  1-16    firefighter' means a person who is a volunteer 
  1-17    firefighter, as defined in Code Section 47-7-1, relating 
  1-18    to definitions regarding the Georgia Firefighters' Pension 
  1-19    Fund, and who receives no compensation for services as a 
  1-20    volunteer firefighter other than: 
 
  1-21      (1) Actual expenses incurred; 
 
  1-22      (2) A per diem for services; 
 
  1-23      (3) Contributions to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension 
  1-24      fund; 
 
  1-25      (4) Workers' compensation coverage under Chapter 9 of 
  1-26      Title 34; or 
 
  1-27      (5) Any combination of items specified in paragraphs (1) 
  1-28      through (4) of this subsection. 
 
  1-29    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 
  1-30    36-30-4, 45-2-2, or any other provision of law to the 
  1-31    contrary, a volunteer firefighter for a county or 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    municipal corporation shall be eligible to serve as a 
  2- 2    member of the governing authority of that county or 
  2- 3    municipal corporation. 
 
  2- 4    (c) Nothing in this Code section shall require a county or 
  2- 5    municipal governing authority to make any of the payments 
  2- 6    or offer the benefits to volunteer firefighters specified 
  2- 7    in subsection (a) of this Code section." 
 
  2- 8                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 9  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-10  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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