05 LC 9
1660S/AP
House
Bill 240 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Day of the
163rd,
Neal of the
1st,
and Horne of the
71st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 45-9-104 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to submission of applications for claims for disability of a law enforcement
officer or firefighter, so as to provide that claims for temporary disability
shall be submitted within 60 days of the incident resulting in the disability;
to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 45-9-104 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
submission of applications for claims for disability of a law enforcement
officer or firefighter, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in
lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
An application for compensation with respect to a claim filed on or after July
1, 2001, for the
temporary
disability of a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be submitted by
that person within
30
60
days from the date of the incident resulting in
disability."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.