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8111/AP
House
Bill 440 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Yates of the
73rd,
Freeman of the
140th,
Lakly of the
72nd,
Warren of the
122nd,
and Thomas of the
100th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 38-4-70 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the establishment of cemeteries and eligibility for interment, so as to
remove the residency requirement for Georgia veterans eligible for interment in
a veterans cemetery; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 38-4-70 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
establishment of cemeteries and eligibility for interment, is amended by
striking in its entirety subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(b)
The Department of Veterans Service has the primary responsibility for verifying
eligibility for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery. Eligibility criteria
for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery is the same as required for
interment in a national cemetery as provided by federal law and rules and
regulations applicable
thereto;
provided, however, that to be eligible for interment a veteran must have been a
legal resident of Georgia for two years immediately prior to his or her
death."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.