05 LC 21
8224
House
Bill 660
By:
Representatives Cummings of the
16th,
Bridges of the
10th,
and Yates of the
73rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Georgia
Firefighterś
Pension Fund, so as to provide for creditable service in the fund for certain
active military duty; to provide for the calculation of creditable service on a
monthly basis; to amend Chapter 7A of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the Georgia Class Nine Fire Department Pension Fund, so
as to provide for creditable service in the fund for certain active military
duty; to provide for the calculation of creditable service on a monthly basis;
to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia
Firefighterś
Pension Fund, is amended by inserting at the end of Article 5, relating to
service creditable toward retirement, two new Code sections to read as
follows:
"47-7-88.
(a)
The provisions of this Code section apply solely to any member of the fund who
left active employment as a firefighter as a result of being called to active
duty as a member of the Army or Air Force National Guard or the Army, Air Force,
Navy, or Marine Corps Reserve on or after September 11, 2001, and who returned
to employment as a firefighter upon being released from such active
duty.
(b)
Any member of the fund shall be entitled to receive creditable service for a
period of break in service due to being called to active military duty. To
receive such creditable service, a member must make application to the board and
pay the normal monthly dues for each month of such period of break in service
not later than one year following the
membeŕs
release from active duty and return to employment.
47-7-89.
The
board is authorized to calculate creditable service on a monthly basis,
expressed as a fraction of a year, for periods of time less than a
year."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
7A of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
Georgia Class Nine Fire Department Pension Fund, is amended by inserting at the
end of Article 5, relating to transferability, the following:
"47-7A-83.
(a)
The provisions of this Code section apply solely to any member of the fund who
left active employment as a firefighter as a result of being called to active
duty as a member of the Army or Air Force National Guard or the Army, Air Force,
Navy, or Marine Corps Reserve on or after September 11, 2001, and who returned
to employment as a firefighter upon being released from such active
duty.
(b)
Any member of the fund shall be entitled to receive creditable service for a
period of break in service due to being called to active military duty. To
receive such creditable service, a member must make application to the board and
pay the normal monthly dues for each month of such period of break in service
not later than one year following the
membeŕs
release from active duty and return to employment.
47-7A-84.
The
board is authorized to calculate creditable service on a monthly basis,
expressed as a fraction of a year, for periods of time less than a
year."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, only if it is determined to have
been concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law";
otherwise, this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically
repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2006, as required by subsection (a) of Code
Section 47-20-50.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.