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07 LC 21 9195
Senate Resolution 228
By: Senators Harbison of the 15th and Thomas of the 2nd

A RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly shall be authorized to enact legislation and appropriate funds necessary to provide for retirement credit for retired members of the Peace Officers´ Annuity and Benefit Fund for service rendered prior to January 1, 1976; to provide that such legislation may provide for membership in such fund for peace officers who rendered service as a peace officer prior to January 1, 1976, but who are not members of the fund on July 1, 2009; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article III, Section VI, Paragraph VI, of the Constitution of Georgia is amended by redesignating the second subparagraph (g) as subparagraph (h) and inserting at the end thereof a new subparagraph to read as follows:
"(i) The General Assembly is authorized to enact legislation and to appropriate funds providing for retirement credit for retired members of the Peace Officers´ Annuity and Benefit Fund for prior service as a peace officer in the State of Georgia rendered prior to January 1, 1976. Such legislation may provide for membership in such fund for peace officers who rendered service as a peace officer prior to January 1, 1976, who are no longer active peace officers and who are not members of the fund."

SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"(  )  YES

(  )  NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly shall be authorized to enact legislation and appropriate funds providing for retirement credit for retired members of the Peace Officers´ Annuity and Benefit Fund for prior service as a peace officer rendered prior to January 1, 1976, and to provide for membership for inactive peace officers who rendered service prior to January 1, 1976?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.