Bill Text: GA SB414 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: "Jarett Little Act"; Georgia State Indemnification Fund; payment shall be made to parents/siblings

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-06-08 - Veto V3 [SB414 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SB414-Engrossed.html

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10 LC 14 0327S (SCS)

Senate Bill 414

By: Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Murphy of the 27th, Douglas of the 17th, Hawkins of the 49th, Seay of the 34th and others

AS PASSED SENATE

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide a short title; to provide that, in the case of death or organic brain damage suffered in the line of duty by a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency management specialist, or prison guard, if such person does not have an unremarried spouse or dependents, the indemnification payment shall be made to the parents or siblings of such person; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jarrett Little Act."

SECTION 2.

Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, is amended by revising paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 45-9-85, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability, as follows:

"(5) In the case of death or organic brain damage suffered in the line of duty by a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency management specialist, or prison guard, payment shall be made to the surviving unremarried spouse or the dependents of the spouse or deceased person as shown in his or her most recent tax return, to such person's parents if such person does not have an unremarried spouse or dependents, to his or her surviving siblings if such person has no surviving parents, or to the legal guardian of the organically brain damaged person. The surviving unremarried spouse, dependents, parents, siblings, or the legal guardian may elect to receive payment in a lump sum payment of $100,000.00 paid in equal monthly installments for five years or a lump sum of such amount reduced to its present value upon the basis of interest calculated at the rate of 6 percent per annum; or".

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply to all claims filed or pending on and after such date.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.