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GA SB554
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jason Anavitarte
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AI Summary
- Creates a presumption that public safety officer deaths occurring on or before April 15, 2022, qualify for Georgia State Indemnification Fund benefits if the officer was diagnosed with or had evidence of COVID-19 within 14 days of their last day of duty and had COVID-19 or its complications at the time of death
- Defines "COVID-19" as SARS-CoV-2, any mutation or viral fragments thereof, or any disease or condition caused by the virus
- Allows the presumption to be rebutted by competent medical evidence establishing the death was directly and proximately caused by something other than COVID-19
- Requires applications for COVID-19-related death indemnification to be filed between the Act's effective date and August 1, 2024, creating a special filing window outside the standard 24-month application deadline
- Authorizes the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for line-of-duty death benefit payments of $150,000, payable as equal monthly installments over five years or as a discounted lump sum at 6% interest per annum
Legislative Description
Georgia State Indemnification Fund; qualification for indemnification benefits based on a public safety officer having COVID-19 at the time of death; create a presumption
Last Action
Senate Tabled
2/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Public Safety2/22/2024
Full Bill Text
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