History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 5; Ga. L. 1956, p. 368, § 4; Ga. L. 1968, p. 441, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 241, § 4; Ga. L. 1979, p. 364, § 1A; Ga. L. 1984, p. 990, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 209, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1040, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 339, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 755, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 476, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1376, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 120, § 2/HB 749; Ga. L. 2006, p. 122, § 5/HB 344; Ga. L. 2014, p. 168, § 1/HB 460; Ga. L. 2015, p. 898, § 7/HB 266.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, added the proviso in paragraph (a)(1).
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of subsection (d) for the former provisions, which read: “Any person who, on June 30, 2006, was an active member of the fund by virtue of holding a position other than as a certified firefighter or a candidate for such certification, in accordance with the qualifications for membership in effect on that date, shall be entitled to remain a member of the fund; provided, however, that if such person has a break in membership any future membership shall be subject to laws and regulations in effect at such time.”
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, subsection (c), as enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 122, § 5/HB 344, was redesignated as subsection (d).