Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-78 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability generally, designation of method of payment, and procedure for making payments, so as to increase the indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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What changed between versions
LC 48 1370-EC/a
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MODERATE
The bill was significantly rewritten to expand its scope from a single indemnification increase to a comprehensive package including new notification duties for peace officers and a new short title honoring Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. The primary substantive change is the addition of requirements for the State Board of Workers' Compensation and law enforcement agencies to notify eligible peace officers about specific disability compensation funds when an injury occurs.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely increasing death indemnification for school personnel to establishing a broader notification framework for all eligible peace officers regarding disability benefits and adding a commemorative short title.
SCOPE
Added a new short title, the 'Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act,' to the legislation.
REQUIREMENT
Created a new requirement for the State Board of Workers' Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services and injured employees if they believe an injured worker is an eligible peace officer.
Created a new requirement for law enforcement agencies to notify employees who may be eligible peace officers about available disability compensation funds within ten days of an injury.
DEFINITION
Added a specific definition for 'eligible peace officer' to clarify who qualifies for the new notification requirements.
TECHNICAL
The text regarding the increase in death indemnification for school personnel was reformatted but the core monetary amounts and conditions appear unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic22
86% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
Act 64
upper
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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