| 13 | | - | prepaid 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal8 |
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| 14 | | - | conflicting laws; and for other purposes.9 |
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| 15 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:10 |
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| 16 | | - | SECTION 1.11 |
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| 17 | | - | Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the12 |
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| 18 | | - | Emergency Communications Authority, is amended by revising Code Section 38-3-188,13 |
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| 19 | | - | relating to retention of funds by Department of Revenue and payments to local governments,14 |
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| 20 | | - | as follows:15 |
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| 21 | | - | - 1 - 25 LC 56 0343S |
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| 22 | | - | "38-3-188.16 |
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| 23 | | - | (a) The Department of Revenue shall retain and remit from the total amount of funds17 |
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| 24 | | - | collected by it from charges imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 38-3-18518 |
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| 25 | | - | and pursuant to Code Section 46-5-134.2 an amount equal to 1 percent to the authority and19 |
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| 26 | | - | an amount equal to 0.75 40.75 percent of the total amount to the Peace Officers' Annuity20 |
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| 27 | | - | and Benefit Fund as further provided for in Code Section 47-17-63.21 |
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| 28 | | - | (b) Except for the amounts retained by the authority, Department of Revenue, Peace22 |
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| 29 | | - | Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, and service suppliers pursuant to Code Sections23 |
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| 30 | | - | 38-3-186 and 46-5-134 and this Code section, the remainder of the charges remitted by24 |
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| 31 | | - | service suppliers shall be paid by the Department of Revenue to each local government on25 |
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| 32 | | - | a pro rata basis based on the remitted amounts attributable to each such local government26 |
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| 33 | | - | reported by service suppliers in the reports required by subsection (b) of Code Section27 |
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| 34 | | - | 38-3-185. Such payments shall be made by the Department of Revenue to such local28 |
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| 35 | | - | governments not later than 30 days following the date charges must be remitted by service29 |
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| 36 | | - | suppliers to the Department of Revenue pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section30 |
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| 37 | | - | 38-3-185. Under no circumstances shall such payments be, or be deemed to be, revenues31 |
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| 38 | | - | of the state and such payments shall not be subject to or available for appropriation by the32 |
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| 39 | | - | state for any purpose."33 |
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| 40 | | - | SECTION 2.34 |
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| 41 | | - | Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,35 |
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| 42 | | - | relating to emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, is amended in Code Section 46-5-134,36 |
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| 43 | | - | relating to billing of subscribers, liability of subscriber for service charge, taxes on service,37 |
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| 44 | | - | establishment of Emergency Telephone System Fund, cost recovery fee, records, and use of38 |
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| 45 | | - | funds, by revising subsection (a) as follows:39 |
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| 46 | | - | "(a)(1)(A)(i) Unless exempt, the telephone subscriber of any telephone service shall40 |
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| 47 | | - | be billed for the monthly 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to such telephone41 |
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| 48 | | - | - 2 - 25 LC 56 0343S |
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| 49 | | - | service by the service supplier. Beginning on July 1, 2025, such 9-1-1 charge shall42 |
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| 50 | | - | be $2.50 Such 9-1-1 charge shall be $1.50 per month per telephone service provided43 |
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| 51 | | - | to the telephone subscriber except as reduced pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection44 |
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| 52 | | - | (d) of this Code section.45 |
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| 53 | | - | (ii) In computing the amount due under this subsection, the number of 9-1-1 charges46 |
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| 54 | | - | a telephone subscriber shall be assessed shall not exceed the number of simultaneous47 |
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| 55 | | - | outbound calls that can be made from voice channels the service supplier has48 |
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| 56 | | - | activated and enabled. For telephone service that provides to multiple locations49 |
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| 57 | | - | shared simultaneous outbound voice channel capacity configured to and capable of50 |
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| 58 | | - | accessing a 9-1-1 system in different states, the monthly 9-1-1 charge shall be51 |
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| 59 | | - | assessed only for the portion of such shared voice channel capacity in this state as52 |
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| 60 | | - | identified by the service supplier's books and records. In determining the portion of53 |
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| 61 | | - | shared capacity in this state, a service supplier may rely on, among other factors, a54 |
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| 62 | | - | customer's certification of its allocation of capacity in this state, which may be based55 |
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| 63 | | - | on each end user location, the total number of end users, and the number of end users56 |
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| 64 | | - | at each end user location.57 |
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| 65 | | - | (B) All telephone services billed to federal, state, or local governments shall be exempt58 |
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| 66 | | - | from the 9-1-1 charge. Each service supplier shall, on behalf of the local government,59 |
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| 67 | | - | collect the 9-1-1 charge from those telephone subscribers to whom it provides60 |
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| 68 | | - | telephone service in the area served by the emergency 9-1-1 system. As part of its61 |
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| 69 | | - | normal billing process, the service supplier shall collect the 9-1-1 charge for each62 |
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| 70 | | - | month a telephone service is in service, and it shall list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate63 |
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| 71 | | - | entry on each bill. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a service64 |
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| 72 | | - | supplier to list the 9-1-1 charge as a surcharge or separate entry on each bill. Service65 |
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| 73 | | - | suppliers that do not list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill shall remit the66 |
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| 74 | | - | 9-1-1 charge for each telephone subscriber that pays the bill; provided, however, that67 |
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| 75 | | - | this information shall be maintained in a form auditors can access. If a service supplier68 |
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| 76 | | - | - 3 - 25 LC 56 0343S |
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| 77 | | - | receives a partial payment for a bill from a telephone subscriber, the service supplier69 |
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| 78 | | - | shall apply the payment against the amount the telephone subscriber owes the service70 |
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| 79 | | - | supplier first.71 |
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| 80 | | - | (C) This paragraph shall not apply to wireless service or prepaid wireless service or the72 |
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| 81 | | - | telephone subscribers or service suppliers of such services.73 |
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| 82 | | - | (2)(A) If the governing body of a local government operates or contracts for the74 |
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| 83 | | - | operation of a public safety answering point that is capable of providing or provides75 |
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| 84 | | - | automatic number identification of a wireless telecommunications connection and the76 |
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| 85 | | - | location of the base station or cell site which receives a 9-1-1 call from a wireless77 |
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| 86 | | - | telecommunications connection, the subscriber of a wireless telecommunications78 |
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| 87 | | - | connection whose place of primary use is within the geographic area that is served by79 |
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| 88 | | - | the local government or that would be served by the local government for the purpose80 |
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| 89 | | - | of such a public safety answering point may be billed for the monthly wireless81 |
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| 90 | | - | enhanced 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to that connection by the wireless82 |
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| 91 | | - | service supplier. Beginning on July 1, 2025, such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge shall83 |
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| 92 | | - | be $2.50 Such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge shall be $1.50 per month per wireless84 |
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| 93 | | - | telecommunications connection provided to the telephone subscriber except as85 |
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| 94 | | - | otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of this Code section.86 |
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| 95 | | - | (B) If the governing body of a local government operates or contracts for the operation87 |
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| 96 | | - | of an emergency 9-1-1 system which is capable of providing or provides automatic88 |
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| 97 | | - | number identification and automatic location identification of a wireless89 |
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| 98 | | - | telecommunications connection, the subscriber of a wireless telecommunications90 |
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| 99 | | - | connection whose place of primary use is within the geographic area that is served by91 |
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| 100 | | - | the local government or that would be served by the local government for the purpose92 |
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| 101 | | - | of such an emergency 9-1-1 system may be billed for the monthly wireless enhanced93 |
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| 102 | | - | 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to that connection by the wireless service94 |
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| 103 | | - | supplier. Such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge may not exceed the amount of the95 |
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| 104 | | - | - 4 - 25 LC 56 0343S |
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| 105 | | - | monthly 9-1-1 charge imposed upon other telephone subscribers pursuant to96 |
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| 106 | | - | paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall be imposed on a monthly basis for each97 |
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| 107 | | - | wireless telecommunications connection provided to the telephone subscriber.98 |
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| 108 | | - | (C) All wireless telecommunications connections billed to federal, state, or local99 |
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| 109 | | - | governments shall be exempt from the wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge. Each wireless100 |
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| 110 | | - | service supplier shall, on behalf of the local government, collect the wireless enhanced101 |
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| 111 | | - | 9-1-1 charge from those telephone subscribers whose place of primary use is within the102 |
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| 112 | | - | geographic area that is served by the local government or that would be served by the103 |
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| 113 | | - | local government for the purpose of such an emergency 9-1-1 system. As part of its104 |
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| 114 | | - | normal billing process, the wireless service supplier shall collect the wireless105 |
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| 115 | | - | enhanced 9-1-1 charge for each month a wireless telecommunications connection is in106 |
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| 116 | | - | service, and it may list the wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each107 |
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| 117 | | - | bill. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a wireless service108 |
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| 118 | | - | supplier to list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill. Wireless service109 |
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| 119 | | - | suppliers that do not list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill shall remit the110 |
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| 120 | | - | 9-1-1 charge for each telephone subscriber that pays the bill; provided, however, that111 |
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| 121 | | - | this information shall be maintained in a form auditors can access. If a wireless service112 |
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| 122 | | - | supplier receives partial payment for a bill from a telephone subscriber, the wireless113 |
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| 123 | | - | service supplier shall apply the payment against the amount the telephone subscriber114 |
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| 124 | | - | owes the wireless service supplier first.115 |
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| 125 | | - | (D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the application of any 9-1-1 service charge with116 |
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| 126 | | - | respect to a mobile telecommunications service, as defined in 4 U.S.C. Section 124(7),117 |
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| 127 | | - | shall be governed by the provisions of Code Section 48-8-6.118 |
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| 128 | | - | (E) This paragraph shall not apply to prepaid wireless service or the telephone119 |
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| 129 | | - | subscribers or service suppliers of such service."120 |
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| 130 | | - | - 5 - 25 LC 56 0343S |
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| 131 | | - | SECTION 3.121 |
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| 132 | | - | Said part is further amended in Code Section 46-5-134.2, relating to prepaid wireless 9-1-1122 |
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| 133 | | - | charge, definitions, imposition of fee by localities, collection and remission of charges, and123 |
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| 134 | | - | distribution of funds, by revising subsection (b) as follows:124 |
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| 135 | | - | "(b)(1) Counties and municipalities that operate a 9-1-1 public safety answering point,125 |
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| 136 | | - | including counties and municipalities that operate multijurisdictional or regional 9-1-1126 |
|---|
| 137 | | - | systems or have created a joint authority pursuant to Code Section 46-5-138, are127 |
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| 138 | | - | authorized to impose by ordinance or resolution a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge in the128 |
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| 139 | | - | amount of $1.50 $2.50 per retail transaction. Imposition of the charge authorized by this129 |
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| 140 | | - | Code section by a county or municipality shall be contingent upon compliance with the130 |
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| 141 | | - | requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (j) of this Code section. Any charge imposed131 |
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| 142 | | - | by ordinance pursuant to this subsection prior to July 1, 2025, shall, beginning on132 |
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| 143 | | - | July 1, 2025, be in the amount of $2.50.133 |
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| 144 | | - | (2) Where a county or municipality that operates a 9-1-1 public safety answering point134 |
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| 145 | | - | fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (j) of this Code135 |
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| 146 | | - | section by December 31, 2011, on and after that date, the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge136 |
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| 147 | | - | authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be imposed within the jurisdiction of137 |
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| 148 | | - | such counties and municipalities as a state fee for state purposes."138 |
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| 149 | | - | SECTION 4.139 |
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| 150 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.140 |
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| 151 | | - | - 6 - |
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| 14 | + | prepaid 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the8 |
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| 15 | + | Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement benefit options, payment to9 |
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| 16 | + | surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement10 |
|---|
| 17 | + | benefits, and payment on death of member, so as to provide for an increase in monthly11 |
|---|
| 18 | + | benefits; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for12 |
|---|
| 19 | + | related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.13 |
|---|
| 20 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:14 |
|---|
| 21 | + | S. B. 285 |
|---|
| 22 | + | - 1 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
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| 23 | + | SECTION 1. |
|---|
| 24 | + | 15 |
|---|
| 25 | + | Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the16 |
|---|
| 26 | + | Emergency Communications Authority, is amended by revising Code Section 38-3-188,17 |
|---|
| 27 | + | relating to retention of funds by Department of Revenue and payments to local governments,18 |
|---|
| 28 | + | as follows:19 |
|---|
| 29 | + | "38-3-188.20 |
|---|
| 30 | + | (a) The Department of Revenue shall retain and remit from the total amount of funds21 |
|---|
| 31 | + | collected by it from charges imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 38-3-18522 |
|---|
| 32 | + | and pursuant to Code Section 46-5-134.2 an amount equal to 1 percent to the authority and23 |
|---|
| 33 | + | an amount equal to 0.75 |
|---|
| 34 | + | 40.75 percent of the total amount to the Peace Officers' Annuity24 |
|---|
| 35 | + | and Benefit Fund as further provided for in Code Section 47-17-63.25 |
|---|
| 36 | + | (b) Except for the amounts retained by the authority, Department of Revenue, Peace26 |
|---|
| 37 | + | Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, and service suppliers pursuant to Code Sections27 |
|---|
| 38 | + | 38-3-186 and 46-5-134 and this Code section, the remainder of the charges remitted by28 |
|---|
| 39 | + | service suppliers shall be paid by the Department of Revenue to each local government on29 |
|---|
| 40 | + | a pro rata basis based on the remitted amounts attributable to each such local government30 |
|---|
| 41 | + | reported by service suppliers in the reports required by subsection (b) of Code Section31 |
|---|
| 42 | + | 38-3-185. Such payments shall be made by the Department of Revenue to such local32 |
|---|
| 43 | + | governments not later than 30 days following the date charges must be remitted by service33 |
|---|
| 44 | + | suppliers to the Department of Revenue pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section34 |
|---|
| 45 | + | 38-3-185. Under no circumstances shall such payments be, or be deemed to be, revenues35 |
|---|
| 46 | + | of the state and such payments shall not be subject to or available for appropriation by the36 |
|---|
| 47 | + | state for any purpose."37 |
|---|
| 48 | + | SECTION 2.38 |
|---|
| 49 | + | Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,39 |
|---|
| 50 | + | relating to emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, is amended in Code Section 46-5-134,40 |
|---|
| 51 | + | S. B. 285 |
|---|
| 52 | + | - 2 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
|---|
| 53 | + | relating to billing of subscribers, liability of subscriber for service charge, taxes on service, |
|---|
| 54 | + | 41 |
|---|
| 55 | + | establishment of Emergency Telephone System Fund, cost recovery fee, records, and use of42 |
|---|
| 56 | + | funds, by revising subsection (a) as follows:43 |
|---|
| 57 | + | "(a)(1)(A)(i) Unless exempt, the telephone subscriber of any telephone service shall44 |
|---|
| 58 | + | be billed for the monthly 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to such telephone45 |
|---|
| 59 | + | service by the service supplier. Beginning on July 1, 2026, such 9-1-1 charge shall |
|---|
| 60 | + | 46 |
|---|
| 61 | + | be $2.50 Such 9-1-1 charge shall be $1.50 per month per telephone service provided47 |
|---|
| 62 | + | to the telephone subscriber except as reduced pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection48 |
|---|
| 63 | + | (d) of this Code section.49 |
|---|
| 64 | + | (ii) In computing the amount due under this subsection, the number of 9-1-1 charges50 |
|---|
| 65 | + | a telephone subscriber shall be assessed shall not exceed the number of simultaneous51 |
|---|
| 66 | + | outbound calls that can be made from voice channels the service supplier has52 |
|---|
| 67 | + | activated and enabled. For telephone service that provides to multiple locations53 |
|---|
| 68 | + | shared simultaneous outbound voice channel capacity configured to and capable of54 |
|---|
| 69 | + | accessing a 9-1-1 system in different states, the monthly 9-1-1 charge shall be55 |
|---|
| 70 | + | assessed only for the portion of such shared voice channel capacity in this state as56 |
|---|
| 71 | + | identified by the service supplier's books and records. In determining the portion of57 |
|---|
| 72 | + | shared capacity in this state, a service supplier may rely on, among other factors, a58 |
|---|
| 73 | + | customer's certification of its allocation of capacity in this state, which may be based59 |
|---|
| 74 | + | on each end user location, the total number of end users, and the number of end users60 |
|---|
| 75 | + | at each end user location.61 |
|---|
| 76 | + | (B) All telephone services billed to federal, state, or local governments shall be exempt62 |
|---|
| 77 | + | from the 9-1-1 charge. Each service supplier shall, on behalf of the local government,63 |
|---|
| 78 | + | collect the 9-1-1 charge from those telephone subscribers to whom it provides64 |
|---|
| 79 | + | telephone service in the area served by the emergency 9-1-1 system. As part of its65 |
|---|
| 80 | + | normal billing process, the service supplier shall collect the 9-1-1 charge for each66 |
|---|
| 81 | + | month a telephone service is in service, and it shall list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate67 |
|---|
| 82 | + | S. B. 285 |
|---|
| 83 | + | - 3 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
|---|
| 84 | + | entry on each bill. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a service |
|---|
| 85 | + | 68 |
|---|
| 86 | + | supplier to list the 9-1-1 charge as a surcharge or separate entry on each bill. Service69 |
|---|
| 87 | + | suppliers that do not list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill shall remit the70 |
|---|
| 88 | + | 9-1-1 charge for each telephone subscriber that pays the bill; provided, however, that71 |
|---|
| 89 | + | this information shall be maintained in a form auditors can access. If a service supplier72 |
|---|
| 90 | + | receives a partial payment for a bill from a telephone subscriber, the service supplier73 |
|---|
| 91 | + | shall apply the payment against the amount the telephone subscriber owes the service74 |
|---|
| 92 | + | supplier first.75 |
|---|
| 93 | + | (C) This paragraph shall not apply to wireless service or prepaid wireless service or the76 |
|---|
| 94 | + | telephone subscribers or service suppliers of such services.77 |
|---|
| 95 | + | (2)(A) If the governing body of a local government operates or contracts for the78 |
|---|
| 96 | + | operation of a public safety answering point that is capable of providing or provides79 |
|---|
| 97 | + | automatic number identification of a wireless telecommunications connection and the80 |
|---|
| 98 | + | location of the base station or cell site which receives a 9-1-1 call from a wireless81 |
|---|
| 99 | + | telecommunications connection, the subscriber of a wireless telecommunications82 |
|---|
| 100 | + | connection whose place of primary use is within the geographic area that is served by83 |
|---|
| 101 | + | the local government or that would be served by the local government for the purpose84 |
|---|
| 102 | + | of such a public safety answering point may be billed for the monthly wireless85 |
|---|
| 103 | + | enhanced 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to that connection by the wireless86 |
|---|
| 104 | + | service supplier. Beginning on July 1, 2026, such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge shall |
|---|
| 105 | + | 87 |
|---|
| 106 | + | be $2.50 Such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge shall be $1.50 per month per wireless88 |
|---|
| 107 | + | telecommunications connection provided to the telephone subscriber except as89 |
|---|
| 108 | + | otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of this Code section.90 |
|---|
| 109 | + | (B) If the governing body of a local government operates or contracts for the operation91 |
|---|
| 110 | + | of an emergency 9-1-1 system which is capable of providing or provides automatic92 |
|---|
| 111 | + | number identification and automatic location identification of a wireless93 |
|---|
| 112 | + | telecommunications connection, the subscriber of a wireless telecommunications94 |
|---|
| 113 | + | S. B. 285 |
|---|
| 114 | + | - 4 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
|---|
| 115 | + | connection whose place of primary use is within the geographic area that is served by |
|---|
| 116 | + | 95 |
|---|
| 117 | + | the local government or that would be served by the local government for the purpose96 |
|---|
| 118 | + | of such an emergency 9-1-1 system may be billed for the monthly wireless enhanced97 |
|---|
| 119 | + | 9-1-1 charge, if any, imposed with respect to that connection by the wireless service98 |
|---|
| 120 | + | supplier. Such wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge may not exceed the amount of the99 |
|---|
| 121 | + | monthly 9-1-1 charge imposed upon other telephone subscribers pursuant to100 |
|---|
| 122 | + | paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall be imposed on a monthly basis for each101 |
|---|
| 123 | + | wireless telecommunications connection provided to the telephone subscriber.102 |
|---|
| 124 | + | (C) All wireless telecommunications connections billed to federal, state, or local103 |
|---|
| 125 | + | governments shall be exempt from the wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge. Each wireless104 |
|---|
| 126 | + | service supplier shall, on behalf of the local government, collect the wireless enhanced105 |
|---|
| 127 | + | 9-1-1 charge from those telephone subscribers whose place of primary use is within the106 |
|---|
| 128 | + | geographic area that is served by the local government or that would be served by the107 |
|---|
| 129 | + | local government for the purpose of such an emergency 9-1-1 system. As part of its108 |
|---|
| 130 | + | normal billing process, the wireless service supplier shall collect the wireless109 |
|---|
| 131 | + | enhanced 9-1-1 charge for each month a wireless telecommunications connection is in110 |
|---|
| 132 | + | service, and it may list the wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each111 |
|---|
| 133 | + | bill. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a wireless service112 |
|---|
| 134 | + | supplier to list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill. Wireless service113 |
|---|
| 135 | + | suppliers that do not list the 9-1-1 charge as a separate entry on each bill shall remit the114 |
|---|
| 136 | + | 9-1-1 charge for each telephone subscriber that pays the bill; provided, however, that115 |
|---|
| 137 | + | this information shall be maintained in a form auditors can access. If a wireless service116 |
|---|
| 138 | + | supplier receives partial payment for a bill from a telephone subscriber, the wireless117 |
|---|
| 139 | + | service supplier shall apply the payment against the amount the telephone subscriber118 |
|---|
| 140 | + | owes the wireless service supplier first.119 |
|---|
| 141 | + | S. B. 285 |
|---|
| 142 | + | - 5 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
|---|
| 143 | + | (D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the application of any 9-1-1 service charge with |
|---|
| 144 | + | 120 |
|---|
| 145 | + | respect to a mobile telecommunications service, as defined in 4 U.S.C. Section 124(7),121 |
|---|
| 146 | + | shall be governed by the provisions of Code Section 48-8-6.122 |
|---|
| 147 | + | (E) This paragraph shall not apply to prepaid wireless service or the telephone123 |
|---|
| 148 | + | subscribers or service suppliers of such service."124 |
|---|
| 149 | + | SECTION 3.125 |
|---|
| 150 | + | Said part is further amended in Code Section 46-5-134.2, relating to prepaid wireless 9-1-1126 |
|---|
| 151 | + | charge, definitions, imposition of fee by localities, collection and remission of charges, and127 |
|---|
| 152 | + | distribution of funds, by revising subsection (b) as follows:128 |
|---|
| 153 | + | "(b)(1) Counties and municipalities that operate a 9-1-1 public safety answering point,129 |
|---|
| 154 | + | including counties and municipalities that operate multijurisdictional or regional 9-1-1130 |
|---|
| 155 | + | systems or have created a joint authority pursuant to Code Section 46-5-138, are131 |
|---|
| 156 | + | authorized to impose by ordinance or resolution a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge in the132 |
|---|
| 157 | + | amount of $1.50 |
|---|
| 158 | + | $2.50 per retail transaction. Imposition of the charge authorized by this133 |
|---|
| 159 | + | Code section by a county or municipality shall be contingent upon compliance with the134 |
|---|
| 160 | + | requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (j) of this Code section. Any charge imposed135 |
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| 161 | + | by ordinance pursuant to this subsection prior to July 1, 2026, shall, beginning on136 |
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| 162 | + | July 1, 2026, be in the amount of $2.50.137 |
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| 163 | + | (2) Where a county or municipality that operates a 9-1-1 public safety answering point138 |
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| 164 | + | fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (j) of this Code139 |
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| 165 | + | section by December 31, 2011, on and after that date, the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge140 |
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| 166 | + | authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be imposed within the jurisdiction of141 |
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| 167 | + | such counties and municipalities as a state fee for state purposes."142 |
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| 168 | + | S. B. 285 |
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| 169 | + | - 6 - 25 LC 56 0342 |
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| 170 | + | SECTION 4. |
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| 171 | + | 143 |
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| 172 | + | Code Section 47-17-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement144 |
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| 173 | + | benefit options, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect145 |
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| 174 | + | of changes in retirement benefits, and payment on death of member, is amended by revising146 |
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| 175 | + | subsection (b) as follows:147 |
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| 176 | + | "(b) Option One shall consist of a single life annuity payable in monthly payments for the148 |
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| 177 | + | life of the member only. The monthly payment under this option shall be an amount equal149 |
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| 178 | + | to $30.00 |
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| 179 | + | $40.00 per month for each full year of creditable service and in the event the150 |
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| 180 | + | member shall have additional service credit not totaling a full year, the further sum of151 |
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| 181 | + | one-twelfth of the amount paid per month for each additional year of service credit shall152 |
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| 182 | + | be paid for each month of additional service credit, provided that the member either has at153 |
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| 183 | + | least ten years of membership service, or 15 years of membership service for individuals154 |
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| 184 | + | who became members on or after July 1, 2010, and is at least 55 years of age or has at155 |
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| 185 | + | least 30 years of creditable service, regardless of age. Such monthly benefit payment shall156 |
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| 186 | + | be paid on each full year and additional full months of creditable service up to a maximum157 |
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| 187 | + | of 30 years of total service."158 |
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| 188 | + | SECTION 5.159 |
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| 189 | + | This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, only if it is determined to have been160 |
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| 190 | + | concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia161 |
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| 191 | + | Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law"; otherwise, this Act shall not162 |
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| 192 | + | become effective and shall be automatically repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2026, as163 |
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| 193 | + | required by subsection (a) of Code Section 47-20-50.164 |
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| 194 | + | SECTION 6.165 |
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| 195 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.166 |
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| 196 | + | S. B. 285 |
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| 197 | + | - 7 - |
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