O.C.G.A. § 25-4-12 (2019)
Applicability of chapter
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to firefighters employed on July 1, 1971, and such firefighters are not required to meet the requirements of Code Section 25-4-8 or Code Section 25-4-9 as a condition of tenure or continued employment; nor shall their failure to fulfill such requirements make them ineligible for any promotional examination for which they are otherwise eligible, affect in any way any pension rights to which they are otherwise eligible, or affect in any way pension rights to which they may be entitled on July 1, 1971. The council shall have the authority to investigate qualifications of, and in its discretion to issue certificates to, those previously trained firefighters employed on July 1, 1971.
History
Ga. L. 1971, p. 693, § 10; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 25/HB 497. The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modern-
ize, and correct the Code, substituted “Nothing in this chapter” for “Except as otherwise provided in Article 2, nothing in this chapter” at the beginning of this Code section.
CHAPTER 5 RESOLUTION OF WAGES, HOURS, WORKING CONDITIONS OF FIREFIGHTERS Sec.
Short title. Definitions. Declaration of public policy. Right of firefighters to bargain collectively. Selection of bargaining agent by firefighters; recognition by corporate authority. Obligations of corporate authority and agent. Submission of unresolved issues to mediation. Composition and selection of mediation board. Hearings of mediation board.
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Factors to be considered by mediation board. Payment of expenses of mediation. Negotiated agreements constituting collective bargaining contracts; prohibition of work stoppages, slowdowns, or strikes by firefighters. Service of notice when collective bargaining matters require appropriation of money by municipality. Applicability of chapter.