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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-7-26. Power of board to determine eligibility for membership or retirement of any volunteer firefighter unable to attend the prescribed number of drills, meetings, and fires.
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-7-26. Power of board to determine eligibility for membership or retirement of any volunteer firefighter unable to attend the prescribed number of drills, meetings, and fires.

Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the board is authorized to determine the eligibility for membership in and retirement under the fund of any volunteer firefighter who, for cause beyond his control, is or was unable to attend, during any calendar year, the annual percentage of all drills, meetings, and fires prescribed by the board pursuant to Code Section 47-7-81.

## History

Ga. L. 1961, p. 417, § 3; Ga. L. 1974, p. 377, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 755, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1376, § 1.