Georgia § 45-9-79 - Insufficient funds; procedure for making payments.
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§ 45-9-79. Insufficient funds; procedure for making payments.
If the moneys provided by this article are not sufficient at any time to enable the commission to pay each person his or her benefits in full under this article, then those persons entitled to benefits whose claims were filed in the same fiscal year shall be paid an equal amount, if any, which, in the opinion of the commission, the fund may provide. In no such event shall the state or commission or any member of the commission be liable to any person for any deficiencies in payments under this article. (Code 1981, § 45-9-79 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 768, § 2.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, Code Section 45-9-109, as enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 768, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 45-9-79.
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