| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 52 0304 |
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| 2 | 2 | | H. R. 567 |
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| 4 | 4 | | House Resolution 567 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Representatives Thomas of the 21 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Jones of the 25 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Erwin of the 32 |
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| 11 | 11 | | , Werkheiser of |
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| 12 | 12 | | the 157 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , Martin of the 49 |
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| 16 | 16 | | , and others |
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| 17 | 17 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 18 | 18 | | Creating the House Study Committee on Workforce Innovation and Development; and for |
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| 20 | 20 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Georgia has been named the Number 1 state for business for the 9th consecutive3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | year; and4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Georgia was named the Number 1 state for its workforce development program5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | for the 13th consecutive year; and6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, businesses have invested billions of dollars in Georgia by establishing7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | headquarters, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and operations throughout the8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | state; and9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, businesses present in Georgia cover a wide variety of industries, including10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | aerospace, agribusiness, arts, automotive, beverages, construction, defense, education,11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | electric mobility, electric battery, energy, film and entertainment, food processing, health,12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | insurance, life sciences, logistics and supply chain, manufacturing, media, sports, staffing13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | services, technology, transportation, and tourism; and14 23 LC 52 0304 |
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| 33 | 33 | | H. R. 567 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, innovation is crucial for businesses and individuals to succeed in today's |
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| 37 | 37 | | ever-evolving world by conceptualizing new products, processes, and ideas, approaching16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | products, processes, and ideas in new ways, adapting and overcoming challenges, increasing17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | efficiencies, and maximizing resources; and18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, study is needed to determine what innovations different industries are19 |
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| 41 | 41 | | embracing that yield successes for the local, regional, and state economy, businesses, and20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | individuals; and21 |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, the study of existing data and available information related to innovating the22 |
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| 44 | 44 | | workforce and workplace environment available to Georgia's growing economy can be23 |
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| 45 | 45 | | instructive for any needed revisions to laws in this state.24 |
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| 46 | 46 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | on Workforce Innovation and Development.27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | including the chairpersons of the House Committees on Education, Higher Education,30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Industry and Labor, and Technology and Infrastructure Innovation. The Speaker shall31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee.32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or37 23 LC 52 0304 |
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| 59 | 59 | | H. R. 567 |
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| 61 | 61 | | convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and |
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| 63 | 63 | | accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.39 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the40 |
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| 65 | 65 | | allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.41 |
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| 66 | 66 | | The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member of the42 |
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| 67 | 67 | | committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds necessary43 |
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| 68 | 68 | | to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the44 |
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| 69 | 69 | | House of Representatives.45 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (6) Report.46 |
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| 71 | 71 | | (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that47 |
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| 72 | 72 | | include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the48 |
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| 73 | 73 | | same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to49 |
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| 74 | 74 | | subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.50 |
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| 75 | 75 | | (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for51 |
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| 76 | 76 | | proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C) of52 |
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| 77 | 77 | | this paragraph.53 |
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| 78 | 78 | | (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of54 |
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| 79 | 79 | | abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.55 |
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| 80 | 80 | | A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with56 |
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| 81 | 81 | | the Clerk of the House of Representatives.57 |
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| 82 | 82 | | (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the58 |
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| 83 | 83 | | House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu59 |
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| 84 | 84 | | thereof.60 |
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| 85 | 85 | | (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2023.61 |
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