| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 52 0246 |
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| 2 | 2 | | S. B. 152 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Senate Bill 152 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Senators James of the 35th, Harbison of the 15th, Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 12th, Esteves of the 6th and others |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | To amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1 |
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| 11 | 11 | | general provisions related to the General Assembly, so as to provide for cardiopulmonary2 |
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| 12 | 12 | | training to be offered to members and staff of the General Assembly and members of the3 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Capitol Police Division; to provide for costs and expenses; to provide for the Legislative4 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Services Committee to select the provider of such training; to provide for such committee to5 |
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| 15 | 15 | | designate a cardiopulmonary resuscitation practitioner to be responsible for each floor of the6 |
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| 16 | 16 | | state capitol building and the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building; to provide for7 |
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| 17 | 17 | | related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other8 |
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| 18 | 18 | | purposes.9 |
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| 19 | 19 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:10 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1.11 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general12 |
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| 22 | 22 | | provisions related to the General Assembly, is amended by adding a new Code section to13 |
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| 23 | 23 | | read as follows:14 23 LC 52 0246 |
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| 24 | 24 | | S. B. 152 |
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| 26 | 26 | | "28-1-18.15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) All members and staff of the General Assembly and members of the Capitol Police16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Division shall be authorized and encouraged to attend and complete cardiopulmonary17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | resuscitation training, including instruction on the use of an automated external18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | defibrillator. Such training shall be offered annually at the state capitol building or the Paul19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building.20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) All costs of conducting the training authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | shall be paid for from the state funds appropriated to the legislative branch of the state22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | government for such purposes or from other such funds as become available. All expenses23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | incurred by an incumbent member of the General Assembly related to such training,24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | including the reasonable costs of housing, travel, meals, instructors, and instructional25 |
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| 37 | 37 | | materials, may be paid from state funds appropriated to the legislative branch of the state26 |
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| 38 | 38 | | government for such purposes or from other such funds as become available. In addition,27 |
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| 39 | 39 | | all such expenses shall constitute ordinary and necessary expenses for purposes of28 |
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| 40 | 40 | | subsection (a) of Code Section 21-5-33 and may be reimbursed to members-elect of the29 |
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| 41 | 41 | | General Assembly from campaign contributions. Staff of the General Assembly and30 |
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| 42 | 42 | | members of the Capitol Police Division who opt to attend and complete such training shall31 |
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| 43 | 43 | | be entitled to receive the same expenses and travel allowances which members of the32 |
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| 44 | 44 | | General Assembly receive, and such expenses and allowances shall be paid from funds33 |
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| 45 | 45 | | appropriated or otherwise available to the legislative branch of the state government.34 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (c) The Legislative Services Committee shall select an organization, which may include35 |
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| 47 | 47 | | a local fire rescue department, the Department of Public Health, or any other entity as such36 |
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| 48 | 48 | | committee sees fit, to provide the training authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section.37 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (d) The Legislative Services Committee shall designate a cardiopulmonary resuscitation38 |
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| 50 | 50 | | practitioner responsible for each floor of the state capitol building and the Paul D.39 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Coverdell Legislative Office Building."40 23 LC 52 0246 |
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| 52 | 52 | | S. B. 152 |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 2. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 41 |
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| 56 | 56 | | This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law42 |
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| 57 | 57 | | without such approval.43 |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 3.44 |
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| 59 | 59 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.45 |
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