Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB341 Compare Versions

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1		-	24 LC 47 3103S
2		-	Senate Bill 341
3		-	By: Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dolezal of the 27th, Brass of the 28th, Anavitarte of
4		-	the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and others
5		-	AS PASSED
	1	+	LC 47 3103S
	2	+	The House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to SB 341:
6	3		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	4		AN ACT
8		-	To amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise committee
9		-	1
	5	+	To amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise committee1
10	6		names; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers,2
11	7		commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures3
12	8		of the General Assembly; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to revise certain4
13	9		provisions relating to the Legislative Services Committee; to revise provisions related to5
14	10		judicial continuances and stays related to the General Assembly; to revise provisions relating6
15	11		to the legislative fiscal office's scope of authority; to provide for related matters; to provide7
16	12		for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8
17	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
18	14		PART I10
19	15		Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Name Correction11
20	16		SECTION 1-1.12
21	17		Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, is amended by13
22	18		revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 2-10-53.1, relating to oversight by14
23	19		legislative advisory committee, membership, duties, and expiration, as follows:15
24		-	S. B. 341
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26		-	"(1) The chairpersons of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Economic
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	21	+	"(1) The chairpersons of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Economic16
28	22		Development and Tourism and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture17
29		-	and Consumer Affairs
30		-	Natural Resources or their designees, ex officio;"18
	23	+	and Consumer Affairs Natural Resources or their designees, ex officio;"18
31	24		PART II19
32	25		Senate Committee Name Correction20
33	26		SECTION 2-1.21
34	27		Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, is22
35	28		amended by revising Code Section 10-9-20, relating to Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World23
36	29		Congress Center Authority Overview Committee created, composition, officers, and duties,24
37	30		as follows:25
38	31		"10-9-20.26
39	32		There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia27
40	33		World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee to be composed of five members28
41	34		of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall29
42	35		be a member of the minority party, five members of the Senate appointed by the Senate30
43	36		Committee on Assignments, one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, the31
44	37		chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism or his or her32
45	38		designee, and the chairperson of the Senate Economic Development Committee Senate33
46	39		Committee on Economic Development and Tourism or his or her designee. The members34
47	40		of the committee shall serve two-year terms concurrent with their terms as members of the35
48	41		General Assembly. The chairperson of the committee shall be appointed by the Senate36
49	42		Committee on Assignments from the membership of the committee, and the vice37
50	43		chairperson of the committee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from the38
51	44		membership of the committee. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve terms of39
52	45		two years concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. Vacancies in40
53		-	S. B. 341
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55		-	an appointed member's position or in the offices of chairperson or vice chairperson of the
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	47	+	an appointed member's position or in the offices of chairperson or vice chairperson of the41
57	48		committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original42
58	49		appointment. The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of43
59	50		the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority, as well as periodically44
60	51		review and evaluate the success with which the authority is accomplishing its statutory45
61	52		duties and functions as provided in this chapter."46
62	53		PART III47
63	54		Georgia Education Authority (Schools)48
64	55		SECTION 3-1.49
65	56		Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended in50
66	57		Article 11 of Chapter 2, relating to public school property and facilities, by repealing Part 3,51
67	58		relating to the Georgia Education Authority (Schools), and designating said part as reserved.52
68	59		SECTION 3-2.53
69	60		Said title is further amended in Code Section 20-3-152, relating to the Georgia Education54
70	61		Authority (University) creation, members, officers, and staff, quorum, procedural rules and55
71	62		regulations, and assignment to Department of Administrative Services, by revising56
72	63		subsection (b) as follows:57
73		-	"(b) The authority shall elect one of its members as chairman
74		-	chairperson and another as58
	64	+	"(b) The authority shall elect one of its members as chairman chairperson and another as58
75	65		vice-chairman vice chairperson and a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be59
76	66		a member of the authority but who shall be the same as the secretary and treasurer of the60
77	67		Georgia Education Authority (Schools). The majority of the members of the authority shall61
78	68		constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to62
79	69		exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. The members of the63
80	70		authority shall not be entitled to compensation for their services but shall be entitled to and64
81		-	S. B. 341
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83		-	shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of
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85		-	their duties. The staff of the authority shall be the same as the staff of the Georgia
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	72	+	shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of65
	73	+	their duties. The staff of the authority shall be the same as the staff of the Georgia66
87	74		Education Authority (Schools). The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own67
88	75		government. It shall have perpetual existence. Any change in name or composition of the68
89	76		authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this69
90	77		article or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under this article."70
91	78		SECTION 3-3.71
92	79		Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, is72
93	80		amended in Code Section 29-3-32, relating to investment of funds, by repealing73
94	81		paragraph (8) and designating said paragraph as reserved.74
95	82		SECTION 3-4.75
96	83		Said title is further amended in Code Section 29-5-32, relating to investment of estate funds76
97	84		by conservator, by repealing paragraph (8) and designating said paragraph as reserved.77
98	85		SECTION 3-5.78
99	86		Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees,79
100	87		is amended by revising Code Section 45-15-13, relating to representation of state authorities80
101	88		by Attorney General, as follows:81
102	89		"45-15-13.82
103	90		As used in Code Sections 45-15-14 through 45-15-16, the term 'state authorities' means the83
104	91		following instrumentalities of the state: Georgia Building Authority, Georgia Education84
105	92		Authority (Schools), Georgia Education Authority (University), Georgia Highway85
106	93		Authority, Georgia Ports Authority, State Road and Tollway Authority, Jekyll86
107	94		Island—State Park Authority, Stone Mountain Memorial Association, Georgia Emergency87
108	95		Communications Authority, and Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority."88
109		-	S. B. 341
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111		-	SECTION 3-6.
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	97	+	SECTION 3-6.89
113	98		Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended90
114	99		in Code Section 50-17-21, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph (9) as follows:91
115	100		"(9) 'State authorities' means the following instrumentalities of the state: Georgia92
116		-	Building Authority, Georgia Education Authority (Schools),
117		-	Georgia Education Authority93
	101	+	Building Authority, Georgia Education Authority (Schools), Georgia Education Authority93
118	102		(University), Georgia Highway Authority, State Road and Tollway Authority, Georgia94
119	103		Ports Authority, Georgia Development Authority, Jekyll Island—State Park Authority,95
120	104		Stone Mountain Memorial Association, North Georgia Mountains Authority, Lake Lanier96
121	105		Islands Development Authority, Groveland Lake Development Authority, Georgia97
122	106		Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, and98
123	107		other instrumentalities of the state created by the General Assembly and authorized to99
124	108		issue debt and not specifically exempt from this article."100
125	109		SECTION 3-7.101
126	110		Said title is further amended in Code Section 50-17-22, relating to State Financing and102
127	111		Investment Commission, by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (b) as follows:103
128	112		"(2) There shall be a construction division of the commission administered by a director104
129	113		who shall not be a member of the commission and who shall also serve as the executive105
130	114		secretary for the commission. The director and the staff of the construction division shall106
131	115		be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission, shall provide administrative107
132	116		support for all personnel of the commission, and shall account for and keep all records108
133	117		pertaining to the operation and administration of the commission and its staff. The109
134	118		director, as executive secretary, shall prepare agendas and keep minutes of all meetings110
135	119		of the commission. In construction and construction related matters, the construction111
136	120		division shall act in accordance with the policies, resolutions, and directives of the112
137	121		Georgia Education Authority (Schools) and the Georgia Education Authority (University)113
138	122		until such time as such policies, resolutions, or directives are changed or modified by the114
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141		-	commission. In carrying out its responsibilities in connection with the application of any
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	124	+	commission. In carrying out its responsibilities in connection with the application of any115
143	125		funds under its control, including the proceeds of any debt or any appropriation made116
144	126		directly to it for construction purposes, the commission is specifically authorized to117
145	127		acquire and construct projects for the benefit of any department or agency of the state or118
146	128		to contract with any such department or agency for the acquisition or construction of119
147	129		projects under policies, standards, and operating procedures to be established by the120
148	130		commission; provided, however, that the commission shall contract with the Department121
149	131		of Transportation or the Georgia Highway Authority or the State Road and Tollway122
150	132		Authority or any combination of the foregoing for the supervision of and contracting for123
151	133		design, planning, building, rebuilding, constructing, reconstructing, surfacing,124
152	134		resurfacing, laying out, grading, repairing, improving, widening, straightening, operating,125
153	135		owning, maintaining, leasing, and managing any public roads and bridges for which126
154	136		general obligation debt has been authorized. The construction division also shall perform127
155	137		such construction related services and grant administration services for state agencies and128
156	138		instrumentalities and for local governments, instrumentalities of local governments, and129
157	139		other political subdivisions as may be assigned to the commission or to the construction130
158	140		division by executive order of the Governor."131
159	141		SECTION 3-8.132
160	142		Any assets of the Georgia Education Authority (Schools) existing as of June 30, 2024, shall133
161	143		devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1,134
162	144		2024, and any real property held, owned, or under the custody or control of the Georgia135
163	145		Education Authority (Schools) shall constitute property as defined in paragraph (8) of Code136
164	146		Section 50-16-31. Any liabilities and obligations of the Georgia Education Authority137
165	147		(Schools) existing as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of138
166	148		Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same.139
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169		-	PART IV
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	150	+	PART IV140
171	151		General Assembly141
172	152		SECTION 4-1.142
173	153		Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, is143
174	154		amended by repealing Code Section 28-1-17, relating to prefiling of proposed bills and144
175	155		resolutions prior to each legislative session and administrative procedure.145
176	156		SECTION 4-2.146
177	157		Said title is further amended in Code Section 28-3-24.1, relating to public distribution of147
178	158		legislative information in electronic format, by revising subsection (b) as follows:148
179	159		"(b) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives may149
180	160		provide legislative information in electronic format to the GeorgiaNet Division of the150
181	161		Georgia Technology Authority for purposes of public distribution as provided in Code151
182	162		Section 50-25-14. The information may be provided on at least a daily basis in the most152
183	163		current format available. The information provided may include at a minimum: available153
184	164		schedules and agenda for committee meetings; available bill and resolution status154
185		-	information; and full text of all available prefiled and
186		-	introduced versions of bills and155
	165	+	information; and full text of all available prefiled and introduced versions of bills and155
187	166		resolutions, including amendments and substitutes. The information provided may include156
188	167		such other matters as will in the determination of the Secretary and the Clerk contribute to157
189	168		the purposes of this Code section. The Georgia Technology Authority shall work with the158
190	169		General Assembly to develop a single Internet site public website for the Georgia General159
191	170		Assembly. The content and the format of the General Assembly Internet site public160
192	171		website shall be determined by the Legislative Services Committee."161
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195		-	SECTION 4-3.
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	173	+	SECTION 4-3.162
197	174		Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 28-4-3.1, relating to confidentiality163
198	175		of communications between Office of Legislative Counsel and certain persons, as follows:164
199	176		"28-4-3.1. 165
200		-	Communications between the Office of Legislative Counsel or any individual or office
201		-	166
	177	+	Communications between the Office of Legislative Counsel or any individual or office166
202	178		provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 and the following persons shall be privileged and167
203	179		confidential: members, officers, and staff of the General Assembly, including the168
204	180		Lieutenant Governor President of the Senate, and persons acting on their behalf of such169
205	181		public officers; and such communications, and records and work product relating to such170
206	182		communications, shall not be subject to inspection or disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter171
207	183		18 of Title 50 or any other law or under judicial process; provided, however, that this172
208	184		privilege shall not apply where it is waived by the affected public officer or officers. The173
209	185		privilege established under this Code section is in addition to any other constitutional,174
210	186		statutory, or common law privilege."175
211	187		SECTION 4-4.176
212	188		Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 28-4-5, relating to the Attorney177
213	189		General to serve as advisor to legislative counsel, as follows: 178
214	190		"28-4-5.179
215	191		(a) The Attorney General shall serve as an advisor to the legislative counsel and any180
216	192		individual provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 and shall represent the General Assembly181
217	193		and its members, officers, or staff upon request of the legislative counsel or any individual182
218	194		provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 unless there is a legal conflict.183
219	195		(b) The Department of Administrative Services may provide contract review and drafting184
220	196		services and other services to the General Assembly upon request by the Office of185
221	197		Legislative Counsel or any individual provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1.186
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224	199		(c) Any communications, records, and work product relating to such advice,187
225	200		communications, and services provided pursuant to this Code section shall not be subject188
226	201		to inspection or disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or any other law or189
227	202		under any judicial process. Such privilege from disclosure shall be in addition to any other190
228	203		constitutional, statutory, or common law privilege."191
229	204		SECTION 4-5.192
230	205		Said title is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:193
231	206		"28-4-5.1.194
232	207		(a) The Legislative Services Committee may assign to one or more legislative staff195
233	208		members or to an office the duty to provide and oversee the provision of legal services for196
234	209		the legislative branch of government and, with the approval of the committee or the197
235	210		chairperson, to represent the interests of the legislative branch in matters involving198
236	211		litigation and as to legislation that may affect the legislative branch and to perform any199
237	212		other assigned duties.200
238	213		(b) The provisions of this Code section shall not be construed to impair or limit the duties201
239	214		or authority of the legislative counsel or the Office of Legislative Counsel as provided by202
240	215		law."203
241	216		SECTION 4-6.204
242	217		Said title is further amended in Code Section 28-4-6, relating to employment, powers, and205
243	218		duties of legislative fiscal officer, by revising subsection (b) as follows:206
244	219		"(b) The legislative fiscal officer is authorized on behalf of the legislative branch to pay207
245	220		any properly authorized invoice which does not exceed $5,000.00; provided, however, that208
246	221		the legislative fiscal officer shall be authorized to pay any invoice for fees incurred for209
247	222		legal services not to exceed $12,000.00. Any invoice which exceeds $5,000.00, or210
248	223		$12,000.00 for fees incurred for legal services, shall may not be paid by such fiscal officer211
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251		-	without prior approval from the committee. The committee may provide for such approval
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	225	+	without prior approval from the committee. The committee may provide for such approval212
253	226		to be given at meetings of the committee, or in writing between meetings by a majority of213
254	227		the members of the committee, or in such other manner as the committee may establish. 214
255	228		All invoices shall contain in detail a description of the work performed, materials used or215
256	229		purchased, and any other information pertinent to the obligation. Before the fiscal officer216
257	230		may pay any invoice, a requisition or purchase order covering such invoice and signed by217
258	231		the person or persons authorized by the Legislative Services Committee to do so plus218
259	232		evidence of delivery must have been submitted to the fiscal officer. A list of all invoices219
260	233		which have been paid shall be submitted by the fiscal officer to the committee on a220
261	234		monthly basis."221
262	235		SECTION 4-7.222
263	236		Code Section 9-10-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grounds for223
264	237		continuance and stay — attendance of party or attorney in General Assembly, writing224
265	238		requirement, and considerations, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:225
266	239		"(a) A member of the General Assembly who is a party to or the attorney for a party to a226
267	240		case; any member of the Office of Legislative Counsel, including the legislative counsel227
268	241		and persons provided for under subsection (d) of Code Section 28-4-3, appearing on behalf228
269		-	of the General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof
270		-	in a case; any individual229
	242	+	of the General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof in a case; any individual229
271	243		or member of the office provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1, appearing on behalf of the230
272	244		General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof in a case; or any member of the231
273	245		staff of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the232
274	246		President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of233
275	247		Representatives, or the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee or Special Judiciary234
276	248		Committee of the Senate or of the Judiciary Committee or Judiciary, Non-civil Committee235
277	249		of the House of Representatives who is the lead counsel for a party to a case pending in any236
278	250		trial or appellate court or before any administrative agency of this state, shall be granted237
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281		-	a continuance and stay of the case. The continuance and stay shall apply to all aspects of
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	252	+	a continuance and stay of the case. The continuance and stay shall apply to all aspects of238
283	253		the case, including, but not limited to, the filing and serving of an answer to a complaint,239
284	254		the making of any discovery or motion, or of any response to any subpoena, discovery, or240
285	255		motion, and appearance at any hearing, trial, or argument. Unless a shorter length of time241
286	256		is requested by the member, the continuance and stay shall last for the seven days prior to242
287	257		the regular or extraordinary session of the General Assembly; the length of any regular or243
288	258		extraordinary session of the General Assembly; during the first three weeks following any244
289	259		recess or adjournment, including an adjournment sine die of any regular or extraordinary245
290	260		session; and the entirety of any day during the calendar year on which a legislative246
291	261		committee for which the member serves or is staff holds a scheduled meeting, the member247
292	262		attends a national legislative conference or board meeting, the member attends a caucus248
293	263		meeting, or the member attends a meeting of a study committee of the General Assembly. 249
294	264		Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule of court, or administrative rule or250
295	265		regulation, the time for doing any act in the case which is delayed by the continuance251
296	266		provided by this Code section shall be automatically extended by the same length of time252
297	267		as the continuance or stay covered." 253
298	268		SECTION 4-8.254
299	269		Code Section 17-8-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to party or party's255
300	270		attorney in attendance at General Assembly as grounds for granting continuance, is amended256
301	271		by revising subsection (a) as follows:257
302	272		"(a) A member of the General Assembly who is a party to or the attorney for a party to a258
303	273		case; any member of the Office of Legislative Counsel, including the legislative counsel259
304	274		and persons provided for under subsection (d) of Code Section 28-4-3, appearing on behalf260
305		-	of the General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof
306		-	in a case; any individual261
	275	+	of the General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof in a case; any individual261
307	276		or member of the office provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1, appearing on behalf of the262
308	277		General Assembly or any member, officer, or staff thereof in a case; or any member of the263
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311		-	staff of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the
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	279	+	staff of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the264
313	280		chairperson of the Judiciary Committee or Special Judiciary Committee of the Senate or265
314	281		of the Judiciary Committee or Judiciary, Non-civil Committee of the House of266
315	282		Representatives who is the lead counsel for a party to a case pending in any trial or267
316	283		appellate court or before any administrative agency of this state shall be granted a268
317	284		continuance and stay of the case. The continuance and stay shall apply to all aspects of the269
318	285		case, including, but not limited to, the filing and serving of an answer to a complaint, the270
319	286		making of any discovery or motion, or of any response to any subpoena, discovery, or271
320	287		motion, and appearance at any hearing, trial, or argument. Unless a shorter length of time272
321	288		is requested by the member, the continuance and stay shall last for the seven days prior to273
322	289		the regular or extraordinary session of the General Assembly; the length of any regular or274
323	290		extraordinary session of the General Assembly; during the first three weeks following any275
324	291		recess or adjournment, including an adjournment sine die of any regular or extraordinary276
325	292		session; and the entirety of any day during the calendar year on which a legislative277
326	293		committee for which the member serves or is staff holds a scheduled meeting. 278
327	294		Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule of court, or administrative rule or279
328	295		regulation, and to the extent permitted by the Constitutions of the United States and of the280
329	296		State of Georgia, the time for doing any act in the case which is delayed by the continuance281
330	297		or stay provided by this Code section shall be automatically extended by the same length282
331	298		of time as the continuance or stay covered."283
332	299		PART V284
333	300		Legislative Services Committee285
334	301		SECTION 5-1.286
335	302		Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, is287
336	303		amended in Chapter 4, relating to legislative services, by revising Code Section 28-4-1,288
337		-	S. B. 341
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339		-	relating to the Legislative Services Committee, creation, membership, compensation, and
340		-	289
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	305	+	relating to the Legislative Services Committee, creation, membership, compensation, and289
341	306		members, as follows:290
342	307		"28-4-1.291
343	308		(a) There is created the Legislative Services Committee, hereinafter called the committee,292
344		-	to be composed of the:
345		-	293
	309	+	to be composed of the:293
346	310		(1) Speaker of the House of Representatives, the;294
347	311		(2) President of the Senate, the;295
348	312		(3) Chairperson chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the;296
349	313		(4) Chairperson chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of297
350	314		Representatives, the;298
351	315		(5) Chairperson chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the;299
352	316		(6) Chairperson chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives,300
353	317		the;301
354	318		(7) Chairperson chairperson of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee of the302
355	319		Senate, the;303
356	320		(8) Chairperson chairperson of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of304
357	321		Representatives, the;305
358	322		(9) President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the;306
359	323		(10) Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, the;307
360	324		(11) Majority majority leader of the Senate, the;308
361	325		(12) Majority majority leader of the House of Representatives, the;309
362	326		(13) Minority minority leader of the Senate, the;310
363	327		(14) Minority minority leader of the House of Representatives, the;311
364	328		(15) Secretary of the Senate, and the; and312
365	329		(16) Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of313
366	330		Representatives shall be chairperson of the committee, and the Secretary of the Senate314
367	331		shall be secretary of the committee.315
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370	333		(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the316
371	334		Senate shall be cochairpersons; provided, however, that the Speaker of the House of317
372	335		Representatives shall be the presiding chairperson of the committee each odd-numbered318
373	336		year, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be the presiding chairperson of the319
374	337		committee each even-numbered year. The President of the Senate shall at all times serve320
375	338		as the vice chairperson.321
376	339		(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall be secretary of the committee each odd-numbered322
377	340		year and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be the secretary of the committee323
378	341		each even-numbered year.324
379	342		(b)(d) The members of the committee shall receive no additional allowances for service325
380	343		on the committee while the General Assembly is in session; but, for each day spent in the326
381	344		performance of their duties under this chapter between sessions, the members shall receive327
382	345		the allowances authorized by law for legislative members of interim legislative committees.328
383	346		(c)(e) The committee shall meet at least twice during each calendar year. Additional329
384	347		meetings may be held upon the call of the presiding chairperson or upon the call of a330
385	348		majority of the members of the committee. Nine members of the committee shall331
386	349		constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a332
387	350		meeting of the committee, provided such members present constitute a quorum, shall be333
388	351		necessary to transact business of the committee. The Every member of the committee334
389	352		including the presiding chairperson shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote335
390	353		of the committee. In the event that the presiding chairperson for the then-current year is336
391	354		unable to chair a called meeting of the committee, the committee shall be chaired by the337
392	355		other cochairperson."338
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395		-	SECTION 5-2.
396		-	339
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	357	+	SECTION 5-2.339
397	358		Said title is further amended in Code Section 28-4-3, relating to Office of Legislative340
398	359		Counsel, creation, qualifications, and powers and duties, by revising paragraph (4) of341
399	360		subsection (c) as follows:342
400	361		"(4) Provide legal services for the legislative branch of government and, with the343
401		-	approval of the committee or the chairman
402		-	presiding chairperson of such committee, to344
	362	+	approval of the committee or the chairman presiding chairperson of such committee, to344
403	363		represent the interests of the legislative branch in matters involving litigation; and"345
404	364		PART VI346
405	365		Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee347
406	366		SECTION 6-1.348
407	367		Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, is349
408	368		amended by repealing Chapter 10, relating to the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority350
409	369		Overview Committee, and designating said chapter as reserved.351
410	370		SECTION 6-2.352
411	371		Any assets of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee existing as of June353
412	372		30, 2024, shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia354
413	373		on July 1, 2024. Any liabilities and obligations of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority355
414	374		Overview Committee existing as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the356
415	375		State of Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same.357
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418		-	PART VII
419		-	358
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	377	+	PART VII358
420	378		Reports of the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination359
421	379		SECTION 7-1.360
422	380		Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, is amended by revising361
423	381		Code Section 31-53-6, relating to the compiling of reports and public dissemination of data,362
424	382		as follows:363
425	383		"31-53-6.364
426	384		(a) The office shall compile reports received from the following boards, commissions,365
427	385		committees, councils, and offices pursuant to each such entity's respective statutory366
428	386		reporting requirements:367
429	387		(1) The Maternal Mortality Review Committee;368
430		-	(2) The Office of Women's Health;
431		-	369
	388	+	(2) The Office of Women's Health;369
432	389		(3) The Kidney Disease Advisory Committee;370
433	390		(4)(2) The Hemophilia Advisory Board;371
434	391		(5)(3) The Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness;372
435	392		(6)(4) The Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council;373
436	393		(7)(5) The Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission;374
437	394		(8)(6) The Behavioral Health Coordinating Council;375
438	395		(9)(7) The Department of Public Health on behalf of the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke376
439	396		Registry;377
440	397		(10)(8) The Office of Cardiac Care; and378
441	398		(11)(9) The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission.379
442	399		(b) The office shall maintain a website that permits public dissemination of data compiled380
443	400		by the boards, commissions, committees, councils, and offices listed in subsection (a) of381
444	401		this Code section."382
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447		-	PART VIII
448		-	383
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	403	+	PART VIII383
449	404		Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act Guidelines Committee384
450	405		SECTION 8-1.385
451	406		Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, is amended386
452	407		by repealing Code Section 36-91-111, relating to the creation and administration of the387
453	408		Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act Guidelines Committee, and388
454	409		designating said Code section as reserved.389
455	410		SECTION 8-2.390
456	411		Said title is further amended in Code Section 36-91-112, relating to model guidelines, by391
457	412		revising subsection (a) as follows:392
458	413		"(a) Prior to executing any comprehensive agreement for the development or operation of393
459	414		a qualifying project pursuant to an unsolicited proposal received by a local government394
460		-	under this article, the local government shall adopt either:
461		-	395
	415	+	under this article, the local government shall adopt either:395
462	416		(1) The model guidelines from the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act396
463	417		Guidelines Committee; or397
464	418		(2) Its its own guidelines as a policy, rule, regulation, or ordinance, which shall contain398
465	419		each of the factors identified in subsection (b) of this Code section."399
466	420		PART IX400
467	421		Georgia World War I Centennial Commission401
468	422		SECTION 9-1.402
469	423		Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees,403
470	424		is amended by repealing Article 3 of Chapter 13, relating to the Georgia World War I404
471	425		Centennial Commission, and designating said article as reserved.405
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474		-	SECTION 9-2.
475		-	406
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	427	+	SECTION 9-2.406
476	428		Any assets of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission existing as of June 30, 2024,407
477	429		shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July408
478	430		1, 2024. Any liabilities and obligations of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission409
479	431		existing as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of Georgia, by410
480	432		such instruments as may be required to maintain the same.411
481	433		PART X412
482	434		State Personnel Oversight Commission413
483	435		SECTION 10-1.414
484	436		Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees,415
485	437		is amended by repealing Chapter 24, relating to the "Governmental Reorganization and416
486	438		Termination from Employment Reform Act of 1977."417
487	439		SECTION 10-2.418
488	440		Any assets of the State Personnel Oversight Commission existing as of June 30, 2024, shall419
489	441		devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1,420
490	442		2024. Any liabilities and obligations of the State Personnel Oversight Commission existing421
491	443		as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of Georgia, by such422
492	444		instruments as may be required to maintain the same.423
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495		-	PART XI
496		-	424
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	446	+	PART XI424
497	447		Small Business Assistance Advisory Council425
498	448		SECTION 11-1.426
499	449		Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended427
500	450		by repealing Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 5, relating to small business assistance, and428
501	451		designating said part as reserved.429
502	452		PART XII430
503	453		Commission on Regional Planning431
504	454		SECTION 12-1.432
505	455		Said title is further amended by repealing Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 8, relating to the433
506	456		Commission on Regional Planning.434
507	457		SECTION 12-2.435
508	458		Any assets of the Commission on Regional Planning existing as of June 30, 2024, shall436
509	459		devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1,437
510	460		2024. Any liabilities and obligations of the Commission on Regional Planning existing as438
511	461		of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of Georgia, by such439
512	462		instruments as may be required to maintain the same.440
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515		-	PART XIII
516		-	441
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	464	+	PART XIII441
517	465		Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol442
518	466		SECTION 13-1.443
519	467		Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended444
520	468		by repealing Code Section 50-16-5.1, relating to the Commission on the Preservation of the445
521	469		State Capitol.446
522	470		SECTION 13-2.447
523	471		Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees,448
524	472		is amended in Code Section 45-13-72, relating to submission of recommendations to achieve449
525	473		highest museum standards, and designation of area as Georgia Capitol Agricultural History450
526	474		Museum, by revising subsection (b) as follows:451
527	475		"(b) The Capitol Art Standards Commission, in cooperation with the Board of Regents of452
528		-	the University System of Georgia and the Commission on the Preservation of the State
529		-	453
	476	+	the University System of Georgia and the Commission on the Preservation of the State453
530	477		Capitol, shall designate areas within the capitol museum as the Georgia Capitol454
531	478		Agricultural History Museum areas. Such areas shall include information, artifacts,455
532	479		photographs, monuments, or other related items which tell the history and importance of456
533	480		agriculture to this state's economic growth. Except as provided for in this part, the Georgia457
534	481		Capitol Agricultural History Museum areas of the capitol museum shall be maintained,458
535	482		operated, and managed in the same manner as the other areas of the capitol museum."459
536	483		SECTION 13-3.460
537	484		Any assets of the Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol existing as of June 30,461
538	485		2024, shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on462
539	486		July 1, 2024. Any liabilities and obligations of the Commission on the Preservation of the463
540		-	S. B. 341
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542		-	State Capitol existing as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of
543		-	464
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	488	+	State Capitol existing as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred and assumed by the State of464
544	489		Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same.465
545	490		PART XIV466
546	491		Senate Committee Name Correction467
547	492		SECTION 14-1.468
548	493		Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended469
549	494		by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 50-27-34, relating to the Georgia Lottery470
550	495		Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee, as follows:471
551	496		"(a) There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly, the Georgia Lottery472
552	497		Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee, to be composed of the members of the473
553		-	House Committee on Regulated Industries and the Senate Economic Development
554		-	474
	498	+	House Committee on Regulated Industries and the Senate Economic Development474
555	499		Committee Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism. The chairpersons475
556	500		of such committees shall serve as cochairpersons of the oversight committee. The476
557	501		oversight committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the477
558	502		Georgia Lottery Corporation, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with478
559	503		which the authority corporation is accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as479
560	504		provided in this chapter. The oversight committee may conduct any independent audit or480
561	505		investigation of the authority corporation it deems necessary."481
562	506		PART XV482
563	507		Effective Dates483
564	508		SECTION 15-1.484
565	509		(a) The provisions of Part V of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2025.485
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568		-	(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, this Act shall become effective upon
569		-	486
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	511	+	(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, this Act shall become effective upon486
570	512		its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.487
571	513		PART XVI488
572	514		General Repealer489
573	515		SECTION 16-1.490
574	516		All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.491
575		-	S. B. 341
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