| 6 | | - | To amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 and Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the1 |
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| 7 | | - | Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Capitol Art Standards Commission and2 |
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| 8 | | - | state flag, seal, and other symbols, respectively, so as to provide for duties and3 |
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| 9 | | - | responsibilities of the commission; to provide for the placement of a monument in honor of4 |
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| 10 | | - | the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; to provide for5 |
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| 11 | | - | placement of a Revolutionary War Patriots marker upon the grounds of the state capitol6 |
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| 12 | | - | building and upon the grounds of the state archives building; to provide for the approval,7 |
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| 13 | | - | placement, and procurement of such markers; to provide for related matters; to repeal8 |
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| 14 | | - | conflicting laws; and for other purposes.9 |
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| 15 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:10 |
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| 16 | | - | SECTION 1.11 |
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| 17 | | - | Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,12 |
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| 18 | | - | relating to the Capitol Art Standards Commission, is amended in Code Section 45-13-71,13 |
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| 19 | | - | relating to duties and responsibilities of commission, by adding a new paragraph to read as14 |
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| 20 | | - | follows:15 |
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| 21 | | - | - 1 - 25 LC 39 4805S |
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| 22 | | - | "(5.1) To oversee the design, procurement, and placement of a monument honoring the16 |
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| 23 | | - | Honorable Clarence Thomas pursuant to Code Section 50-3-130;"17 |
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| 24 | | - | SECTION 2.18 |
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| 25 | | - | Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal,19 |
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| 26 | | - | and other symbols, is amended by adding new articles to read as follows:20 |
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| 27 | | - | "ARTICLE 821 |
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| 28 | | - | 50-3-130.22 |
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| 29 | | - | (a) Subject to the availability of funds, there shall be placed within the Nathan Deal23 |
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| 30 | | - | Judicial Center a monument honoring the Honorable Clarence Thomas.24 |
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| 31 | | - | (b)(1) Such monument shall be designed, procured, and placed by the Capitol Art25 |
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| 32 | | - | Standards Commission, subject to final approval by a monument committee composed26 |
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| 33 | | - | of the following members of the General Assembly:27 |
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| 34 | | - | (A) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the28 |
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| 35 | | - | House of Representatives;29 |
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| 36 | | - | (B) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and30 |
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| 37 | | - | (C) One member from each house of the General Assembly appointed by the31 |
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| 38 | | - | Governor.32 |
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| 39 | | - | (2) The monument committee established pursuant to this subsection shall stand33 |
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| 40 | | - | abolished upon placement of such monument.34 |
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| 41 | | - | (c) No public funds shall be expended for the design or procurement of such monument.35 |
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| 42 | | - | Gifts and donations from private individuals, organizations, or foundations shall be36 |
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| 43 | | - | accepted and expended by the Capitol Art Standards Commission to carry out the37 |
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| 44 | | - | requirements of this Code section.38 |
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| 45 | | - | - 2 - 25 LC 39 4805S |
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| 46 | | - | (d) Such monument shall be procured and placed as soon as practicable but not before the39 |
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| 47 | | - | state has been granted any intellectual property license necessary for the purposes of this40 |
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| 48 | | - | Code section.41 |
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| 49 | | - | ARTICLE 942 |
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| 50 | | - | 50-3-140.43 |
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| 51 | | - | (a) There shall be placed upon the grounds of the state capitol building and upon the44 |
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| 52 | | - | grounds outside the state archives building a marker which commemorates the patriots of45 |
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| 53 | | - | the Revolutionary War, honoring the men and women who helped America achieve46 |
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| 54 | | - | independence. Each such marker shall honor the two-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of47 |
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| 55 | | - | the United States and those who fought for the noble cause of liberty and for a new nation.48 |
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| 56 | | - | (b) Placement location for Revolutionary War Patriots markers provided for in this Code49 |
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| 57 | | - | section shall be subject to approval by the Capitol Arts Standards Commission for50 |
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| 58 | | - | placement upon the grounds of the state capitol building and by the Board of Regents for51 |
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| 59 | | - | the placement of the marker upon the grounds outside the state archives building.52 |
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| 60 | | - | (c) No public funds shall be expended for the design or procurement of the markers53 |
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| 61 | | - | provided for in this Code section. Each such marker shall be placed as soon as practicable."54 |
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| 62 | | - | SECTION 3.55 |
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| 63 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.56 |
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| 64 | | - | - 3 - |
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| 17 | + | To amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state |
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| 18 | + | 1 |
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| 19 | + | flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to provide for placement of a Revolutionary War Patriots2 |
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| 20 | + | marker upon the grounds of the state capitol building and upon the grounds of the state3 |
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| 21 | + | archives building; to provide for the approval, placement, and procurement of such markers;4 |
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| 22 | + | to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 |
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| 23 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 24 | + | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 25 | + | Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal,8 |
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| 26 | + | and other symbols, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:9 |
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| 27 | + | "ARTICLE 8 |
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| 28 | + | 10 |
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| 29 | + | 50-3-130.11 |
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| 30 | + | (a) There shall be placed upon the grounds of the state capitol building and upon the12 |
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| 31 | + | grounds outside the state archives building a marker which commemorates the patriots of13 |
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| 32 | + | the Revolutionary War, honoring the men and women who helped America achieve14 |
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| 33 | + | H. B. 254 |
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| 34 | + | - 1 - 25 LC 39 4537 |
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| 35 | + | independence. Each such marker shall honor the two-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of15 |
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| 36 | + | the United States and those who fought for the noble cause of liberty and for a new nation.16 |
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| 37 | + | (b) Placement location for Revolutionary War Patriots markers provided for in this Code17 |
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| 38 | + | section shall be subject to approval by the Capitol Arts Standards Commission for18 |
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| 39 | + | placement upon the grounds of the state capitol building and by the Board of Regents for19 |
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| 40 | + | the placement of the marker upon the grounds outside the state archives building.20 |
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| 41 | + | (c) No public funds shall be expended for the design or procurement of the markers21 |
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| 42 | + | provided for in this Code section. Each such marker shall be placed as soon as practicable."22 |
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| 43 | + | SECTION 2.23 |
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| 44 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.24 |
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| 45 | + | H. B. 254 |
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