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| 13 | 10 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 14 | 11 | | AN ACT |
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| 15 | 12 | | To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of |
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| 17 | 14 | | Carroll County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the2 |
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| 18 | 15 | | termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related3 |
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| 19 | 16 | | matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 |
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| 20 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 |
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| 21 | 18 | | SECTION 1.6 |
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| 22 | 19 | | (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Carroll County is hereby authorized to charge and7 |
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| 23 | 20 | | collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to8 |
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| 24 | 21 | | exceed $10.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court. Such technology fees shall9 |
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| 25 | 22 | | be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Carroll10 |
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| 26 | 23 | | County. Such uses shall include only the following:11 |
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| 27 | 24 | | (1) Computer hardware, software, and accessory purchases;12 |
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| 28 | 25 | | (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware;13 |
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| 29 | 26 | | (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of audio-visual, imaging, scanning,14 |
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| 30 | 27 | | facsimile, communications, recording, projection, and printing equipment and software;15 |
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| 31 | 28 | | H. B. 623 |
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| 33 | 30 | | (4) Purchase of local or remote technological support services and equipment which may |
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| 35 | 32 | | be used to connect to cellular radio systems, remote internet services, and any other17 |
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| 36 | 33 | | remote access system;18 |
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| 37 | 34 | | (5) Procurement of services and equipment for conserving court records and archiving19 |
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| 38 | 35 | | the same to digital contents for public access, including but not limited to software,20 |
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| 39 | 36 | | services, platforms, licensing and user fees for remote or cloud based storage platforms21 |
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| 40 | 37 | | and cybersecurity services and insurance; and22 |
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| 41 | 38 | | (6) Technology related training, including courses, certifications, and programs related23 |
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| 42 | 39 | | to any technology that is specifically utilized for the operation of the court.24 |
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| 43 | 40 | | (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by25 |
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| 44 | 41 | | the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this26 |
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| 45 | 42 | | section.27 |
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| 46 | 43 | | (c) The authority to assess the technology fee pursuant to this Act shall terminate on28 |
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| 47 | 44 | | July 1, 2035, and any residual funds remaining in the account established by subsection (b)29 |
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| 48 | 45 | | of this section shall remain dedicated to general Carroll County technology uses.30 |
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| 49 | 46 | | SECTION 2.31 |
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| 50 | 47 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.32 |
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| 51 | 48 | | H. B. 623 |
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