Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 1357 - Public meetings; conduct by telecommunications conference

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1. Holmes  53rd


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Code Sections amended: 50-14-1                                                                      


HB 1357                                            LC 19 2881






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public,
  1- 3  so as to allow all agencies subject to the open and public
  1- 4  meetings law to conduct their meetings by telecommunications
  1- 5  conference; to provide that presence by telecommunications
  1- 6  conference constitutes presence for a quorum; to repeal
  1- 7  conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-10  Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, is
  1-11  amended by striking subsection (f) of said Code section and
  1-12  inserting in its place the following:

  1-13    "(f) Any An agency with state-wide jurisdiction shall be
  1-14    authorized to conduct meetings by telecommunications
  1-15    conference, provided that any such meeting is conducted in
  1-16    compliance with this chapter.  Any member of the governing
  1-17    body of an agency or of any committee created by such
  1-18    governing body communicating by telecommunications
  1-19    equipment may be counted in attendance in order to
  1-20    constitute a quorum."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-21  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-22  repealed.












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