Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 629 - Walton County; commission of children and youth

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1. Walker  87th           2. Johnson  84th


House Comm: LLeg       /                Senate Comm: SLGO       /               
House Vote: Yeas 91    Nays 7           Senate Vote: Yeas 47  Nays 0            
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               House          Action         Senate                             
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              2/7/95   Read 1st Time         2/10/95                            
              2/8/95   Read 2nd Time                                            
              2/9/95   Favorably Reported    2/15/95                            
              2/9/95   Read 3rd Time                                            
              2/9/95   Passed/Adopted        2/15/95                            
              3/20/95  Sent to Governor                                         
              3/27/95  Signed by Governor                                       
              119      Act/Veto Number                                          
              3/27/95  Effective Date                                           
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HB 629                                            LC 21 3142






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the Walton County
  1- 2  Commission of Children and Youth," approved March 24, 1994
  1- 3  (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4076), so as to clarify the nature of the
  1- 4  commission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 5  purposes.

  1- 6       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 7  An Act entitled "An Act to create the Walton County
  1- 8  Commission of Children and Youth," approved March 24, 1994
  1- 9  (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4076), is amended by striking in its
  1-10  entirety subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the
  1-11  following:

  1-12    "(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be
  1-13    known as the Walton County Commission on Children and
  1-14    Youth, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of
  1-15    the state and a public corporation by that name, style,
  1-16    and title and said body may contract and be contracted
  1-17    with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and
  1-18    complain and defend in all courts of law and equity.  The
  1-19    commission shall have perpetual existence.  The commission
  1-20    shall be composed of 19 members as follows:

  1-21      (1) Four members to be appointed by the Walton County
  1-22      legislative delegation, two of whom shall reside in the
  1-23      84th House legislative district and be appointed by that
  1-24      member of the delegation who represents such district
  1-25      and two of whom shall reside in the 87th House
  1-26      legislative district and be appointed by that member of
  1-27      the delegation who represents such district; one
  1-28      appointee of each House member shall serve for an
  1-29      initial term of one year and one appointee of each House
  1-30      member shall serve an initial term of two years;
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        2/9/95   Favorably Reported    2/15/95
  1-31      (2) Two members to be appointed by the Walton County
  1-32      legislative delegation, from Senate District 45, who
  1-33      shall reside in such district and be appointed by the


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  2- 1      member of the delegation who represents such district;
  2- 2      one of such members shall be appointed for an initial
  2- 3      term of two years and one for an initial term of two
  2- 4      years;

  2- 5      (3) Four members to be appointed by the Board of
  2- 6      Commissioners of Walton County who shall reside in the
  2- 7      county, which members shall serve for initial terms of
  2- 8      two years; and

  2- 9      (4) Nine members to be appointed by the judiciary of the
  2-10      Walton County courts, including the superior court, the
  2-11      state court, the magistrate court, the juvenile court,
  2-12      and the probate court, which members shall serve for
  2-13      initial terms of one year.

  2-14    Appointments to the Walton County Commission on Children
  2-15    and Youth shall include at least two members from each of
  2-16    the following fields or professions:

  2-17      (1) Law enforcement;

  2-18      (2) Child welfare;

  2-19      (3) Medical;

  2-20      (4) The judiciary;

  2-21      (5) Education; and

  2-22      (6) The business and civic community."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-24  repealed.


















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