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HB 349 - Governor's appointees; reside full-time in state

Buckner, Gail M (95th)	Henson, Michele (65th)	Manning, Judith H (32nd)
Snow, Mike (2nd)

Status Summary	HC:	Judy	SC:		FR:	01/29/99	LA:	03/24/99	H - Recommitted (Sub)

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 45-12-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointments made by the Governor to state boards, commissions, and bureaus, so as to require that persons appointed to such posts reside in this state on a full-time basis during their terms of office; and for other purposes.

HB 349                                            LC 22 3592S 
 
 
                _________________________ offers the following 
      substitute to HB 349: 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 45-12-54 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to appointments made by the 
  1- 3  Governor to state boards, commissions, and bureaus, so as to 
  1- 4  require that persons appointed to such posts reside in this 
  1- 5  state during their terms of office; to provide for an 
  1- 6  effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1- 7  purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Code Section 45-12-54 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to appointments made by the Governor to 
  1-12  state boards, commissions, and bureaus, is amended by 
  1-13  designating the existing text as subsection (a) and adding 
  1-14  at the end thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: 
 
  1-15    "(b) Any person appointed by the Governor to serve as a 
  1-16    member of any board, commission, or bureau created and 
  1-17    established by the laws of this state, shall reside in 
  1-18    this state during his or her term of office, and the 
  1-19    Governor shall have the authority to replace any member 
  1-20    who, after appointment, ceases to be a resident of this 
  1-21    state." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1999. 
 
  1-24                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-25  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-26  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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