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HB 658 - Georgia Commission on Women; absences; residency requirement

Buckner, Gail M (95th)	Manning, Judith H (32nd)	McBee, Louise (88th)
Orrock, Nan (56th)	Stanley, Lanett (50th)	Stanley, Pamela A (49th)

Status Summary	HC:	SPCA	SC:		FR:	02/16/99	LA:	02/17/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 50-12-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the creation of the Georgia Commission on Women, so as to change provisions relating to the terms of membership; to provide for the removal of members for four consecutive unexcused absences to require full-time Georgia residency; and for other purposes.

HB 658                                             LC 19 4122 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 50-12-80 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the creation of the Georgia 
  1- 3  Commission on Women, so as to change provisions relating to 
  1- 4  the terms of membership; to provide for the removal of 
  1- 5  members for four consecutive unexcused absences; to require 
  1- 6  full-time Georgia residency; to provide for related matters; 
  1- 7  to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Code Section 50-12-80 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to the creation of the Georgia 
  1-12  Commission on Women, is amended by striking subsection (b) 
  1-13  and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read 
  1-14  as follows: 
 
  1-15    "(b) The members of the commission shall be women and men 
  1-16    of recognized ability and achievement.  All vacancies 
  1-17    shall be filled for the unexpired term by the original 
  1-18    appointing official.  Members shall serve for terms of 
  1-19    four years and no member may serve for more than two 
  1-20    consecutive terms and shall be eligible for successive 
  1-21    appointments by an appointing official.  Any member with 
  1-22    four consecutive unexcused absences from regular monthly 
  1-23    meetings may be removed from the commission by the 
  1-24    appointing official.  Each person appointed to the 
  1-25    commission shall be a full-time resident of Georgia.  Any 
  1-26    member who ceases to be a full-time resident of this state 
  1-27    during the term of his or her membership shall be removed 
  1-28    from the commission and such vacancy shall be filled by 
  1-29    the Governor." 
 
  1-30                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-31  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-32  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
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