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SB 520 - Ethics - mandatory training session, Gen. Assembly mbrs.

Price, Richard J (28th)

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A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the "Ethics in Government Act," so as to provide for a mandatory training session on ethics laws for members and members-elect of the General Assembly, to be conducted by the State Ethics Commission and the chairpersons of the House and Senate Ethics Committees; to provide for the contents, timing, and location of such training sessions; to provide for the publication of the names of members and members-elect of the General Assembly who fail to attend such training sessions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 21-5-6.1

SB 520 00                                          LC 27 1031 
 
      SENATE BILL 520 
 
      By:  Senator Price of the 28th 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of 
  1- 3  the "Ethics in Government Act," so as to provide for a 
  1- 4  mandatory training session on ethics laws for members and 
  1- 5  members-elect of the General Assembly, to be conducted by 
  1- 6  the State Ethics Commission and the chairpersons of the 
  1- 7  House and Senate ethics committees; to provide for the 
  1- 8  contents, timing, and location of such training sessions; to 
  1- 9  provide for the publication of the names of members and 
  1-10  members-elect of the General Assembly who fail to attend 
  1-11  such training sessions; to provide for related matters; to 
  1-12  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-13       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-14                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-15  Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of 
  1-16  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the 
  1-17  "Ethics in Government Act," is amended by adding a new Code 
  1-18  Section 21-5-6.1, to read as follows: 
 
  1-19    "21-5-6.1. 
 
  1-20    In addition to its other powers and duties, the commission 
  1-21    shall conduct a training session for members and 
  1-22    members-elect of the General Assembly regarding ethics 
  1-23    laws.  The training session shall address the provisions 
  1-24    of this chapter, the 'Ethics in Government Act'; the 
  1-25    provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 45, regarding codes of 
  1-26    ethics and conflicts of interest; the provisions of 
  1-27    Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, regarding crimes 
  1-28    associated with the abuse of governmental office; and such 
  1-29    other topics regarding ethics laws and rules applicable to 
  1-30    members of the General Assembly as the commission deems 
  1-31    appropriate.  The training session shall be held from 
  1-32    10:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. on either the first or second 
  1-33    Thursday in January of odd-numbered years.  The training 
  1-34    session for members and members-elect of the Senate shall 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    be held in the Senate chamber and led by the chairperson 
  2- 2    of the Senate Ethics Committee.  The training session for 
  2- 3    members and members-elect of the House of Representatives 
  2- 4    shall be held in the House chamber and led by the 
  2- 5    chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics. Each member 
  2- 6    and member-elect of the General Assembly shall attend the 
  2- 7    ethics training session.  The commission shall cause to be 
  2- 8    published a notice containing the names of any members or 
  2- 9    members-elect who fail to attend the training session in a 
  2-10    newspaper of general circulation in the county in which 
  2-11    the member or member-elect resides." 
 
  2-12                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-13  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-14  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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