06 LC
14 9451
House
Resolution 1667
By:
Representatives Keen of the
179th,
Harbin of the
118th,
Burkhalter of the
50th,
O`Neal of the
146th,
and Coleman of the
144th
A
RESOLUTION
To
create the House State Fiscal Year Study Committee; to provide for the mission,
membership, service, powers, and duties of the committee; to provide for other
related matters; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the fiscal year of the State of Georgia is currently fixed by law and the
Georgia Constitution to begin on July 1 and end on June 30; and
WHEREAS,
the fiscal year of the United States government operates on a different
schedule; and
WHEREAS,
numerous practical issues arise with respect to the state's fiscal year, the
timing of sessions of the General Assembly, and the budgetary and appropriations
process, including but not limited to issues relating to coordination of state
and federal funding cycles; and
WHEREAS,
there exists a need for a legislative study with respect to the advisability and
feasibility of changing the state fiscal year.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House State Fiscal Year Study Committee to be composed of five members of
the House of Representatives. The members of the committee shall be the Speaker
Pro Tempore of the House, the House Majority Leader, the chairpersons of the
House Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Ways and Means,
and one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the
House shall designate one of such members as chairperson and one of such members
as vice chairperson.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The legislative members of the committee shall
receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives.
The expenses and allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received
by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days
are authorized. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and
recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report
shall be made on or before December 31, 2006. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 31, 2006.