06 LC
33 1299S
House
Bill 1227 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives England of the
108th,
Coleman of the
97th,
McCall of the
30th,
Roberts of the
154th,
Black of the
174th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to
create the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission; to provide for
membership, filling of vacancies, terms, officers, duties, meetings, and
reimbursement of members of the commission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to education accountability assessment programs, is amended by adding a new part
to read as follows:
"Part
8
20-14-90.
(a)
There is created the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission.
(b)(1)
The commission shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives to
be appointed by the Speaker of the House, at least one of whom shall be from the
House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and at least one of whom
shall be from the House Committee on Education; three members of the Senate to
be appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments, at least one of whom shall
be from the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and at least one
of whom shall be from the Senate Education and Youth Committee; three members
who are not members of the General Assembly to be appointed by the Governor; and
three members who are not members of the General Assembly to be appointed by the
State School Superintendent.
(2)
Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments.
(3)(A)
Legislative members of the commission shall serve two-year terms concurrent with
their terms as members of the General Assembly.
(B)
Nonlegislative members of the commission shall serve for two year terms
concurrent with those terms of legislative members of the
commission.
(c)
The Speaker of the House shall designate one of the commission members from the
House of Representatives as a co-chairperson of the commission, and the Senate
Committee on Assignments shall designate one of the commission members from the
Senate as a co-chairperson of the commission. Each co-chairperson shall serve
as such concurrent with his or her term as a member of the
commission.
(d)(1)
The head of the agricultural education program of the Department of Education
shall report annually to commission regarding the conditions, needs, issues, and
problems of the program.
(2)
The commission shall periodically review the conditions, needs, issues, and
problems related to the agricultural education program, issue annually a report
on the same to the General Assembly, and recommend any action or legislation
which the commission deems necessary or appropriate.
(e)(1)
The commission 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 Code section. The commission shall meet upon the call of either
co-chairperson. The commission shall meet not less than two nor more than four
times annually.
(2)
The legislative members of the commission shall receive the allowances provided
for in Code Section 28-1-8. Any citizen members shall receive a daily expense
allowance in the amount specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 45-7-21 as
well as the mileage or transportation allowance authorized for state employees.
Any members of the commission who are state officials, other than legislative
members, and state employees shall receive no compensation for their services on
the commission, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in
the performance of their duties as members of the commission in the same manner
as they are reimbursed for expenses in their capacities as state officials or
employees. The funds necessary for the reimbursement of the expenses of state
officials, other than legislative members, and state employees shall come from
funds appropriated to or otherwise available to the Department of Education.
All other funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code section shall
come from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The expenses and allowances authorized by this paragraph shall not be received
by members of the commission for more than four days
annually."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.