09 LC
14 9886
House
Resolution 4
By:
Representatives Levitas of the
82nd,
Lunsford of the
110th,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Jerguson of the
22nd,
Cheokas of the
134th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the counties of this
state shall not be bound by any future general law of this state requiring the
expenditure of county funds at any time when the General Assembly has not
appropriated and made available to the counties sufficient funds to enable the
counties to comply with such law; to provide for submission of this amendment
for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
III, Section VI of the Constitution is amended by adding a new Paragraph VIII to
read as follows:
"Paragraph
VIII.
Unfunded
mandates to counties not binding. The
counties of this state shall not be bound by any general law of this state
requiring the expenditure of county funds at any time when the General Assembly
has not appropriated and made available to the counties sufficient funds to
enable the counties to comply with such law. This Paragraph shall apply only
with respect to general laws enacted after January 1, 2011."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
|
"( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the counties of
this state shall not be bound by any future general law of this state requiring
the expenditure of county funds at any time when the General Assembly has not
appropriated and made available to the counties sufficient funds to enable the
counties to comply with such law?"
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.