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21 0875S
The
House Committee on Judiciary offers the following substitute to SB
388:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 28-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the Office of Legislative Counsel, creation, qualifications, and powers and
duties, so as to repeal certain requirements relative to softbound volumes of
the Georgia Laws; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of the
Secretary of State generally, so as to change certain provisions relative to the
distribution of the Georgia Laws and journals of the House of Representatives
and the Senate; to provide that the Secretary shall be responsible for pricing;
to provide for the provision of Acts requiring referenda to local officials; to
amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to state printing and documents, so as to provide that in general when any state
law authorizes or directs a state officer or agency to publish any matter, such
publication may be made in printed or electronic format; to provide a preference
for electronic format; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to
remove the requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of
reports; to provide for the maintenance of a rules compilation; to change
provisions relating to the procedure for distribution of court reports and
discontinuance and resumption of distribution; to reduce the number of reports
that the reporter has to distribute; to provide for conforming amendments to
numerous specific provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating
to publication of particular matters so as to authorize print or electronic
publication; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 28-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office
of Legislative Counsel, creation, qualifications, and powers and duties, is
amended by revising subsection (e) as follows:
"(e)
The legislative counsel shall provide for the compiling, indexing, editing, and
publication of the Georgia Laws containing the Acts and resolutions of the
General Assembly and other appropriate materials. Except as otherwise
provided in
this subsection
authorized in
Code Section 50-18-2, such Acts and
resolutions shall be published in hardbound volumes suitable for retention as
permanent records
as well as
in softbound volumes or pamphlets suitable for prompt distribution of newly
enacted laws to public officers, attorneys, and the public; and following each
session of the General Assembly, a copy of such softbound Georgia Laws shall be
furnished to the clerk of superior court of each county within 30 days after the
last date on which the Governor may approve or veto bills enacted at that
session of the General Assembly. In the
case of any special session of the General Assembly, however, the separate
publication and distribution of the Acts and resolutions enacted at that special
session may be omitted, and in such case the Acts and resolutions enacted at the
special session shall be published and distributed together with those enacted
at the subsequent regular session. Distribution of the Georgia Laws shall be
carried out by the Secretary of State as provided for in Code Section 45-13-22;
and the Secretary of State shall notify the legislative counsel of the numbers
of volumes required to carry out such distribution."
SECTION
2.
Article
2 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to powers and duties of the Secretary of State generally, is amended by revising
Code Section 45-13-22, relating to the distribution of Georgia Laws and journals
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as follows:
"45-13-22.
(a)
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to distribute the Acts and
resolutions of the General Assembly of Georgia. The Secretary of State shall
notify the legislative counsel of the
numbers
distribution
requirements of
soft-bound
electronic
version and hard-bound
volumes
of Georgia Laws
needed for
distribution. Hard-bound
and
soft-bound volumes shall be distributed as
provided in this Code section. The Secretary of State shall make distribution
of the
electronic
version and bound volumes of the journals
of the House and Senate. The Secretary of State shall notify the Clerk of the
House and the Secretary of the Senate of the numbers of journals needed for
distribution. Distribution shall be as provided in this Code
section.
(b)
Volumes distributed to members of the General Assembly, to libraries, to
institutions of learning, or to agencies outside the State of Georgia shall
become the property of the recipient. All volumes distributed within this state
to the state or to any of its subordinate departments, agencies, or political
subdivisions, or to public officers or to public employees within the state,
other than members of the General Assembly, shall be the property of the
appropriate public officer or employee during his term of office or employment
and shall be turned over to his
or
her successor, and the Secretary of State
shall take and retain a receipt from each such public officer or employee
acknowledging this fact. The Secretary of State shall at all times use the most
economical method of shipment consistent with the safety and security of the
volumes. The Secretary of State shall make the distributions provided for in
this Code section. Additional copies of the hard-bound volumes
and
soft-bound volumes of the Georgia Laws and
of the House and Senate Journals may be sold by the Secretary of State to
persons desiring to purchase the same. The prices at which such volumes are to
be sold shall be determined by the
Legislative
Counsel for the Georgia Laws, by the Secretary of the Senate for the Senate
Journals, and by the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the House
Journals
Secretary of
State. In determining such prices
such
officers
the Secretary
of State shall take into account the
approximate cost to the state of producing such volumes and the usual and
customary cost of comparable publications. Receipts from such sales shall be
deposited by the Secretary of State into the general fund of the state
treasury.
(c)
Each of the officers, offices, and other entities listed in this subsection
shall be authorized to order up to the indicated numbers of sets of the Georgia
Laws from each legislative session.
Unless
otherwise specified by the ordering party, each set ordered shall include both
the soft-bound and hard-bound volumes, but the ordering party may specify that
an order shall omit either. The numbers
of sets authorized for each such officer, office, and entity shall be as
follows:
(1)
Law Department — 33 sets, which number may be increased by written order
of the Attorney General;
(2)
Each state agency or department — one set;
(3)
Each
foreign government authority and each state participating in an exchange and
depository program — one set;
(4)
Library of Congress —
two
sets
one
set;
(5)
Georgia Institute of Technology — one set;
(6)(4)
University of Georgia —
52
two
sets;
(7)(5)
Supreme Court of Georgia — 12 sets, which number may be increased by
written order of the Chief Justice;
(8)(6)
Court of Appeals of Georgia — 13 sets, which number may be increased by
written order of the Chief Judge;
(9)(7)
Administrative Office of the Courts — one set;
(10)(8)
Each superior court judge — one set;
(11)
Each clerk of superior court — one set;
(12)
District Attorney of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit — two sets;
(13)(9)
Each
other
district attorney — one set;
(14)(10)
Each judge of probate court —
three
two
sets, of which one set may be retained for the judge's own
use,
and
one set may be issued to the county
attorney,
and one set shall be placed in the county law library or retained in the judge's
office for use by the general
public;
(15)(11)
Each state court — one set;
(16)(12)
Each magistrate court — one set;
(17)(13)
United States Supreme Court — one set;
(18)(14)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit — one
set;
(19)(15)
United States District Courts for the State of Georgia — six
sets;
(20)(16)
Clerk of the House of Representatives — five sets;
(21)(17)
Each member of the General Assembly — one set;
(22)(18)
House Judiciary Committee — one set;
(23)(19)
House Majority Leader — one set;
(24)(20)
House Minority Leader — one set;
(25)(21)
House Budget Office and Senate Budget Office — one set each;
(26)(22)
Legislative counsel — 15 sets, which number may be increased by written
order of the legislative counsel;
(27)(23)
Legislative fiscal officer — one set;
(28)(24)
President of the Senate — one set;
(29)(25)
President pro tempore of the Senate — one set;
(30)(26)
Secretary of the Senate — three sets;
(31)(27)
Speaker of the House — one set; and
(32)(28)
Senate Judiciary Committee — one set.
(d)
Each of the following officers, offices, and other entities shall be authorized
to order up to the indicated numbers of the Georgia Senate and House Journals
from each legislative
session;
provided, however, that such officers, offices, and entities shall pay the
Secretary of State the cost of acquisition of such
volumes:
(1)
Law Department — four sets, which number may be increased by written order
of the Attorney General;
(2)
Each state agency or department — one set;
(3)
State Archives — one set;
(4)
Georgia Historical Society — two sets;
(5)
Each foreign government and each state participating in an exchange and
depository program — one set;
(6)
Library of Congress — two sets;
(7)
Augusta College — one set;
(8)
Georgia Institute of Technology — one set;
(9)
Georgia State University — one set;
(10)
University of Georgia — seven sets;
(11)
Department of Administrative Services — one set;
(12)
Department of Human Services — one set;
(13)
Supreme Court of Georgia — as requested in writing by the Chief
Justice;
(14)
Court of Appeals of Georgia — as requested in writing by the Chief
Judge;
(15)
Each judge of probate court — one set;
(16)
Legislative counsel — five sets;
(17)
Legislative fiscal officer — nine sets;
(18)
Each member of the House of Representatives — one set;
(19)
Speaker of the House — one set;
(20)
Clerk of the House of Representatives — three sets;
(21)
House Judiciary Committee — one set;
(22)
House Majority Leader — one set;
(23)
House Minority Leader — one set;
(24)
Each member of the Senate — one set;
(25)
President of the Senate — one set;
(26)
President pro tempore of the Senate — one set;
(27)
Secretary of the Senate — three sets; and
(28)
Senate Judiciary Committee — one set.
(e)
In the case of newly created courts or judgeships, and in the case of other
state departments, agencies, and entities needing session laws or journals or
both, requests for session laws and journals may be filled in whole or in part
as the Secretary of State deems appropriate; and the Secretary of State may add
names to or delete names from the distribution lists for the session laws and
journals as he
or
she deems appropriate, except that the
Secretary of State may not delete those authorized to order sets under
subsections
subsection
(c) and
(d) of this Code section.
(f)
Each officer, office, or other entity authorized to order Georgia Laws or
Georgia Senate and House Journals pursuant to
subsections
subsection
(c) and
(d) of this Code section shall do so by
placing such order in writing to the Secretary of State prior to the end of each
session of the General Assembly. A written order from an officer, office, or
other entity shall remain in effect
until
changed by a subsequent written order
for two
years. The Secretary of State shall not
provide Georgia Laws or House and Senate Journals to any such officer, office,
or other entity without a written order. The Secretary of State has no
obligation to provide Georgia Laws or House or Senate Journals to any such
officer, office, or other entity unless a written order has been placed in
accordance with the time frame specified in this subsection.
(g)
The Secretary of State shall reserve
30
five
copies each of the session laws and of the journals of the House and Senate for
three years after their receipt. After three years he
or
she shall hold in reserve
15
copies
one
copy of each of the laws and journals.
Copies of the laws and journals in excess of the required reserve and not needed
for purposes of distribution or exchange may be sold or otherwise disposed of by
the Secretary of State.
(h)
The Secretary of State shall act as the exchange officer of this state for the
purpose of a regular exchange between this state and other states and foreign
governments of the session laws and the journals of the House and Senate. To
the extent that the Secretary of State deems such exchanges appropriate, if
requested by the Attorney General to make such exchanges, the Secretary of State
shall
may
distribute one set of the session laws and the journals of the House and Senate
to each participating state and foreign government."
SECTION
3.
Said
article is further amended by revising Code Section 45-13-24, relating to the
duty to mail Acts requiring referenda to local officials, as
follows:
"45-13-24.
(a)
Within one calendar week after any local Act or general Act of local application
which requires a
local
referendum or a special election is
approved by the Governor or becomes law without
his
such
approval, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to
mail
provide
a copy of the Act, with a certificate showing the date it became law, to the
election superintendent and the governing authority of each county or
municipality in which it has application.
(b)
Within 60 calendar days after any local Act or general Act of local application
which requires a local referendum is approved by the Governor or becomes law
without such approval, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide
a copy of the Act, with a certificate showing the date it became law, to the
election superintendent and the governing authority of each county or
municipality in which it has
application."
SECTION
4.
Chapter
18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state
printing and documents, is amended by adding a new Code section as
follows:
"50-18-2.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'State agency' means any department, board, bureau, commission, authority,
council, or committee or any other state agency or instrumentality of the
executive or legislative branch of state government.
(2)
'State officer' means any officer of the executive or legislative branch of
state government.
(b)
When any other provision of state law authorizes or directs any state officer or
state agency to publish or provide for publication of any matter, such
publication shall be made in electronic format unless the state officer or state
agency determines that a printed format is necessary to achieve the purpose of
publication, except that:
(1)
When another provision of state law specifically provides for publication in one
or more newspapers, publication shall be in the newspaper or newspapers as
provided by such other provision of law; and
(2)
When any other provision of state law makes specific reference to this Code
section and requires publication in a specific manner notwithstanding the
provisions of this Code section, such other provision of law shall control over
this Code section.
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall limit the applicability of Article 4 of this
chapter, relating to inspection of public records, when said article by its
terms is otherwise
applicable."
SECTION
5.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 50-18-20, relating to
definitions pertaining to court reports, as follows:
"50-18-20.
As
used in this article, the term:
(1)
'Publisher' means the state publisher of court reports who has been awarded the
contract as defined in this article.
(2)
'Reporter' means the reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals whose
duties are set forth in Chapter 4 of Title 15.
(3)
'Reports' means the official reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court or of
the Court of Appeals, together with the usual title pages, indexes, etc., as
well as the advance reports of the decisions of each court
and a
volume.
(4)
'Rules compilation' means a compilation of
rules applicable in the courts of this state. The rules
volume
compilation
shall include the Rules of the Supreme Court, the Rules of the Court of Appeals,
the Unified Appeal, the Uniform Transfer Rules, the Uniform Rules for the
various classes of courts, the Rules of the Judicial Qualifications Commission,
the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Bar Admissions Rules, the Rules for Sentence
Review Panel, the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of
the State Bar of Georgia, and any other rules or amendments as promulgated by
the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, together with all applicable
forms,
title pages, indexes, etc. The rules volume shall consist of a post binder
which will be updated
periodically."
SECTION
6.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 50-18-26, relating to the
content and appearance of reports and number of volumes per year, as
follows:
"50-18-26.
(a)
The reports shall contain the decisions rendered in all cases presented to the
Supreme Court of Georgia and to the Court of Appeals of
Georgia, an
index of all cases reported, the rules and forms described in paragraph (3) of
Code Section 50-18-20, and an index of all
cases reported
and all
rules reported. No report shall contain
any argument or brief of counsel beyond a statement of the major points and
authorities.
(b)
The reporter has the duty to ascertain that the
reports,
with the exception of the rules volume,
are uniform in size and appearance. Whenever it becomes necessary, due to a
variance in the number of decisions rendered, the reporter, in order to maintain
the desired uniformity, may provide for the production of more than one volume
from either court in any one year or may consolidate decisions of either court
from two different years into one volume, but in no case shall the decisions of
the Supreme Court be combined in one volume with the decisions of the Court of
Appeals."
SECTION
7.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 50-18-27,
relating to the responsibilities of the reporter, as follows:
"(a)
The reporter shall furnish to the publisher the manuscript of the decisions,
rules, and
forms, read the proof and correct the
same, and furnish for each volume an index of the cases
reported."
SECTION
8.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 50-18-31, relating to the
procedure for distribution of court reports and discontinuance and resumption of
distribution, as follows:
"50-18-31.
The
reporter shall make distribution of the reports which shall be handled in
accordance with this Code section:
(1)
The reporter shall place all orders for the reports with the
publisher.
At any time the state librarian adds or eliminates a particular exchange point
or determines that the number of copies of either of the reports needs to be
changed, he or she shall notify the reporter of this fact in writing, and the
reporter shall adjust his or her orders for new reports
accordingly;
(2)
All volumes distributed within this state to the state or to any of its
subordinate departments, agencies, or political subdivisions, or to public
officers or public employees within the state,
other than
to the state librarian for exchange
purposes, shall be the property of the
appropriate public officer or employee during his or her term of office or
employment and shall be turned over to his or her successor; and the reporter
shall take and retain a receipt from each such public officer or employee
acknowledging this fact.
Volumes
distributed to the state librarian for exchange purposes, but handled for
delivery to exchangees by the reporter on behalf and in the name of the state
library, shall become the property of the
recipient. The reporter shall at all
times use the most economical method of shipment consistent with the safety and
security of the volumes;
and
(3)
The reporter shall make distributions of the reports in accordance with the
following:
|
Archives,
State
|
one
copy
|
|
Commissioner
of Insurance
|
one
copy
|
|
Court
of Appeals of Georgia
|
23
copies
|
|
(which
number may be increased upon written order from the Chief Judge to the
reporter)
|
|
|
Executive
Department
|
one
copy
|
|
Georgia
Institute of Technology
|
one
copy
|
|
Georgia
State University
|
one
copy
|
|
Historical
Society, Georgia
|
one
copy
|
|
Human
Resources, Department of
|
one
copy
|
|
House
Judiciary Committee
|
one
copy
|
|
Labor,
Department of
|
one
copy
|
|
Law,
Department of
|
six
copies
|
|
(which
number may be increased upon written order from the Attorney
General)
|
|
|
Legislative
Counsel
|
one
copy
|
|
(which
number may be increased upon written order of the Legislative
Counsel)
|
|
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Library,
State
|
|
|
Exchange
Program:
|
|
|
Each
foreign government authority
participating
|
one
copy
|
|
Each
state participating
|
one
copy
|
|
Shelving
|
two
copies
|
|
Newly
created superior court circuits or
judgeships
|
as
appropriate
|
|
Whenever
a new superior court circuit or a new judgeship within a circuit shall be
created, if the officer entitled to reports shall notify the reporter in writing
of his or her assumption of office, the reporter shall add his or her position
to those to receive reports and shall supply him or her with all earlier
volumes.
|
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Judge
of the Probate Court (each county)
|
one
copy
|
|
Each
probate court shall place a written order with the reporter on or before October
1. A written order from a probate court shall remain in effect until changed by
a subsequent written order. The reporter shall not provide reports to any
probate court without a written order.
|
|
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Public
Service Commission
|
one
copy
|
|
Recipients
not named herein but named on the librarian's distribution list as of the date
of his or her last distribution of the reports next preceding April 18, 1975
(each)
|
one
copy
|
|
The
reporter is authorized to add such names, in whole or in part, to his or her
listing of distributees to receive future reports.
|
|
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Reporter
|
|
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Assistant
reporter's desk
|
one
copy
|
|
Copyright
|
three
copies
|
|
Reporter's
clerical staff
|
one
copy
|
|
Reporter's
desk
|
one
copy
|
|
Secretary
of State
|
one
copy
|
|
Senate
Judiciary Committee
|
one
copy
|
|
Special
or emergency circumstances
|
as
appropriate
|
|
When
it shall appear to the reporter that a worthy state purpose will be served
thereby, he or she may add agencies or officers to the list of recipients of
reports, provided that no courts or agencies of a local nature shall be added to
the list.
|
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Superior
Courts
|
|
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Clerks
(each)
|
one
copy
|
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District
Attorneys (each)
|
one
copy
|
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Judges
(each)
|
one
copy
|
|
Each
superior court judge shall place a written order with the reporter on or before
October 1. A written order from a superior court judge shall remain in effect
until changed by a subsequent written order. The reporter shall not provide
reports to any superior court judge court without a written order.
|
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Supreme
Court of Georgia
|
18
copies
|
|
(which
number may be increased upon written order from the Chief Justice to the
reporter)
|
|
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United
States Courts
|
|
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Court
of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
|
one
copy
|
|
District
Courts, Georgia
|
four
copies
|
|
University
of Georgia Law School Library
|
25
four
copies
|
|
Workers'
Compensation, State Board of
|
six
copies
|
|
The
reporter may add additional recipients or additional copies to named recipients
upon written order from the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court;
and
|
|
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Code section regarding
distribution of reports to superior courts and to judges of the probate courts,
the chief judge of the superior courts of any judicial circuit may, for any
county within that circuit, have discontinued or restored the distribution of
any of that county's authorized number of copies of reports, as such judge
determines the needs therefor, upon written request to the librarian. In any
event, at least one copy of each report shall be distributed to each county to
be placed in the county law library or, if no such library is maintained, in the
office of the judge of the probate court for the use of the general
public."
SECTION
9.
Said
chapter is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"50-18-37.
The
reporter shall publish a rules compilation in electronic format that is made
accessible to the public through the Internet or other suitable electronic
methods and shall update the rules compilation as
necessary."
SECTION
10.
Each
of the following Code sections and parts of Code sections of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated is amended by adding after the word "publish" the words "in
print or electronically" wherever such word occurs
in:
(1) Subsection (c) of Code Section 2-1-4, relating to anti-siphon devices for irrigation systems;
(2) Code Section 2-5-8, relating to issuance of registrations, licenses, or permits by the Department of Agriculture;
(3) Code Section 2-9-42.1, relating to publication of names and locations of licensed grain dealers;
(4) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 2-10-53, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture relative to farmers' markets;
(5) Paragraph (5) of Code Section 2-11-25, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture relative to the 'Georgia Seed Law';
(6) Subsection (a) of Code Section 2-15-12, relating to rules under the 'Georgia Pacific White Shrimp Aquaculture Development Act of 2004';
(7) Subsection (a) of Code Section 3-2-2, relating to promulgation of rules regarding alcoholic beverages;
(8) Code Section 4-4-60, relating to publication of an annual statement regarding extermination of the cattle fever tick, screwworm, and other parasites;
(9) Code Section 7-1-74, relating to publication of the annual report of the Department of Banking and Finance;
(10) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 8-2-161, relating to rules governing the installation of certain manufactured homes and mobile homes;
(11) Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Code Section 8-3-206, relating to publication of reports regarding the fair housing law;
(12) Code Section 10-1-187, relating to rules regarding brake fluid;
(13) Code Section 10-1-206, relating to publication of information regarding antifreeze;
(14) Code Section 10-4-31, relating to publication of information regarding warehouses;
(15) Subsection (b) of Code Section 10-5-25, relating to denial of registration of securities offerings;
(16) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-5-71, relating to powers of the Secretary of State as Commissioner of Securities;
(17) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-5A-20, relating to investigations regarding commodity contracts and options;
(18) Code Section 10-10-7, relating to publication of the annual report regarding the state Seed-Capital Fund;
(19) Subsection (a) of Code Section 11-9-526, relating to rules regarding secured transactions filings;
(20) Paragraph (3) of Code Section 12-3-93, relating to duties of the Department of Natural Resources under the 'Georgia Natural Areas Act';
(21) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-4-1, relating to powers and duties of the Environmental Protection Division as to mineral and geological resources;
(22) Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-4-73, relating to powers and duties of the Environmental Protection Division as to surface mining;
(23) Code Section 12-5-1, relating to publication of findings of the Water Resources Center of the Georgia Institute of Technology;
(24) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 12-5-211, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources with respect to development and utilization of coastal and offshore resources;
(25) Subsection (d) of Code Section 12-5-582, relating to model ordinances for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(26) Subsection (d) of Code Section 12-5-583, relating to plans for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(27) Subsection (c) of Code Section 12-5-584, relating to additional plans for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(28) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-6-5, relating to powers and duties of the State Forestry Commission;
(29) Paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-97, relating to the hazardous site inventory under the 'Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act';
(30) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 15-5-24, relating to powers and duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts;
(31) Subsection (a) of Code Section 15-11-19, relating to the Council of Juvenile Court Judges;
(32) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 17-12-6, relating to assistance by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council to public defenders;
(33) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-53, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Child Support Commission;
(34) Subsection (d) of Code Section 20-1A-10, relating to regulation and functioning of early care and education programs;
(35) Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 20-2-161, relating to the Quality Basic Education Formula for funding of public schools;
(36) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 20-2-881, relating to the health insurance plan for public school teachers;
(37) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 20-2-911, relating to the health insurance plan for public school employees;
(38) Code Section 20-3-241, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Student Finance Commission;
(39) Code Section 20-3-294, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation;
(40) Code Section 20-3-328, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Student Finance Authority;
(41) Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-3-423, relating to the selection committee for North Georgia College scholarships;
(42) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Code Section 21-2-31, relating to duties of the State Election Board;
(43) Paragraphs (2), (6), (13), (19), and (20) of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-5-6, relating to powers and duties of the State Ethics Commission;
(44) Subsection (h) of Code Section 21-5-71, relating to registration and regulation of lobbyists;
(45) Paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Code Section 26-2-232, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture under the 'Georgia Dairy Act of 1980';
(46) Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 26-4-29, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Pharmacy;
(47) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 27-1-6, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources relative to game and fish;
(48) Code Section 27-2-41, relating to regulations regarding game and fish licenses, permits, and stamps;
(49) Code Section 27-4-262, relating to rules and regulations regarding aquaculture;
(50) Code Section 28-5-122, relating to publication of state grant programs;
(51) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-10-5, relating to powers and duties of the state registrar regarding vital records;
(52) Subsection (h) of Code Section 31-22-2, relating to licensure of clinical laboratories;
(53) Subsection (a) of Code Section 32-2-41.2, relating to benchmarks and value engineering studies of road construction projects;
(54) Code Section 32-2-66, relating to qualification of transportation contractors;
(55) Subsection (b) of Code Section 33-21A-4, relating to reimbursement for emergency health care services by medicaid care management organizations;
(56) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 34-2-6, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor;
(57) Code Section 34-8-76, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor with respect to prevention and reduction of unemployment;
(58) Subsection (b) of Code Section 34-9-61, relating to publication of certain materials by the State Board of Workers' Compensation;
(59) Subsection (b) of Code Section 34-9-205, relating to medical fees under the workers' compensation law;
(60) Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 34-11-8, relating to the chief inspector of boilers and pressure vessels;
(61) Paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of Code Section 35-3-33, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Crime Information Center;
(62) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of Code Section 35-6A-7, relating to functions and authority of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council;
(63) Subsection (a) of Code Section 37-2-7, relating to formulation and publication of the state plan for disability services;
(64) Subsection (d) of Code Section 37-5-6, relating to plans for providing comprehensive community services to developmentally disabled individuals;
(65) Subsection (d) of Code Section 40-6-315, relating to standards for motorcycle headgear;
(66) Subsection (b) of Code Section 40-6-352, relating to standards for moped headgear;
(67) Subsection (d) of Code Section 40-8-78, relating to standards for automotive glazing materials;
(68) Subsection (a) of Code Section 40-16-5, relating to authority of the commissioner of driver services;
(69) Subsection (a) of Code Section 42-2-8, relating to authority of the commissioner of corrections;
(70) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-11A-7, relating to powers of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians;
(71) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and subsection (e) of Code Section 43-17-11, relating to enforcement of the law relating to charitable solicitations;
(72) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-33-10, relating to authority of the State Board of Physical Therapy;
(73) Subsection (e) of Code Section 43-41-10, relating to disciplinary actions under the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors;
(74) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 43-47-6, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers;
(75) Code Section 45-6-3, relating to annual reports of public officers of the state;
(76) Paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Code Section 45-10-93, relating to powers and duties of the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee;
(77) Code Section 45-13-27, relating to the Secretary of State's official directory of state and county officials and officers;
(78) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 45-13-41, relating to objects and purposes of the Georgia Archives;
(79) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 45-18-15, relating to administration of the state employees' health benefit plan;
(80) Code Section 45-22-9, relating to publication of lists of hazardous substances under the 'Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988';
(81) Subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 48-2-7, relating to powers and duties of the state revenue commissioner;
(82) Subsection (a) of Code Section 48-2-12, relating to rules and regulations of the state revenue commissioner;
(83) Subsection (c) of Code Section 48-5-346, relating to disapproval of county tax digests;
(84) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-7-112, relating to income tax refunds, credits, and setoffs;
(85) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 49-4-33, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to the Old-Age Assistance Act;
(86) Paragraph (5) of Code Section 49-4-53, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to the 'Aid to the Blind Act';
(87) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 49-4-82, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to aid to disabled persons;
(88) Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Code Section 49-4-183, relating to administration of the 'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act';
(89) Subsection (n) of Code Section 49-4A-8, relating to commitment of children to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice;
(90) Subsection (b) of Code Section 49-5-12, relating to licensing and regulation of child welfare agencies;
(91) Code Section 49-5-19, relating to the annual report on the operations of county departments of family and children services;
(92) Paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Code Section 49-5-132, relating to the Governor's Office for Children and Families;
(93) Subsection (j) of Code Section 49-5-273, relating to creation and operation of the PeachCare program;
(94) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 49-6-21, relating to powers and duties of the Council on Aging;
(95) Subsection (b) of Code Section 50-5-60.4, relating to use of mulch on public lands;
(96) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Code Section 50-5-67, relating to procedures for bidding of state contracts;
(97) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of Code Section 50-7-8, relating to certain powers of the Board of Economic Development;
(98) Paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 50-8-7, relating to planning, technical assistance, and information activities of the Department of Community Affairs;
(99) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 50-8-141, relating to functions of the Office of Rural Development;
(100) Code Section 50-12-84, relating to the annual report of the Commission on Women; and
(101) Subsection (a) of Code Section 50-25-7.10, relating to publication of the annual state information technology report.
(1) Subsection (c) of Code Section 2-1-4, relating to anti-siphon devices for irrigation systems;
(2) Code Section 2-5-8, relating to issuance of registrations, licenses, or permits by the Department of Agriculture;
(3) Code Section 2-9-42.1, relating to publication of names and locations of licensed grain dealers;
(4) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 2-10-53, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture relative to farmers' markets;
(5) Paragraph (5) of Code Section 2-11-25, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture relative to the 'Georgia Seed Law';
(6) Subsection (a) of Code Section 2-15-12, relating to rules under the 'Georgia Pacific White Shrimp Aquaculture Development Act of 2004';
(7) Subsection (a) of Code Section 3-2-2, relating to promulgation of rules regarding alcoholic beverages;
(8) Code Section 4-4-60, relating to publication of an annual statement regarding extermination of the cattle fever tick, screwworm, and other parasites;
(9) Code Section 7-1-74, relating to publication of the annual report of the Department of Banking and Finance;
(10) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 8-2-161, relating to rules governing the installation of certain manufactured homes and mobile homes;
(11) Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Code Section 8-3-206, relating to publication of reports regarding the fair housing law;
(12) Code Section 10-1-187, relating to rules regarding brake fluid;
(13) Code Section 10-1-206, relating to publication of information regarding antifreeze;
(14) Code Section 10-4-31, relating to publication of information regarding warehouses;
(15) Subsection (b) of Code Section 10-5-25, relating to denial of registration of securities offerings;
(16) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-5-71, relating to powers of the Secretary of State as Commissioner of Securities;
(17) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-5A-20, relating to investigations regarding commodity contracts and options;
(18) Code Section 10-10-7, relating to publication of the annual report regarding the state Seed-Capital Fund;
(19) Subsection (a) of Code Section 11-9-526, relating to rules regarding secured transactions filings;
(20) Paragraph (3) of Code Section 12-3-93, relating to duties of the Department of Natural Resources under the 'Georgia Natural Areas Act';
(21) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-4-1, relating to powers and duties of the Environmental Protection Division as to mineral and geological resources;
(22) Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-4-73, relating to powers and duties of the Environmental Protection Division as to surface mining;
(23) Code Section 12-5-1, relating to publication of findings of the Water Resources Center of the Georgia Institute of Technology;
(24) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 12-5-211, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources with respect to development and utilization of coastal and offshore resources;
(25) Subsection (d) of Code Section 12-5-582, relating to model ordinances for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(26) Subsection (d) of Code Section 12-5-583, relating to plans for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(27) Subsection (c) of Code Section 12-5-584, relating to additional plans for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District;
(28) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-6-5, relating to powers and duties of the State Forestry Commission;
(29) Paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-97, relating to the hazardous site inventory under the 'Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act';
(30) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 15-5-24, relating to powers and duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts;
(31) Subsection (a) of Code Section 15-11-19, relating to the Council of Juvenile Court Judges;
(32) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 17-12-6, relating to assistance by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council to public defenders;
(33) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-53, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Child Support Commission;
(34) Subsection (d) of Code Section 20-1A-10, relating to regulation and functioning of early care and education programs;
(35) Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 20-2-161, relating to the Quality Basic Education Formula for funding of public schools;
(36) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 20-2-881, relating to the health insurance plan for public school teachers;
(37) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 20-2-911, relating to the health insurance plan for public school employees;
(38) Code Section 20-3-241, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Student Finance Commission;
(39) Code Section 20-3-294, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation;
(40) Code Section 20-3-328, relating to operations reports by the Georgia Student Finance Authority;
(41) Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-3-423, relating to the selection committee for North Georgia College scholarships;
(42) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Code Section 21-2-31, relating to duties of the State Election Board;
(43) Paragraphs (2), (6), (13), (19), and (20) of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-5-6, relating to powers and duties of the State Ethics Commission;
(44) Subsection (h) of Code Section 21-5-71, relating to registration and regulation of lobbyists;
(45) Paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Code Section 26-2-232, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture under the 'Georgia Dairy Act of 1980';
(46) Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 26-4-29, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Pharmacy;
(47) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 27-1-6, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources relative to game and fish;
(48) Code Section 27-2-41, relating to regulations regarding game and fish licenses, permits, and stamps;
(49) Code Section 27-4-262, relating to rules and regulations regarding aquaculture;
(50) Code Section 28-5-122, relating to publication of state grant programs;
(51) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-10-5, relating to powers and duties of the state registrar regarding vital records;
(52) Subsection (h) of Code Section 31-22-2, relating to licensure of clinical laboratories;
(53) Subsection (a) of Code Section 32-2-41.2, relating to benchmarks and value engineering studies of road construction projects;
(54) Code Section 32-2-66, relating to qualification of transportation contractors;
(55) Subsection (b) of Code Section 33-21A-4, relating to reimbursement for emergency health care services by medicaid care management organizations;
(56) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 34-2-6, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor;
(57) Code Section 34-8-76, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor with respect to prevention and reduction of unemployment;
(58) Subsection (b) of Code Section 34-9-61, relating to publication of certain materials by the State Board of Workers' Compensation;
(59) Subsection (b) of Code Section 34-9-205, relating to medical fees under the workers' compensation law;
(60) Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 34-11-8, relating to the chief inspector of boilers and pressure vessels;
(61) Paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of Code Section 35-3-33, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Crime Information Center;
(62) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of Code Section 35-6A-7, relating to functions and authority of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council;
(63) Subsection (a) of Code Section 37-2-7, relating to formulation and publication of the state plan for disability services;
(64) Subsection (d) of Code Section 37-5-6, relating to plans for providing comprehensive community services to developmentally disabled individuals;
(65) Subsection (d) of Code Section 40-6-315, relating to standards for motorcycle headgear;
(66) Subsection (b) of Code Section 40-6-352, relating to standards for moped headgear;
(67) Subsection (d) of Code Section 40-8-78, relating to standards for automotive glazing materials;
(68) Subsection (a) of Code Section 40-16-5, relating to authority of the commissioner of driver services;
(69) Subsection (a) of Code Section 42-2-8, relating to authority of the commissioner of corrections;
(70) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-11A-7, relating to powers of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians;
(71) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and subsection (e) of Code Section 43-17-11, relating to enforcement of the law relating to charitable solicitations;
(72) Paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-33-10, relating to authority of the State Board of Physical Therapy;
(73) Subsection (e) of Code Section 43-41-10, relating to disciplinary actions under the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors;
(74) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 43-47-6, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers;
(75) Code Section 45-6-3, relating to annual reports of public officers of the state;
(76) Paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Code Section 45-10-93, relating to powers and duties of the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee;
(77) Code Section 45-13-27, relating to the Secretary of State's official directory of state and county officials and officers;
(78) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 45-13-41, relating to objects and purposes of the Georgia Archives;
(79) Subsections (d) and (e) of Code Section 45-18-15, relating to administration of the state employees' health benefit plan;
(80) Code Section 45-22-9, relating to publication of lists of hazardous substances under the 'Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988';
(81) Subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 48-2-7, relating to powers and duties of the state revenue commissioner;
(82) Subsection (a) of Code Section 48-2-12, relating to rules and regulations of the state revenue commissioner;
(83) Subsection (c) of Code Section 48-5-346, relating to disapproval of county tax digests;
(84) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-7-112, relating to income tax refunds, credits, and setoffs;
(85) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 49-4-33, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to the Old-Age Assistance Act;
(86) Paragraph (5) of Code Section 49-4-53, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to the 'Aid to the Blind Act';
(87) Paragraph (4) of Code Section 49-4-82, relating to duties of the Department of Human Services with respect to aid to disabled persons;
(88) Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Code Section 49-4-183, relating to administration of the 'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act';
(89) Subsection (n) of Code Section 49-4A-8, relating to commitment of children to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice;
(90) Subsection (b) of Code Section 49-5-12, relating to licensing and regulation of child welfare agencies;
(91) Code Section 49-5-19, relating to the annual report on the operations of county departments of family and children services;
(92) Paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Code Section 49-5-132, relating to the Governor's Office for Children and Families;
(93) Subsection (j) of Code Section 49-5-273, relating to creation and operation of the PeachCare program;
(94) Paragraph (6) of Code Section 49-6-21, relating to powers and duties of the Council on Aging;
(95) Subsection (b) of Code Section 50-5-60.4, relating to use of mulch on public lands;
(96) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Code Section 50-5-67, relating to procedures for bidding of state contracts;
(97) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of Code Section 50-7-8, relating to certain powers of the Board of Economic Development;
(98) Paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 50-8-7, relating to planning, technical assistance, and information activities of the Department of Community Affairs;
(99) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 50-8-141, relating to functions of the Office of Rural Development;
(100) Code Section 50-12-84, relating to the annual report of the Commission on Women; and
(101) Subsection (a) of Code Section 50-25-7.10, relating to publication of the annual state information technology report.
SECTION
11.
Each
of the following Code sections and parts of Code sections of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated is amended by inserting immediately before the word
"publication" the words "print or electronic" wherever such word occurs
in:
(1) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 12-2-3, relating to objectives of the Department of Natural Resources;
(2) Subsection (i) of Code Section 12-2-4, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources;
(3) Paragraph (7) of Code Section 12-3-53, relating to the state archeologist;
(4) Paragraph (19) of Code Section 31-10-1, relating to definitions applicable to vital statistics;
(5) Code Section 31-12A-9, relating to educational programs under the 'Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005';
(6) Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-21, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine;
(7) Subsection (a) of Code Section 45-13-45, relating to powers of the Secretary of State with respect to management of the Division of Archives and History;
(8) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-2-15, relating to confidentiality of state tax information;
(9) Subsection (a) of Code Section 48-7-60, relating to confidentiality of income tax information;
(10) Subsection (e) of Code Section 49-5-220, relating to the State Plan for the Coordinated System of Care for severely emotionally disturbed children or adolescents; and
(1) Paragraph (2) of Code Section 12-2-3, relating to objectives of the Department of Natural Resources;
(2) Subsection (i) of Code Section 12-2-4, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources;
(3) Paragraph (7) of Code Section 12-3-53, relating to the state archeologist;
(4) Paragraph (19) of Code Section 31-10-1, relating to definitions applicable to vital statistics;
(5) Code Section 31-12A-9, relating to educational programs under the 'Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005';
(6) Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-21, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine;
(7) Subsection (a) of Code Section 45-13-45, relating to powers of the Secretary of State with respect to management of the Division of Archives and History;
(8) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-2-15, relating to confidentiality of state tax information;
(9) Subsection (a) of Code Section 48-7-60, relating to confidentiality of income tax information;
(10) Subsection (e) of Code Section 49-5-220, relating to the State Plan for the Coordinated System of Care for severely emotionally disturbed children or adolescents; and
(11)
Paragraph (1) of Code Section 49-5-221, relating to definitions applicable to
the State Plan for the Coordinated System of Care for severely emotionally
disturbed children or adolescents.
SECTION
12.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
13.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.