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Senate Bill 394

By: Senators Henson of the 41st, Seay of the 34th, James of the 35th, Butler of the 55th, Sims of the 12th and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 21-5-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Ethics Commission, so as to provide that certain persons shall be ineligible to serve on the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 21-5-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Ethics Commission, is amended by revising subsection (d) as follows:

"(d) Any person who:

(1) Has qualified to run for any federal, state, or local public office within a period of five years prior to such person's appointment;

(2) Has held any federal, state, or local public office within a period of five years prior to such person's appointment; or

(3) Serves as an officer of any political party, whether such office is elective or appointive and whether such office exists on a local, state, or national level; or

(4) Has been fined by the commission within a period of ten years prior to such person's appointment

shall be ineligible to serve as a member of the commission.

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.