Bill Text: GA SR1068 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia Senate Resolution 1068 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Georgia Ethics and Accountability Joint Study Committee; create

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-28 - Senate Read and Referred [SR1068 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR1068-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution 1068

By: Senator McKoon of the 29th

A RESOLUTION

Creating the Georgia Ethics and Accountability Joint Study Committee; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, there is a need for comprehensive ethics and accountability reform in the state government; and

WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate this session seeking to address ethics and accountability issues; and

WHEREAS, there should be thoughtful and careful consideration and meaningful study on how this legislation will impact the current ethics laws in this state and whether such legislation will actually address the ethics issues which exist; and

WHEREAS, the current ethics issues are the source of much public discussion and debate; and

WHEREAS, the need exists for a comprehensive review of the current law and proposed legislation in order to ensure that the best interests of the citizens of this state are being promoted and protected.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is created the Georgia Ethics and Accountability Joint Study Committee to be composed of four members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; four members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate; four members of the Georgia Alliance for Ethics Reform, two to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and one member of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission to be appointed by the Governor. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House and the President of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate who shall serve as cochairpersons of the committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the cochairpersons.

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 actions 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 authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees but shall receive the same for not more than ten days unless additional days are authorized. The other members of the committee shall serve without compensation. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and Senate. No later than June 30, 2012, the commission shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee shall stand abolished on September 30, 2012.