Bill Text: GA SR520 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: General Assembly; any governmental body/private corporation performing a public purpose shall be open the public-CA
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-10 - Senate Read and Referred [SR520 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR520-Introduced.html
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Senate
Resolution 520
By:
Senator Adelman of the 42nd
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that all records and meetings
of any governmental body, political subdivision of the state, authority, or
private corporation performing a public purpose shall be open to the public; to
provide for the 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 to read
as follows:
"Paragraph
VIII.
Open
meetings and open
records. All
records and meetings of any governmental body, political subdivision of the
state, authority, or private corporation performing a public purpose shall be
open and accessible to the public. No exception to this requirement shall be
allowed unless it is adopted by a two-thirds vote of each house of the General
Assembly and approved by the
Governor."
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 all records and
meetings of any governmental body, political subdivision of the state,
authority, or private corporation performing a public purpose shall be open and
accessible to the public?"
|
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.