06 LC 33
1291
House
Bill 1331
By:
Representatives Sheldon of the
105th,
Cox of the
102nd,
Coleman of the
97th,
Brown of the
69th,
Roberts of the
154th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Department of Human Resources, so as to provide that state grant-in-aid
funds shall be allotted to certain participating counties based on population;
to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
Department of Human Resources, is amended by adding a new Code section to the
end of such chapter to read as follows:
"31-2-9.
(a)
Any state grant-in-aid funds for local public health services which are received
by the department through appropriations by the General Assembly for
distribution to counties having a population of 70,000 or more according to the
United States decennial census of 2000 or any future such census shall be
disbursed based solely on the
countýs
population according to the most recent United States decennial census. No
factor other than population and no formula that considers any factor other than
population may be used to disburse such funds. This shall include grant-in-aid
funds appropriated through a specific line item as well as grant-in-aid funds
included as a component in specific program funds in an appropriations Act.
(b)
In the event that the department disburses grant-in-aid funds pursuant to
contracts entered into with counties which come under subsection (a) of this
Code section, and such a contract or contracts are in effect on the effective
date of this Code section, this Code section shall apply to that county or
counties upon the expiration or termination of the applicable contract;
provided, however, that the department shall not be authorized to extend or
renew any such contract or contracts. This Code section shall not be construed
to impair the rights of a party pursuant to a
contract."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.