06 LC 33
1070
House
Bill 975
By:
Representatives Amerson of the
9th,
Rynders of the
152nd,
Walker of the
107th,
Bridges of the
10th,
Dickson of the
6th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 31-5A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to powers, functions, duties, and composition of the Board of Community Health,
so as to require that one member of the board is an educator employed by a local
school system in this state; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 31-5A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers,
functions, duties, and composition of the Board of Community Health, is amended
by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to
read as follows:
"(a)
There is created the Board of Community Health which shall establish the general
policy to be followed by the Department of Community Health. The powers,
functions, and duties of the Board of Medical Assistance as they existed on June
30, 1999, with regard to the Department of Medical Assistance, and the powers,
functions, and duties of the State Personnel Board as they existed on June 30,
1999, with regard to the state health benefit plan, are transferred to the Board
of Community Health effective July 1, 1999. The board shall consist of nine
members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate,
provided that at all times at least one member of the board shall be an educator
employed by a local school system in this
state."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.