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House
Resolution 903
By:
Representative Stanley-Turner of the
53rd
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to require the General Assembly to
provide by general law for a program to provide low-interest mortgage loans for
teachers; first responder employees; federal, state, or local government
employees; and members of the National Guard; 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
VII, Section IIA is amended by adding a new Paragraph at the end thereof, to be
designated Paragraph II, to read as follows:
"Paragraph
II.
Mortgage
loan program. The General Assembly shall
provide by general law for a program to provide low-interest mortgage loans for
teachers; first responder employees; federal, state, or local government
employees; and members of the National Guard. Such program may be funded in
whole or in part through the issuance of bonds or the allocation of revenue from
such source or sources as may be specified by the General Assembly, or both.
Moneys paid into the program fund shall not be subject to the provisions of
Article III, Section IX, Paragraph IV(c), relative to lapsing of funds, nor of
Article VII, Section III, Paragraph II, relative to funds paid into the state
treasury, except that moneys appropriated from the program fund and not
committed shall lapse back to the program
fund."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution of Georgia 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:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require the General Assembly to
provide by general law for a program to provide low-interest mortgage loans for
teachers; first responder employees; federal, state, or local government
employees; and members of the National Guard?"
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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.