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06 LC 28 3077S

The House Committee on Governmental Affairs offers the following substitute to
SB 435:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 49-3-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county directors of family and children services, so as to change certain provisions relating to the appointment of the county directors; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 49-3-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county directors of family and children services, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a) The commissioner shall obtain from the State Merit System of Personnel Administration a register of qualified applicants for the position of county director. Each county board of family and children services, upon procuring from the commissioner that register, shall recommend from that register to the commissioner of human resources one or more names for appointment to the position of county director. The commissioner is designated as the appointing authority for the department and may accept or reject any such recommendation. If the commissioner does not accept the recommendation of the county board, the commissioner shall notify the county board of the reasons for not accepting such recommendation."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.