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Senate
Resolution 1183
By:
Senators Wiles of the 37th, Hill of the 32nd and Rogers of the 21st
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Study Committee on Remote Service Terminal (ATM) Safety; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
The General Assembly recognizes the importance of safe use of automatic teller
machines; and
WHEREAS,
ATM use continues to grow at a staggering rate and approximately 12 billion ATM
transactions take place per year at thousands of ATMs; and
WHEREAS,
technological advances have brought about proposals for additional ATM security
measures; and
WHEREAS,
public fear of ATM related theft is increasing; and
WHEREAS,
there is a need to study the availability of 9-1-1 emergency service at remote
service terminal locations; and
WHEREAS,
research indicates there is a reverse personal identification number (PIN)
warning safety system that claims to offer added security to customers in the
event of a robbery while using their ATM by which an ATM user can punch in their
PIN backward and police are alerted; and
WHEREAS,
remote service terminal safety is of concern to Georgia citizens and a thorough
study of this matter is needed to determine what measures may be taken to help
ensure the safety of ATM users.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate Study
Committee on Remote Service Terminal (ATM) Safety to be composed of five members
of the Senate to be appointed by the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on
Assignments shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson. The
chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the above
issues and recommend any actions or legislation that it deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received
by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days
are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the Senate. In the event
that the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before December 1, 2006. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1,
2006.