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LC 29 2216
Senate
Resolution 954
By:
Senators Hamrick of the 30th and Smith of the 52nd
ADOPTED
A
RESOLUTION
Ratifying
the initial minimum standard promulgated by the Georgia Public Defender
Standards Council, hereinafter referred to as the "Standards Council," entitled
"State of Georgia Performance Standards for Criminal Defense Representation in
Indigent Criminal Cases," hereinafter referred to as the "Performance Standard";
to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Code Section 17-12-8 of the O.C.G.A. provides that the initial minimum standards
promulgated by the Standards Council which are determined by the General
Oversight Committee for the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council,
hereinafter referred to as the "Legislative Oversight Committee," to have a
fiscal impact shall be submitted by the Standards Council to the General
Assembly and shall become effective only when ratified by joint resolution of
the General Assembly and upon the approval of the resolution by the Governor or
upon its becoming law without such approval; and
WHEREAS,
the Standards Council adopted the Performance Standard on May 21, 2004;
and
WHEREAS,
the Legislative Oversight Committee at its meeting on March 23, 2005, reviewed
and determined that the Performance Standard has a fiscal impact;
and
WHEREAS,
a copy of the original document containing the Performance Standard is attached
to and made a part of this resolution; and
WHEREAS,
the original document containing the Performance Standard is signed by the
chairperson of the Standards Council and is on file in the official records
maintained by the Standards Council; and
WHEREAS,
the request for legislative ratification of the Performance Standard has been
submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with subsection (c) of Code
Section 17-12-8 of the O.C.G.A. and it is the desire of the General Assembly to
ratify and approve such standard.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the General
Assembly hereby ratifies and approves the Performance Standard adopted by the
Standards Council and approved by the Legislative Oversight Committee on March
23, 2005. A copy of the Performance Standard has been presented to the
Legislative Oversight Committee and is attached to this resolution, and the
original document is on file in the official records maintained by the Standards
Council.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective upon its
approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without the
Governoŕs
approval.