06 LC
18 4754
House
Bill 1024
By:
Representatives Franklin of the
43rd,
Rynders of the
152nd,
Coan of the
101st,
Williams of the
4th,
England of the
108th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 50-3-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the designation of English as the official language, so as to eliminate
certain discretionary authority regarding the use or printing of certain
documents; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 50-3-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
designation of English as the official language, is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting in its place a new subsection (c) to read as
follows:
∀(c)
State
agencies, counties, municipal corporations, and political subdivisions of this
state are authorized to use or to print official documents and forms in
languages other than the official language, at the discretion of their governing
authorities. Documents filed or recorded
with a state agency or with the clerk of a county, municipal corporation, or
political subdivision must be in the official language or, if the original
document is in a language other than the official language, an English
translation of the document must be simultaneously
filed.∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.