06 LC 34
0735
House
Bill 1589
By:
Representative Jones of the
46th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the State Transportation Board, so as to change the terms
of members of the board; to provide for a term for the chairperson of the board;
to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the State Transportation Board, is amended by striking subsection (b) of Code
Section 32-2-20, relating to the composition of the State Transportation Board,
and inserting in its place the following:
"(b)
Each member shall be elected to serve for a term of
five
two
years and until his
or
her successor is duly elected and
certified. The member of the board from each congressional district shall be
elected by a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives and
Senate whose respective districts are embraced or partly embraced within such
congressional district, meeting in caucus at the regular session of the General
Assembly immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of each such
board member. Said caucus shall be called at the state capitol by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate within the first
ten days of the convening of the General Assembly in regular session by mailing
to the members of the General Assembly who are affected written notice at least
four days before the caucus, which notice shall state the time, place, and
purpose of said caucus. Within 15 days after each such election, the Speaker of
the House and the President of the Senate shall jointly transmit a certificate
of such election to the Secretary of State who, upon receipt thereof, shall
immediately issue his
or
her commission thereon, with the great
seal of the state affixed
thereto."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by striking subsection (d) of Code Section 32-2-20,
relating to the composition of the State Transportation Board, and inserting in
its place the following:
"(d)
The board shall, by majority vote of those members present and voting at regular
sessions, elect from their number a
chairman
chairperson
and
vice-chairman
vice
chairperson who shall serve
at the
pleasure of the board
for a term of
two years. In like manner, the board
shall also elect a secretary, who need not necessarily be a member of the board,
and who shall
also
serve at the pleasure of the
board."
SECTION
3.
(a)
This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided
in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) If an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia authorizing changing the number of years in the term of a member of the State Transportation Board is not ratified at the general election in 2006, this Act shall be repealed in its entirety on January 1, 2007.
(b) If an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia authorizing changing the number of years in the term of a member of the State Transportation Board is not ratified at the general election in 2006, this Act shall be repealed in its entirety on January 1, 2007.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.