05 LC 21
8366S
House
Bill 669 (RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representative Martin of the
47th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to open meetings requirements, so as to revise a definition; to provide that
certain associations of school districts in this state are subject to the open
meetings statute; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open
meetings requirements, is amended by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(1)
'Agency' means:
(A)
Every state department, agency, board, bureau, commission, public corporation,
and authority;
(B)
Every county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political
subdivision of this state;
(C)
Every department, agency, board, bureau, commission, authority, or similar body
of each such county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of
the state;
(D)
Every city, county, regional, or other authority established pursuant to the
laws of this state;
and
(E)
Any
association that has a membership body composed in part of school districts of
this state, that has as its objective the encouragement of participation in
athletics and fine arts through regional and state competition, and that derives
a portion of its operating budget from payments from such school districts;
provided, however, that each association defined in this subparagraph shall be
subject to all exemptions from the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 18
of this title including, without limitation, those provided for in paragraph (2)
of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-316; and
(F)
Any nonprofit organization to which there is a direct allocation of tax funds
made by the governing authority of any agency as defined in this paragraph and
which allocation constitutes more than 33 1/3 percent of the funds from all
sources of such organization; provided, however, this subparagraph shall not
include hospitals, nursing homes, dispensers of pharmaceutical products, or any
other type organization, person, or firm furnishing medical or health services
to a citizen for which they receive reimbursement from the state whether
directly or indirectly; nor shall this term include a subagency or affiliate of
such a nonprofit organization from or through which the allocation of tax funds
is
made."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.