06 LC 36
0045
House
Resolution 1113
By:
Representative Ashe of the
56th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Joint Study Committee on the Feasibility of a Children and Youth Cabinet;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgiás
children are the
statés
most precious and valued resources; and
WHEREAS,
many programs exist to support and help
Georgiás
youth and to address specific problems; and
WHEREAS,
these programs may prove to be more effective if formally coordinated;
and
WHEREAS,
the problems facing some young Georgians may be better solved through
coordination not only between the various agencies and departments of the
executive branch but also among the three branches of government;
and
WHEREAS,
a children and youth cabinet established for the purpose of improving the
well-being of
Georgiás
children through collaboration, coordination, and comprehensive planning may be
a solution to streamlining services to children and to ensure that
Georgia’s children and youth are safe, healthy, well educated, and ready
for life.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that there is created the
Joint Study Committee on the Feasibility of a Children and Youth Cabinet to be
composed of 15 members, as follows:
(1)
Four members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of
the House, of whom one shall be a member of the Appropriations Committee, one
shall be a member of the Children and Youth Committee, one shall be a member of
the Education Committee, and one shall be a member of the Health and Human
Services Committee;
and
four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on
Assignments, of whom one shall be a member of the Appropriations Committee, one
shall be a member of the Education and Youth Committee, and one shall be a
member of the Health and Human Service Committee. The Speaker of the House
shall designate a member of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Committee on Assignments shall designate a member of the Senate to be
co-chairpersons of the committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the
co-chairpersons; and
(2)
Seven members consisting of department or division directors who administer
services to children and youth to be appointed by the Governor.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the committee shall undertake a study of the
feasibility of establishing a children and youth cabinet including but not
limited to:
(1)
The role a children and youth cabinet might play in the ongoing planning and
evaluation of programs related to the well-being of children and youth in
Georgia;
(2)
How the cabinet would be created;
(3)
Creation of a children and youth budget; and
(4)
Who should serve on the cabinet.
In
fulfilling its duties, the committee shall consult with such individuals,
experts, and organizations as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited
to, nonprofit organizations and state agencies serving the needs of children.
The committee shall recommend any actions or legislation which the committee
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 legislative members of the
committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of
interim legislative committees but shall receive the same for not more than five
days. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall
come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and to the
Senate. The committee shall make a report of its progress, findings, and
recommendations, which may include suggestions for proposed legislation, if any,
by December 31, 2006. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2006.