05 LC 28
2166
Senate
Bill 154
By:
Senators Shafer of the 48th, Fort of the 39th, Hill of the 4th, Meyer von Bremen
of the 12th, Cagle of the 49th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions concerning state government, so to provide that no state
agency or state officer shall accept or utilize certain grants or funds except
under certain conditions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions concerning state government, is amended by adding a new Code Section
50-1-8 to read as follows:
"50-1-8.
No
state agency or state officer shall accept or utilize grants or funds from any
settlement fund created from any settlement on behalf of Georgia citizens for
any purpose associated with the performance of the official duties and
responsibilities of such agency or officer unless:
(1)
Such grants or funds are included within and accounted for in the current budget
of such agency or officer passed by the General Assembly and approved by the
Governor; or
(2)
The agency or officer notifies the General Assembly, on forms prescribed by the
General Assembly, of the application for and receipt of such grants or funds,
specifies the exact purpose for which such agency or officer intends to utilize
such grants or funds, and retains such grants or funds until the next fiscal
year prior to utilizing such funds and includes and accounts for such grants or
funds in the agency or officer´s budget for the next fiscal
year."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.