06 LC 33
1030
Senate
Bill 435
By:
Senators Thomas of the 54th and Harp of the 29th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 49-3-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
county directors of family and children services, so as to change certain
provisions relating to the appointment of the county directors; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 49-3-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county
directors of family and children services, is amended by striking subsection (a)
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
∀(a)
The
commissioner shall obtain from the State Merit System of Personnel
Administration a register of qualified applicants for the position of county
director. Each county board of family and
children
services,
upon procuring from the commissioner that
register, shall recommend
from that
register to the commissioner of human
resources one or more names for appointment to the position of county director.
The commissioner is designated as the appointing authority for the department
and may accept or reject any such
recommendation.∀
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.