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Senators Zamarripa of the 36th and Brown of the 26th offered the following amendment:

Amend SB 57 by inserting on line 4 on page 1 after "parole;" the following:

"to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, so as to create the Georgia Capital Punishment Study Committee;".

By redesignating Sections 2 and 3 as Sections 3 and 4, respectively, and by inserting a new Section 2 to read as follows:

"SECTION 2.

Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new Code Section 17-10-45 to read as follows:

'17-10-45.

There is created the Georgia Capital Punishment Study Commission. The commission shall be composed of 13 members. Appointments should reflect the diversity of the population of Georgia. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be appointed from the religious community in Georgia and one from the social work profession; two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments, one of whom shall be a Republican and one of whom shall be a Democrat; two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a Republican and one of whom shall be a Democrat; the director of the Office of the Georgia Capital Defender or his or her designee; the director of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council or his or her designee; the director of District Attorneyś Association of Georgia or his or her designee; the Attorney General or his or her designee; the president of the State Bar of Georgia or his or her designee; and the director of Murder Victimś Families for Reconciliation or his or her designee. Members shall be appointed by July 1, 2005. The commission shall choose a chairperson from among its members. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The commission shall study all aspects of the death penalty as currently administered in the State of Georgia.'"