05 LC 22
5901
Senate
Resolution 431
By:
Senators Carter of the 13th, Zamarripa of the 36th, Kemp of the 46th, Mullis of
the 53rd, Hill of the 32nd and others
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Study Committee on Security for State and County Buildings; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes, a court reporter, and a deputy sheriff were
murdered and another deputy was shot at the Fulton County courthouse in downtown
Atlanta on March 11, 2005; and
WHEREAS,
the husband and mother of a judge in another city were recently murdered;
and
WHEREAS,
these deaths and injuries are only part of an apparent increase in violence
against public officials; and
WHEREAS,
new technology may be available to increase security at buildings that are open
to the public; and
WHEREAS,
it is imperative that the government provide adequate security to protect
members of the public and public officials conducting official business at state
and county buildings.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate Study
Committee on Security for State and County Buildings to be composed of five
members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments. Three members of
the committee shall be members of the Senate and two members of the committee
shall have expertise on security for buildings. The Senate Committee on
Assignments shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the
committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the
committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
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 three days unless
additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions
of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the Senate. In the
event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before December 31, 2005. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31,
2005.