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House
Resolution 1915
By:
Representative Day of the
163rd
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on Comprehensive State Nomenclature Law; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
current Georgia laws applicable to state nomenclature exist only on an agency
specific basis, and many state entities have no nomenclature protections;
and
WHEREAS,
there is no state-wide nomenclature protection law covering all state
nomenclature, including agency seals, badges, logos, and agency names;
and
WHEREAS,
it has come to the attention of the members of this body that the laws
protecting the use of the state seal do not sufficiently protect against the
unauthorized use of the state seal by nongovernmental or nonstate entities or
persons; and
WHEREAS,
state prosecutors are unable to prosecute certain manufacturers and users of
fraudulent drivers' licenses due to permitted replication of Georgia drivers'
licenses under current law; and
WHEREAS,
the authorized replication of Georgia drivers' licenses seriously undermines the
driver's license laws of this state; and
WHEREAS,
permitted replication and use of Georgia drivers' licenses, as well as the state
seal and the nomenclature of state agencies, is detrimental to the public safety
interest of the citizens of the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
in light of the above, it is now time to closely scrutinize and improve
Georgia's nomenclature laws.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on Comprehensive State Nomenclature Law to be composed
of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
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 Georgia's
nomenclature laws generally and shall specifically consider and review the
following:
(1)
The need for a nomenclature law applicable to all state agencies and
entities;
(2)
The need to revise state law pertaining to the official state seal for purposes
of preventing the use of such seal by unauthorized entities and persons;
and
(3)
The need to modify current laws pertaining to the reproduction of drivers'
licenses and Georgia's driver's license to prevent the misuse and forgery of
such licenses.
The
committee shall make recommendations for changes in legislation and shall
provide copies of proposed legislation to be prepared by the Office of
Legislative Counsel and shall recommend any other action or make such report
which the study committee deems appropriate.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, and issues mentioned above or related thereto and recommend
any action 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 members of the committee shall receive the allowances
provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member
of the committee for more than five 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 House of Representatives. 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, 2008, at which time the committee shall stand abolished.