07 LC 36
0617
House
Resolution 534
By:
Representative Lunsford of the
110th
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to
provide for dedication of certain revenue derived from fees from the 9-1-1 fee
charged on prepaid wireless service subscriptions to the Emergency 9-1-1
Assistance Fund for certain purposes in order to save lives; to provide that
such funds shall not lapse; to provide for related matters; to provide for
submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution is revised by adding at the
end thereof a new subparagraph (n) to read as follows:
"(n)
The General Assembly is authorized to provide by law for the creation of an
Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund for purposes of providing grants to local
governing authorities in the process of implementing an emergency system, for
the purchase or upgrade of equipment, for the professional training of
employees, and to provide funding for a state-wide implementation of an
emergency system in order to save lives. The General Assembly may provide by
law for dedication of certain revenue derived from a 9-1-1 fee charged on
prepaid wireless service subscriptions to the Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund.
The General Assembly is further authorized to provide that such funds shall not
lapse, the provisions of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph IV(c)
notwithstanding. The General Assembly may provide by law for all matters
necessary or appropriate to the implementation of this
subparagraph."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly
to provide by law for the creation of an Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund for
purposes of providing grants to local governing authorities in the process of
implementing an emergency system, for the purchase or upgrade of equipment, for
the professional training of employees, and to provide funding for a state-wide
implementation of an emergency system in order to save lives and for the
dedication of certain revenue derived from a 9-1-1 fee charged on prepaid
wireless service subscriptions to the Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund and
further provide that such funds shall not lapse?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.