07
House
Resolution 605
By:
Representatives Teilhet of the
40th,
Wix of the
33rd,
Powell of the
29th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Jamieson of the
28th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to prohibit state government from
imposing unfunded mandates on local government unless approved by a
two-thirds´ majority of each branch of the General Assembly; 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 of the Constitution is amended by adding a new subparagraph in
Paragraph IV to read as follows:
"(e)
This state shall not impose upon any local unit of government any part of the
total costs of new programs or services, or increases in existing programs or
services, without a specific appropriation sufficient to pay the local unit of
government for that purpose unless approved by two-thirds of the members of each
branch of the General Assembly in a roll-call
vote."
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 prohibit state government from
imposing unfunded mandates on local government unless approved by a
two-thirds´ majority of each branch of the General Assembly?"
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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.