08 LC 38
0686S
The
Senate Higher Education Committee offered the following substitute to HB
919:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to lottery for education, so as to provide for certain duties for the Georgia
Lottery Corporation Board of Directors; to provide for certain duties for the
Georgia Lottery Corporation´s chief executive officer; to provide for a
Georgia Lottery Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee; to provide for
related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lottery
for education, is amended in Code Section 50-27-7, relating to the general
duties of the board of directors of the Georgia Lottery Corporation, by revising
paragraphs (4) and (5) and adding a new paragraph to read as
follows:
"(4)
Adopt regulations, policies, and procedures relating to the conduct of lottery
games and as specified in Code Section 50-27-9;
and
(5)
Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify any bonuses or incentive packages
recommended by the chief executive officer; and
(5)(6)
Perform such other functions as specified by this chapter."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising paragraph (5) of Code Section 50-27-11,
relating to the duties of the chief executive officer, as follows:
"(5)
Prepare a
budget, which
shall include a detailed accounting of all bonuses and incentive packages
proposed by the corporation, for the
approval of the board;"
SECTION
3.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 50-27-12,
relating to employees and compensation of lottery corporation personnel, as
follows:
"(a)
The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its
employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its
employees,
including, but not limited to, production incentive
payments."
SECTION
4.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 50-27-34, relating to the
legislative oversight committee, as follows:
"50-27-34.
(a)
There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly, the Georgia
Lottery Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee, to be composed of the
members of
the House Committee on Regulated Industries and the Senate Committee on Economic
Development and Tourism
following
members: the chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, the chairperson of the
Senate Appropriations Committee, the chairperson of the Senate Economic
Development Committee, the chairperson of the Senate Higher Education Committee,
the chairperson of the Senate Education and Youth Committee, the chairperson of
the Senate Government Oversight Committee, the chairperson of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, the chairperson of the House Committee on
Appropriations, the chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Development
and Tourism, the chairperson of the House Committee on Higher Education, the
chairperson of the House Committee on Education, the chairperson of the House
Committee on Governmental Affairs, two members of the Senate appointed by the
Lieutenant Governor, and two members of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The chairpersons of
such
committees
the House
Committee on Regulated Industries and the Senate Economic Development Committee
shall serve as cochairpersons of the
oversight committee. The oversight committee shall periodically inquire into and
review the operations of the Georgia Lottery Corporation, as well as
periodically review and evaluate the success with which the authority is
accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as provided in this chapter.
The oversight committee may conduct any independent audit or investigation of
the authority it deems necessary.
(b)
The Georgia Lottery Corporation shall provide the oversight committee not later
than December 1 of each year with a complete report of the level of
participation of minority businesses in all retail and major procurement
contracts awarded by the corporation.
(c)
Prior to the beginning of the corporation´s fiscal year, the Georgia
Lottery Corporation shall submit to the oversight committee and to the Governor,
or the Governor´s designee, a list of the corporation´s proposed bonus
or incentive packages for that
year."
SECTION
5
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2009.
SECTION
6.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.