07 LC 36
0804S
The
House Committee on Regulated Industries offers the following substitute to
HR 720:
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on the Funeral Service Profession; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the time following the loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult periods
in an individual´s life; and
WHEREAS,
the funeral service profession has the responsibility of providing efficient and
compassionate service during this difficult period; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia´s regulation of the funeral service profession should ensure that
funeral service providers in Georgia are meeting the highest standards of the
profession.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on the Funeral Service Profession to be composed of
eight members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and shall consist of
one member of the Georgia Funeral Practitioners Association, one member of the
Georgia Funeral Directors Association, one member of the Independent Funeral
Directors of Georgia, two members of the Georgia Funeral Service Board, and
three members of the Georgia House of Representatives. The Speaker 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 general
issues present in the funeral service profession, including, but not limited to,
hours of operation, full and continuous management in charge at the funeral
facilities, and compliance with Federal Trade Commission standards. The
committee shall meet five times: May and September of 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia;
June of 2007 in Dalton, Georgia; July of 2007 in Perry, Georgia; and August of
2007 in Tifton, Georgia. 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 ten 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, 2007. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 31, 2007.