08
Senate
Resolution 1097
By:
Senators Rogers of the 21st, Golden of the 8th, Pearson of the 51st, Tarver of
the 22nd, Mullis of the 53rd and others
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Study Committee on the Future of Manufacturing in Georgia; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
there are many different factors manufacturing businesses will take into
consideration prior to deciding where to set up operation; and
WHEREAS,
an infrastructure with the ability to quickly and efficiently deliver products
to customers is a major selling point to manufacturing businesses, and Georgia
possesses such an infrastructure with Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport -
the world´s leading air cargo center handling more than 900,000 tons of
cargo annually - and the state of the art deep water ports in Savannah and
Brunswick; and
WHEREAS,
the manufacturing industry depends on a well trained workforce, and Georgia is
committed through programs administered by the Department of Economic
Development and the Department of Technical and Adult Education to ensure that
there is a highly skilled workforce in the state ready to meet the manufacturing
needs in the state; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia prides itself in having a pro-industry business climate and to ensure
that as a state we are doing everything possible to continue to attract
manufacturers to Georgia it is necessary to evaluate our policies and continue
to develop new ideas, such as job creation, incentives to attract industry to
Georgia, to help existing industry grow, and to target growth in particular
industries.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate Study
Committee on the Future of Manufacturing in Georgia to be composed of six
members of the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Three members
of the committee shall be from the majority party and three members shall be
from the minority party. The Lieutenant Governor shall designate a member from
the majority party and a member from the minority party of the committee to
serve as cochairpersons of the committee. The cochairpersons shall call all
meetings of the committee.
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 Senate. 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 the convening of the
2009 session of the General Assembly, at which time the committee shall stand
abolished.