Bill Text: GA HB607 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Safety, Department of; Board of Public Safety; change certain provisions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-20 - Effective Date [HB607 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB607-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 607 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Talton of the
145th,
O`Neal of the
146th,
Manning of the
32nd,
Mills of the
25th,
Maxwell of the
17th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions pertaining to the Department of Public
Safety, so as to change certain provisions relating to the Board of Public
Safety; to provide for a member of the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs to
serve as a member of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an
effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions pertaining to the Department of Public Safety, is amended
by revising Code Section 35-2-1, relating to the creation of the Board of
Public Safety, composition, appointment, and terms of office of members, as
follows:
"35-2-1.
(a)
There is created a Board of Public Safety which shall establish the general
policy to be followed by the Department of Public Safety.
(b)
The board shall consist of 15 members:
(1)
The following three members serve as follows:
(A)
The Governor, ex officio, who shall be chairperson of the board;
(B)
An appointee of the Governor who shall not be the Attorney General;
and
(C)
The official in charge of the Department of Corrections, ex
officio.
(2)
Four
Five
members shall be selected as follows:
(A)
A representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate from the membership of the Georgia Sheriffs Association; the first
representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1975, each
subsequent term being three years;
(B)
A representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate from the membership of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police;
the first representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1974,
each subsequent term being three years;
(C)
A representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate from the membership of the District Attorneys Association of Georgia;
the first representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1973,
each subsequent term being three years;
and
(D)
A representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate from the membership of the Georgia State Firemen's Association; the
first representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1984.
Each subsequent term shall be for three
years;
and
(E)
A representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate from the membership of the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs; the
first representative shall serve an initial term beginning on January 21, 2011.
Each term shall be for three
years.
(3)
Five
Four
members shall be selected as follows:
(A)
Three
Two
members appointed by the Governor. The first appointees shall serve an initial
term ending on January 20, 2002. Each subsequent term shall be for three
years;
(B)
One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The first appointee shall serve
an initial term ending on January 20, 2002. Each subsequent term shall be for
three years; and
(C)
One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The first
appointee shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 2002. Each
subsequent term shall be for three years.
(4)
By majority vote the board shall appoint three members from the state at large;
no person so appointed shall be an officer or employee of any state or local
governmental entity at the time of his or her appointment to or during his or
her membership on the board. All terms of the three at-large members shall be
four years. Any vacancy in the at-large membership shall be filled by the board
for the unexpired term.
(c)
Appointments made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code
section at times when the Senate is not in session shall be effective ad
interim."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 20, 2011, and shall apply to appointments
made on or after such date.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
