Title 45

As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Annual operating budget’’ means the operating budget for each budget unit which details the appropriations passed by the General Assembly for that budget unit. (2) ‘‘Appropriation’’ means an authorization by the General Assembly to a budget u…

(a) There is established in the office of the Governor the Office of Planning and Budget as a separate budget unit for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the fiscal management of the state government. The Governor shall be ex officio director of the budget. (b) Th…

The Office of Planning and Budget, at the direction and under the control of the Governor and subject to this part, shall perform the following functions: (1) Develop and implement a process of strategic planning to establish and periodically update an overall plan for state gove…

The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall prepare and submit a budget report to the General Assembly within five days after its organization for consideration either with or without amendments and modifications by the General Assembly. (Code 1933, § 40-405, e…

The budget report shall contain and include the following information: (1) Summary statements of the financial condition of the state, accompanied by such detailed schedules of assets and liabilities as the Governor deems desirable, which shall include, but not be limited to, the…

(a) The Governor in preparing his or her budget report under Code Section 45-12-75, and budget units in preparing their budget estimates under Code Section 45-12-78, shall make use of zero-base budgeting as provided in this Code section. The requirements of this Code section shal…

The General Assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given fiscal year which, in aggregate, exceed a sum equal to the amount of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the state treasury at the beginning of the fiscal year, together with an amount not greater than …

In order to provide for the emergency needs of the state agencies, which needs were not ascertainable at the time of the submission of the budget report to the General Assembly or at the time of the enactment of the General Appropriations Act, the General Appropriations Act shall…

(a) The head of each budget unit, other than the General Assembly and the judiciary, shall annually submit to the Office of Planning and Budget estimates of the financial requirements of the budget unit for the next fiscal year, by the date set by the director of the Office of Pl…

(a) The Governor shall examine the statements and estimates before their submission to the General Assembly and shall make or cause to be made such further investigations by the Office of Planning and Budget, with such hearings before him as he deems advisable, and shall direct s…

(a) The financial plan for each fiscal year, as presented in the budget report, shall be adopted, with such modifications as are made by the General Assembly, by the passage of a General Appropriations Act and such revenue and other Acts as are necessary for the purpose. (b) Each…

All expenditures by the state and its budget units of moneys drawn from the state treasury shall be made under the authority of appropriations Acts, which shall be based upon a budget provided in this part; and no money shall be drawn from the treasury except by appropriation mad…

The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall require each budget unit, other than those of the legislative branch and the judicial branch, to file periodic work programs with the Office of Planning and Budget at such time as the Office of Planning and Budget sha…

No funds may be made available for expenditure by any budget unit, other than the units of the legislative branch and the judicial branch, until such budget unit has filed a request for allotment of appropriations with the Office of Planning and Budget and the request for allotme…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘agency’’ means: (1) Every state department, agency, board, bureau, commission, public corporation, and authority; (2) Every county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of this state; (3) Every departm…

(a) The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall review the periodic work programs submitted by the budget units for conformity to the budget approved by the General Assembly. (b) The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall review the requests…

(a) The Governor shall examine the periodic work programs and shall make or cause to have made such further investigations by the Office of Planning and Budget, with such hearings before the Governor as he or she deems advisable, and shall direct changes in such provisions of the…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, the Governor, during the first six months of a fiscal year period in which the current revenue estimate on which appropriations are based is expected to exceed actual revenues, is authorized to require state…

No payment shall be made and no obligation shall be incurred against any appropriation unless such payment or obligation has been authorized as provided in this part. Every official authorizing payments in violation of this part, or taking part therein, and every person receiving…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. VO1, § 2-3, effective January 28, 2008.

At the end of each fiscal year, the amount of each appropriation provided for in this part, except for the mandatory appropriations required by the Constitution of Georgia, remaining unexpended and not contractually obligated in writing shall lapse and cease to be available; and …

In the event that any duties, purposes, and objects for which appropriations are made shall be transferred to a budget unit other than that to which appropriated, the appropriations for such duties, purposes, and objects shall be made available, subject to this part, to such budg…

All federal funds received by the state are continually appropriated in the exact amounts and for the purposes authorized and directed by the federal government in making the grant. (Code 1933, § 40-422, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 17, § 1.)

(a) The General Assembly finds and determines that certain fees imposed or authorized by law are not ‘‘revenue measures’’ within the meaning of Article VII, Section III, Paragraph II of the Constitution but only incidentally create revenue pursuant to the facilitation of another …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Base amount’’ means the amount of fee proceeds collected during the complete fiscal year which immediately precedes the fiscal year for which the new appropriation amount is determined with respect to each fee under paragraph (3) …

(a) There shall be a reserve of state funds known as the ‘‘Revenue Shortfall Reserve.’’ (b) The amount of all surplus in state funds existing as of the end of each fiscal year shall be reserved and added to the Revenue Shortfall Reserve. Funds in the Revenue Shortfall Reserve sha…

Neither the Governor nor the Office of Planning and Budget shall have the power to strike arbitrarily the name of any individual employed by the state from a requisition for allotment of funds or from the budget of any budget unit, department, or agency of the state government. (…

(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage state agencies to identify and implement cost-saving measures and to decentralize state government. (b) It is the duty of the Office of Planning and Budget to assist state agencies in identifying and implementing measures …

This article shall be known and may be cited as ‘‘The Gubernatorial Transition Act.’’ (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 1.)

It is the purpose of this article to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a Governor and the inauguration of a new Governor. The interest of the state requires that such transitions in the office of Governo…

As used in this article, the term ‘‘Governor-elect’’ means the apparent successful candidate for the office of Governor who is declared duly elected by the State Election Board. (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 3.)

(a) The Governor-elect is authorized, in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Governor, to use necessary services and facilities, including: (1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines, equipme…

A succeeding Governor is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former Governor, for a period not to exceed three months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as Governor, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services an…

Such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this article may be appropriated to the Governor-elect in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for any one gubernatorial transition. The Governor shall include in the budget transmitted to the General Assembly, for the…

Coordinated and comprehensive planning by all levels of government within the State of Georgia is of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in promoting, developing, sustaining, and assisting coordinated and comprehensive planni…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Council’’ means the Governor’s Development Council. (2) ‘‘Planning’’ means the process of determining actions which state agencies shall take. (3) ‘‘State agency’’ means any department, agency, commission, or other institution of the execu…

The Governor’s Development Council is created in the office of the Governor. (Code 1981, § 45-12-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1.)

(a) The members of the board of directors of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority provided by Code Section 50-32-4, upon their initial appointment and thereafter, shall constitute the membership of the council. Membership on that authority or the council shall not consti…

The council, at the direction of the Governor and subject to this article, shall perform the following functions: (1) Advise the Governor on the state’s economic development policy; (2) Coordinate, supervise, and review planning by state agencies. This shall include, but shall no…

The council shall be attached to the Department of Community Affairs for administrative purposes. The Department of Community Affairs and the Office of Planning and Budget shall provide technical support to the council as directed by the chair and approved by the Governor. (Code …

All state agencies and all counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state, regional commissions, and other public agencies or public authorities shall have the power and authority to take all actions which may be necessary or appropriate to respond to inqu…

The provisions of this article shall not be construed so as to permit an agency to initiate, carry out, fail to perform, or otherwise take actions in any manner which is not authorized by law applicable to such agency or the subject matter. The provisions of this article shall no…

Issuance of warrants for payments from treasury. Suspension of collection of taxes. Incapacity of Commissioner of Insurance. Proceedings upon cessation of incapacity; payment of salary of officer during period of incapacity. Books of record to be maintained by Governor. Defense o…

If any aggrieved or adversely affected party fails to follow the terms of such consent order or final decision, the Commissioner may commence and maintain an action against the principal and surety on the bond. (2) The decision of the hearing officer shall constitute the initial …