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Georgia Statutes, Title 50

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Title 50

38 chapters · 1,009 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 501,009 Ch 8, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS112 Ch 16, PUBLIC PROPERTY77 Ch 5, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES72 Ch 27, LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION67 Ch 3, STATE FLAG, SEAL, AND OTHER SYMBOLS64 Ch 12, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES45 Ch 18, STATE PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS44 Ch 9, GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY43 Ch 7, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT41 Ch 17, STATE DEBT, INVESTMENT, AND DEPOSITORIES40 Ch 32, GEORGIA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTH…33 Ch 23, ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AUTHORITY32 Ch 39, ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK ‘‘ATL’’ …31 Ch 13, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE30

45 sections·Filtered byTitle 50✕Ch 12✕

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-20 Legislative ﬁndings and declaration of public policy
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The General Assembly ﬁnds that the general welfare of the people of this state will be promoted by giving recognition to the arts as a vital part of our culture and heritage and economic development. The arts industry fuels cultural heritage tourism, the fastest growing segment o…
O.C.G.A. § 50-12-21 Creation of council
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There is created an arts council to be known as the “Georgia Council for the Arts,” hereinafter referred to as the council. The council is created as an advisory body. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 748, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 174, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1042, § 2/HB 338.
O.C.G.A. § 50-12-22 Membership; appointment; terms; chairperson; meetings
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(a) The council shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the Governor. Councilmembers shall serve two three-year terms. The Governor shall ﬁll any vacancies for unexpired terms. In addition to the nine members appointed by the Governor pursuant to this subsection, …
O.C.G.A. § 50-12-23 Duties
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The council shall advise the Governor through the Department of Economic Development concerning methods and programs to: (1) Stimulate and encourage the study and development of the arts as well as public interest and participation therein; (2) Encourage public interest in the cu…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-24 Annual report

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The council shall submit an annual report to the Governor and to the commissioner of economic development concerning the appropriate methods to encourage participation in and appreciation of the arts in order to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-25 Powers and authority of Department of Economic Development as to council

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The Department of Economic Development shall have the powers and authority necessary to carry out the purposes established by this article, including, but not limited to, the powers: (1) To establish overall policy for grant awards, evaluations, and programs recommended by the co…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-30 Legislative ﬁndings

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The General Assembly ﬁnds that: (1) Tourism is Georgia’s second largest industry and cultural heritage tourism is the fastest growing industry segment; (2) The arts surpass professional sports in attendance and are ranked as one of the top ten reasons for corporate relocations; (…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-31 Creation; purpose; board of trustees; membership; appointment; terms; advisory committee

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(a) In order to foster a public-private partnership for the support of the arts, education, economic development, and tourism in this state, there is created the Georgia Arts Alliance. Such alliance shall be for the purpose of receiving and distributing funds for the support of t…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-32 Purposes

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The Georgia Arts Alliance may have the following purposes: (1) To support the efforts of the Georgia Council for the Arts in the advancement of the arts and tourism industries of this state; (2) To support through the arts and arts education the efforts of the Georgia Department …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-33 Duties and responsibilities of board of trustees

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The board of trustees shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (1) To operate and manage the Georgia Arts Alliance, including the investment and reinvestment of the alliance’s funds, the management of assets of the alliance, and the distribution of such funds and ass…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-34 Independent audit; reporting

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(a) The funds and assets of the alliance shall be independently audited annually, and the results of such audit shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by any person. A copy of the audit report shall be sent to the state auditor and the state accounting officer. (b) The a…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-40 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Direct-support organization” means a Georgia nonproﬁt corporation organized and operated to receive, hold, invest, and administer property and to make expenditures to or for the beneﬁt of the Georgia State Games, Olympic training facilities…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-41 Creation

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(a) There is created a Georgia State Games Commission, hereafter called the commission, for the purpose of protecting and improving the physical ﬁtness of the residents of the state. (b) The commission is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-43 Membership; appointment; terms; chairperson

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(a) The commission shall consist of members to be appointed as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district in this state; (2) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from the state at large; and (3) The Speaker of the House of…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-44 Powers and duties

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The commission shall have the following powers and duties in addition to other powers and duties set forth in this article: (1) To develop and stage a program of state-wide amateur athletic competitions to be known as the “Georgia State Games”; (2) To enter into contracts with bo…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-45 Assistance by direct-support organization; contract with organization; pattern and design of games; frequency and sites; subsidiary corporations

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(a) The commission may authorize a direct-support organization as deﬁned by Code Section 50-12-40 to assist the operation of the Georgia State Games, the promotion of national and international amateur athletic competitions, and the development of Olympic training centers. The di…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-46 Authority of Governor to permit use of property, facilities, and services by direct-support organization

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The Governor is authorized to permit the use of property, facilities, and personal services of or at any university system facility or institution by any Georgia State Games and Olympic training centers directsupport organization, subject to the provisions of this Code section. F…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-47 Audit of Georgia State Games direct-support organization

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The Georgia State Games direct-support organization shall make provisions for an annual ﬁnancial and compliance audit of its ﬁnancial accounts and records by an independent certiﬁed public accountant in accordance with rules established by the commission. The annual audit report …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-48 Annual report

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The commission shall make an annual report of its activities to the Governor and to the General Assembly, with any recommendations which it may wish to make. The commission shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-70 Creation; board

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(a) There is created the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame which shall be governed by the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board. (b) The board is assigned to the Department of Economic Development for administrative purposes only, as speciﬁed in Code Section

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-71 Membership; appointment; terms; chairperson; officers; personnel; meetings

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(a) The board shall be composed of 17 members to be appointed as follows: (1) Sixteen members shall be appointed by the Governor, ﬁve members for initial terms of two years; ﬁve members for initial terms of three years; four members for initial terms of four years; and two member…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-72 Purpose, function, and powers

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(a) It shall be the main purpose and function of the board to promote and encourage the growth and public support of aviation within the state by honoring those, living or dead, who by extraordinary achievement or service have made outstanding and lasting contributions to aviatio…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-72.1 Additional powers

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The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board shall, in furtherance of its purposes and in addition to other powers granted to the board by law, have those powers generally granted by law to state authorities, including speciﬁcally, without limitation, the power to acquire, improve, an…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-73 Location; facilities; official repository for aviation history

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(a) With the approval of the federal government, the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame shall be located in the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. The headquarters of the board shall be located in Houston County, Georgia. The board may obtain such …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-74 Funding; contracts

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(a) The board is authorized to solicit and accept donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property to enable it to carry out its function and purpose. The donations, contributions, and gifts shall be exempt from all taxation in this state. The General Assembly is authori…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-75 Overview committees; duties

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The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee and the Senate Economic Development Committee shall act and serve as overview committees of the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. The com854 mittees shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Aviation…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-76 Assistance from state agencies and independent providers

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The state auditor, the Attorney General, and all other agencies of state government, upon request by the committees, shall assist the committees in the discharge of their duties as set forth in this subpart. The committees may secure the services of independent accountants, engin…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-77 Cooperation; reports; actions by Attorney General

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The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board shall cooperate with the committees, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committees, set forth in this subpart, may be timely and efficiently disch…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-78 Evaluation criteria

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In the discharge of their duties, the committees shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board consistent with the following criteria: (1) Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds; (2) Efficient operation; and (3) Performance of its …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-79 Expenditure of funds

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(a) The committees are authorized to expend state funds available to the committees for the discharge of their duties. Said funds may be used for the purposes of paying for services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, and paying all other necessary expenses in…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-80 Creation; membership; appointment; terms

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(a) There is created the Georgia Commission on Women. The commission shall be composed of 15 members to be appointed as follows: (1) Five members shall be appointed by the Governor; (2) Five members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; and (3) Five members shall be …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-81 Officers; quorum

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The commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and a secretary from among its members for terms of two years, and any member shall be eligible for successive election to such office by the commission. A quorum for transacting business shall be a majority of the members of …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-82 Powers and duties; cooperation with other agencies

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(a) The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To determine the scope and nature of the studies and research to be undertaken by the commission, including, but not limited to: (A) Educational needs of and opportunities for women; (B) Social security and tax la…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-83 Reimbursement for expenses

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The members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred while conducting the business of the commission from public or private grants, devises, or bequests received by the commission. History. Code 1981, § 50-12-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 820, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-84 Annual report

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The commission shall publish in print or electronically an annual report summarizing the activities, ﬁndings, and recommendations of the commission. The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and all me…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-100 Creation; composition; purpose; chairperson; voting

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There is created the Constitutional Amendments Publication Board to be composed of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The board shall provide for the publication of proposed constitutional amendments or of a proposed new Constituti…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-101 Duties; use of numbers by Secretary of State for election ballots

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(a) The Constitutional Amendments Publication Board shall assign to each proposed constitutional amendment and proposed new Constitution a number, which shall be used for the purpose of publishing the amendments and the Constitution. (b) The same number which shall be assigned by…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-130 Legislative ﬁndings and declarations

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The General Assembly ﬁnds and declares that: (1) During the period from 1933 through 1945, six million Jews and millions of other Europeans were murdered in Nazi concentra860 tion camps as part of a carefully orchestrated program of cultural, social, and political genocide known …

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-131 Creation; membership; terms; chairperson; advisers

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(a) There is created the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust in the executive branch of state government. The commission shall be assigned to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for administrative purposes only. (b) The commission shall be composed of the fol…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-132 Duties

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The commission shall: (1) Provide, based upon the collective knowledge and experience of its members, assistance and advice to public and private schools, colleges, and universities with respect to the implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs; (2) Meet with ap…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-133 Authorization to solicit gifts; prohibited payments

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The commission is authorized to solicit and accept donations, contributions, grants, bequests, gifts of money and property, facilities, or services, with or without consideration, from any person, ﬁrm, or corporation or from any state, county, municipal corporation, or local gove…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-134 Holocaust Memorial established; private funding; design and placement

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(a) The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust shall design, procure, and place in a prominent location a Georgia Holocaust Memorial to recognize and commemorate the millions of people, including six million Jews, murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators before and during World…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-26 Purchasing advisory council, §50-5-69

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COUNTIES. Aliens. Immigration compliance reporting by agencies and political subdivisions, §50-36-4. Atlanta-region transit link “ATL” authority. Generally, §§50-39-1 to 50-39-61. INDEX COUNTIES —Cont’d Coin-operated amusement machines. Class B machines. Removal. Local government…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-35 Legislative ﬁndings and declaration of public policy

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Creation of council. Membership; appointment; terms; chairperson; meetings. Duties. Annual report. Powers and authority of Department of Economic Development as to council. Appointment of personnel. Article 4 Halls of Fame PART 1 GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME 50-12-60 through 50-12…

O.C.G.A. § 50-12-42 Membership; appointment; terms; chairperson

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Powers and duties. Assistance by direct-support organization; contract with organization; pattern and design of games; frequency and sites; subsidiary corporations. Authority of Governor to permit use of property, facilities, and services by direct-support organization. Audit of …