Title 50

This chapter, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. History. — Code 1981, § 50-25-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1566, § 1; Code 1981, § 50-25-13, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1431, § 1.

(a) The authority shall provide for the distribution in electronic format of the legislative information provided to the authority pursuant to Code Section 28-3-24.1. Such information may be made available in a dial-up bulletin board format or in such other formats as may be dete…

(a) The Georgia Technology Authority Overview Committee is created. The committee shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members shall serve…

The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations, contracts, financing, organization, and structure of the Georgia Technology Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which said authority is accomplishing its legislatively crea…

(a) The authority shall consist of 11 members as follows: two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall designate a member of the authority to…

(a) The authority shall be assigned for administrative purposes to the Department of Administrative Services, as provided for in Code Section 50-4-3. (b) The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority, in the same manner provided for in Code Sections 45-15-13…

(a) The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (2) To make and execute contracts, lease agreements, and all other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise the powers of the authority or to further the public purpos…

All state departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, and authorities are authorized to make available to the authority access to public records or data which are available in electronic format upon terms mutually agreed to by the authority and any such department, agenc…

(a) There is created the position of the chief information officer for the State of Georgia who shall be both appointed and removed by a vote of a majority of the full membership to which the authority is entitled. The authority shall determine the compensation of the chief infor…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Agency’’ means: (A) The Governor in the exercise of all executive powers; (B) Each other state officer, department, departmental unit, board, bureau, or commission expressly authorized by law to make rules and regulations; and (C)…

(a) The authority shall have exclusive authority to sell or execute license agreements on behalf of the executive branch of state government for an entire file of public information in any electronic medium or format; provided, however, that nothing contained in this subsection sh…

(a) The authority is authorized and directed to establish a technology empowerment fund to be administered by the authority. The fund shall consist of such moneys appropriated or otherwise available to the authority as the board may determine from time to time to deposit therein.…

(a) The executive director shall publish in print or electronically an annual state information technology report that shall include: (1) A report on the state’s current and planned information technology expenditures, in cooperation with the Office of Planning and Budget and the…

The Governor shall have the authority to transfer the technology resources as provided in this chapter of all state agencies, except those under the authority, direction, or control of the General Assembly or state-wide elected officials other than the Governor, to the authority.…

(a) The authority shall adopt procedures to ensure that the authority and agencies do not acquire, reproduce, distribute, or transmit computer software in violation of United States copyright laws and applicable licensing restrictions. (b) The authority shall establish procedures…

Nothing exempting any purchase from the competitive bidding laws set forth in Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of this title shall exempt any technology resource purchase from the technical standards and specifications established by the authority unless specifically provided by ac…

(a) Neither the executive director nor any employee of the authority shall be financially interested or have a personal beneficial interest in an amount greater than 1 percent ownership interest in any firm, corporation, partnership, or association which is involved either directly …

It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and are public purposes and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental funct…

Any action against the authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. History. — Code 1981, § 50-25-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1566, § 1; Code 1981, § 50-25-9, as redesigna…