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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

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O.C.G.A. § 50-5-1 Department created; appointment of commissioner
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There is created a Department of Administrative Services. The department head is the commissioner. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive …
O.C.G.A. § 50-5-12 Workers’ compensation self-insurance program for state employees
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The Department of Administrative Services shall formulate and initiate a sound program of self-insurance for workers’ compensation beneﬁts for all employees of the state, including employees of authorities. In formulating the self-insurance program, the department is directed to …
O.C.G.A. § 50-5-13 Workers’ compensation self-insurance program funding
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The department shall determine the amount and extent of selfinsurance which the state can assume, the necessary reserves needed, the premiums to be charged and any deductibles to be paid by agencies and authorities, the amount of beneﬁts to be paid within the scope of the workers…
O.C.G.A. § 50-5-14 Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund
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In order to ﬁnance the continuing liability established with other agencies of state government, the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund is authorized to retain all moneys paid into the fund as premiums on policies of insurance and all moneys received as interest and all moneys rece…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-15 Provision of administrative services to local political subdivisions

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Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the Department of Administrative Services is authorized to provide any administrative service which it normally provides to the various departments, agencies, and institutions of the state under the authority of this chapter to…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-16 Liability insurance and self-insurance for state authorities; funding

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(a) The commissioner of administrative services may establish a program of liability insurance and self-insurance for state authorities. (b) State funds may be appropriated for the program, but the commissioner shall charge such premiums, deductibles, and other payments as the co…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-17 Revenue from sale of surplus state equipment

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The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to retain in a reserve fund moneys generated from the sale of any surplus personal property pursuant to Article 4 of this chapter. Such funds may be used to cover any cost associated with disposing of the state’s surplus per…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-100 Local political subdivision purchases through state authorized

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The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to permit local political subdivisions, on an optional basis, to purchase their supplies through the state. History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 1352, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-101 Determination to purchase through state

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The governing authorities of each of the local political subdivisions in this state shall have the right, from time to time, to determine through study whether an overall substantial price advantage will result to a political subdivision by the means of a local political subdivis…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-102 Competitive bidding procedure

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The Department of Administrative Services shall advertise for bids for supply of such items in the same manner followed for state purchases; provided, however, that the Department of Administrative Services shall inform prospective bidders that the bid requested is for the furnis…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-103 Purchase of items in name of state

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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Department of Administrative Services, upon receiving a request to do so from a political subdivision, may purchase for the political subdivision in the name of the state any motor vehicle, material, equipment, or supplies desired by t…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-120 Short title

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This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Small Business Assistance Act of 2015.” History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 760, § 1-2/HB 863; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 4/HB 259.

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-121 Deﬁnitions

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For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Department” means the Department of Administrative Services. (2) “Georgia resident business” means any business that regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia for at least one year prior to any…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-122 Legislative intent; duty to effectuate; data sharing

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(a) The legislative intent of this part is declared to be as follows: The most important element of the American economic system of private enterprise is free and vigorous competition. Only through the existence of free and vigorous competition can free entry into business and op…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-123 Creation of advisory council; membership; meetings; chairman; executive director

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There is created an advisory council to the department to be composed of representatives of designated small business enterprises to be named as follows: ﬁve by the Governor, two each by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one by the c…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-135 Creation; membership; terms; appointments; compensation; existence

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(a) There is created the State Use Council, hereafter referred to as the council. The council shall be composed of 16 members as follows: (1) The commissioner of administrative services or his or her designee; (2) The commissioner of human services or his or her designee; (2.1) T…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-136 Powers and authority of council

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(a) The State Use Council shall have the authority authorized in this part concerning the procurement of certain services provided and goods, wares, and merchandise produced by community based rehabilitation programs and training centers and purchased by the Department of Adminis…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-137 Participation of certiﬁed community based rehabilitation programs

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, certiﬁed community based rehabilitation programs and training centers conducting contract work under the state use plan and under the auspices of the central nonproﬁt agency shall not be required to have prior experienc…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-138 Procurement of contracts with central nonproﬁt agency; fee; cancellation or modiﬁcation; grandfathered contracts

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(a) The Department of Administrative Services shall contract with the central nonproﬁt agency to pay a fee to such agency on the basis of contracts procured from the state. This fee shall be not less than 5 percent nor more than 8 percent of the total contract fee awarded for a p…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-50 Purposes and policies of part

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The underlying purposes and policies of this part are: (1) To permit the continued development of centralized procurement policies and practices; (2) To control and reduce the cost of purchasing, leasing, renting, or otherwise procuring supplies, materials, services, and equipmen…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-51 Power, authority, and duty of department

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The Department of Administrative Services shall have the power and authority and it shall be the department’s duty, subject to this part: (1) To canvass all sources of supply and to contract for the lease, rental, purchase, or other acquisition of all supplies, materials, equipme…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-51.1 Commercial ﬁdelity bonds for officials, officers, and employees of certain county boards and departments

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The commissioner of administrative services may, upon request, assist and coordinate with county departments of health, county departments of family and children services, and community service boards the purchase of commercial ﬁdelity bonds for officials, officers, and employees…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-52 Power to examine books, records, and papers

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The Department of Administrative Services or the state accounting officer shall have power to examine books, records, and papers of any office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other entity of the state government relative to purchases and to require…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-53 Purchasing personnel

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Subject to applicable rules of the State Personnel Board, the Department of Administrative Services may appoint as many assistants and employees, and ﬁx their salaries, as are essential to the state’s interest in the execution of the terms and provisions of this part. Assignment …

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-54 Rules and regulations

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The commissioner of administrative services is authorized and empowered by this part to make all rules, regulations, and stipulations and to provide speciﬁcations to carry out the terms and provisions of this part as may be necessary for the purposes of this part. The rules and r…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-55 Speciﬁed purposes for rules and regulations

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The commissioner of administrative services may adopt, modify, or abrogate rules and regulations covering the following purposes, in addition to those authorized elsewhere in this part: (1) Requiring monthly reports by state departments, institutions, or agencies of stocks, suppl…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-57 Duty of department to purchase all supplies, services, materials, and equipment; requisition by state agencies; unlawful purchases

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The Department of Administrative Services shall have the power and authority and it shall be the department’s duty, subject to this part, to contract for the purchase, lease, or other mode of acquisition of all supplies, materials, services other than professional and personal em…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-58 Certain purchases through department not mandatory

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(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the Department of Administrative Services, the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, and services, other than professional and personal employment services, through the Department of Administrative Services shall not be mandatory in the follo…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-59 State agencies to furnish department estimates and inventories

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It shall be the duty of all departments, institutions, or agencies of the state government to furnish to the Department of Administrative Services when requested and on blanks to be approved by it tabulated estimates of all supplies, materials, and equipment needed and required b…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-60 Preference of products produced in Georgia; vendor preference

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(a) The state and any department, agency, or commission thereof, when contracting for or purchasing supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products, excluding beverages for immediate consumption, shall give preference as far as may be reasonable and practicable to such s…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-60.2 Use of recycled content paper products

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Mill broke” means any paper waste generated in a paper mill prior to the completion of the paper-making process up to and including the cutting and trimming of the paper machine reel into small rolls or rough sheets. (2) “Printing …

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-60.3 Use of retreaded tires

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All state agencies, departments, and authorities shall replace original truck tires of over 16 inch rim size used on nonsteering axles with retreaded tires or subscribe to a retread service as replacement is necessary and as stockpiled tires are depleted; provided, however, that …

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-60.4 Use of compost and mulch in road building, land maintenance, and land development activities; preference of Georgia compost and mulch

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(a) All state agencies, departments, and authorities responsible for the maintenance of public lands shall give preference to the use of compost and mulch in all road building, land maintenance, and land development activities. Preference shall be given to compost and mulch made …

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-60.5 Policies requiring reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies

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In addition to recycling, each state agency, department, and authority shall take action to implement policies which require reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies. These policies shall include, but not be limited to, double-sided printing and copying, reﬁll…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-61 Authorities to give preference to products produced in Georgia

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(a) State and local authorities created by law, in the purchase of and contracting for any supplies, materials, equipment, and agricultural products, excluding beverages for immediate consumption, shall give preference as far as may be reasonable and practicable to such supplies,…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-63 Green building standards; exclusive use of Georgia forest products in state construction contracts; exceptions

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Green building standards” means any system or tool created to rate the environmental efficiency and sustainability of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a building. (2) “State building” means any facility owned…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-64 Multiyear contracts authorized; standard form provisions; what funds obligated; interest

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(a) The Department of Administrative Services shall be authorized to execute on behalf of all state agencies subject to this part multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts of all kinds for the acquisition of goods, materials, services, and supplies, provided that any…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-64.1 Prohibited terms in state contracts

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(a) A contract entered into pursuant to this part shall not contain a term that: (1) Requires the state or any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, institution, or any other entity thereof to: (A) Defend, indemnify, or hold harmless another person; or (B) Be …

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-65 Transfer of personal property titles to effectuate lease purchases; authority; form

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(a) The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to make transfers of title to personal property titled in the name of any department, agency, or institution of the state to private individuals, corporations, or ﬁrms for the purpose of effectuating lease purchases of s…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-66 Department to compile and consolidate all estimates

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The Department of Administrative Services shall compile and consolidate all estimates of supplies, materials, and equipment needed and required by all state departments, institutions, and agencies to determine the total requirements of any given commodity. History. Ga. L. 1937, p…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-67 Competitive bidding procedure

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, contracts exceeding $100,000.00 shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding. If the total requirement of any given commodity will involve an expenditure in excess of $250,000.00, sealed bids shall be solicited by advertise…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-68 Prequaliﬁcation of prospective suppliers

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Prospective suppliers may be prequaliﬁed for particular types of supplies, services, goods, materials, and equipment at the discretion of the Department of Administrative Services. Solicitation mailing lists of potential contractors shall include, but shall not be limited to, suc…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-69 Purchases without competitive bidding

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(a) If the needed supplies, materials, equipment, or service can reasonably be expected to be acquired for less than $25,000.00 and is not available on state contracts or through statutorily required sources, the purchase may be effectuated without competitive bidding. The commis…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-70 Purchases for county boards of education

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Boards of education of the various counties of this state may petition the Department of Administrative Services to purchase their supplies, such as school buses, bus bodies, tires, parts, and other equipment under the rules set out in this part. History. Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 3…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-71 Emergency purchases authorized; report of circumstances

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In case of any emergency arising from any unforeseen causes, including delay by contractors, delay in transportation, breakdown in machinery, unanticipated volume of work, or upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, the Department of Administrative Services o…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-72 Construction and public works contracts conducted by department; advertising costs; exceptions

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or any other law dealing with the subject matter contained in this Code section to the contrary, all construction or public works contracts, exceeding a total expenditure of $100,000.00, of any department, board, bureau, commis…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-73 Goods and services to be obtained from correctional industries when certiﬁed as available

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(a) All services provided or goods, wares, or merchandise produced wholly or in part by the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration and needed by the departments, institutions, and agencies of the state and its political subdivisions supported wholly or in part by public f…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-76 All tax stamps, tags, and paraphernalia evidencing the payment of tax to be purchased by department; requisition and payment

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(a) All cigarette tax stamps, loose or smokeless tobacco tax stamps, fertilizer tax tags, and other stamps, tags, and paraphernalia evidencing the payment of tax collected by the state or any department thereof shall be purchased by the Department of Administrative Services subje…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-77 Multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts; external oversight committee; annual report

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Agency” means every state department, agency, board, bureau, and commission including without limitation the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. (2) “Authority” means the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. (…

O.C.G.A. § 50-5-78 Financial interest of department personnel in contracts; acceptance of beneﬁts from contractors; penalty; removal from office

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(a) Neither the commissioner of administrative services, nor any assistant of his, nor any employee of the department shall be ﬁnancially interested or have any personal beneﬁcial interest either directly or indirectly in the purchase of or contract for any materials, equipment, …