GA HB122

Requires every county, municipality, local school board, or consolidated government with an annual budget exceeding $1 million to post budget and audit documents to a publicly accessible website beginning with fiscal years starting on or after January 1, 2011

Adopted final budgets must be electronically transmitted as PDF files to the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia within 30 calendar days of adoption for posting on the website

Annual audit reports must be transmitted to the Vinson Institute concurrently with their submission to the state auditor (for counties and municipalities) or to the State Board of Education (for school districts)

Local law enforcement agencies must also transmit their annual asset forfeiture reports (required under Code Section 16-13-49) to the Vinson Institute for posting on the same website

The Carl Vinson Institute of Government is responsible for developing, operating, and maintaining the website and providing training to local government officials, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, at no cost to the public or local governments