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GA HR1768
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Doug Collins
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AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution (Article IV, Section III) to remove all provisions establishing the State Personnel Board and the State Merit System of Personnel Administration
- Eliminates the five-member State Personnel Board, whose members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve five-year terms
- Removes the constitutional requirement that state personnel be selected on the basis of merit as provided by law
- Retains the existing veterans preference provisions, which guarantee at least 10 points for veterans with a 10% or greater service-connected disability and at least 5 points for all other eligible veterans in state civil service programs
- Requires the proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on a ballot, as prescribed by Article X of the Georgia Constitution
Legislative Description
State Personnel Board; State Merit System of Personnel Administration; remove provisions - CA
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/24/2010
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs3/22/2010
Full Bill Text
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