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GA HB1178

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/1/2012

Primary Sponsor

Brooks Coleman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 28-5-42 to require a ten-year cost projection in fiscal notes for any bill that would create a new program or funding category with a significant impact on Department of Education revenues or expenditures
  • The ten-year projection requirement applies specifically to the Department of Education and does not extend to other state agencies or departments
  • Existing fiscal note requirements remain unchanged, including the obligation to provide a reliable dollar estimate of anticipated revenue or expenditure changes, both immediate and long-range effects
  • The state auditor and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget remain jointly responsible for preparing fiscal notes, with any differences of opinion between them noted in the document
  • Sponsored by Representatives Dickson (6th), England (108th), and Coleman (97th); passed both the Georgia House and Senate

Legislative Description

Education, Department of; ten-year projection of costs for bills to create a program or funding category having impact on revenues or expenditures; require

Last Action

Effective Date

7/1/2012

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/7/2012
Education2/28/2012

Full Bill Text

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