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GA HB1030
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Sam Watson
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AI Summary
- Redefines eligibility for appointed commission members, replacing the requirement that they be "farmers who grow crops or turf" with the broader category of "licensees" or persons otherwise involved in the production, conditioning, or marketing of crops, seed, turfgrass, or horticultural plants
- Adds a new definition of "licensee" as the designee of a holder of a license authorizing production, conditioning, propagation, or marketing of crops developed by the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, where such license grants rights to UGA-owned intellectual property
- Changes the seed breeder position from a voting member to a nonvoting member appointed by the dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences after consultation with the commission, resulting in 9 voting and 2 nonvoting members
- Reduces the quorum requirement from 6 to 5 voting members needed to transact business
- Expands the scope of industry representatives appointed by the Senate and House Agriculture committees to include the turfgrass and horticultural plant industries, and requires such representatives to be licensees or have knowledge of production, conditioning, or marketing of crops, seed, turfgrass, or horticultural plants
Legislative Description
Georgia Seed Development Commission; change certain provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2016
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/24/2016
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/16/2016
Full Bill Text
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