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GA HB264
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
William Werkheiser
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AI Summary
- Local coordinating entities administering the Emergency Medical Systems Communications (EMSC) Program must establish bylaws, conflict of interest policies, and conduct meetings under open meetings laws; employees, operators, contractors, or owners of ambulance providers are prohibited from serving on selection committees or voting on proposals for territorial zones in which they have a financial interest
- By July 1, 2020, the Department of Public Health must recommend accountability benchmarks for each EMSC territorial zone, accounting for geography, population, and emergency room availability, and post those recommendations on its website
- Expands Georgia's tattoo studio regulations into a broader "body art" framework covering tattoos and piercings, creates separate permit types for body artists (issued by the Department of Public Health) and body art studios (issued by county boards of health), and requires studios to display signs warning that body art on visible areas may disqualify individuals from U.S. military service
- Creates "leadership committees" chaired by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders, or gubernatorial/lieutenant governor party nominees, which may accept unlimited contributions and make unlimited expenditures to support or oppose candidates; committees exceeding $500 in activity must register and file disclosure reports
- Extends lobbyist registration and disclosure requirements to any person compensated specifically to promote or oppose matters before a local coordinating entity under the EMSC Program, and adds members of local coordinating entities to the definition of "public officer" under ethics laws
Legislative Description
Public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure; persons promoting or opposing any matter regarding the EMSC Program are subject to transparency and lobbyist disclosure laws; provide
Last Action
House Conference Committee Appointed #2 116th, 157th, 16th
6/25/2020
Full Bill Text
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