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..The Summerville News, Thursday, October 27, 1988
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Proposed Constitutional Amendments
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Senate Resolution No. 270
Resolution Act No. 86
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2100
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
provide for the office of
commissioner of ed
ucation in place of
( JNO the office of State
School Superintendent
and to authorize the
State Board of Educa
tion to appoint said
commissioner of ed
ucation?
This proposal changes the title of
the office of State School Superin
tendent to the office of commis
sioner of education and provides
that the commissioner shall be ap
pointed by the State Board of Ed
ucation. The proposal changes the
method of selecting the executive
officer of the State Board of Educa
tion, which method is currently
election by the entire voters of the
state toa four-year term concurrent
with the term of the Governor. The
new method of selection provided
by the proposal is appointment by
the State Board of Education for
such term of office as the board
shall determine but not exceeding
four years. The proposal includes
certain technical changes in various
constitutional provisions necessary
and consistent with the proposed
change in the method of selection
for this public office.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
Senate Resolution No. 7
Resolution Act No. 93
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2114
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
change the terms of
office of members of
the General Assembly
( JNO from two years to four
years beginning with
the terms of office of
the members of the
General Assembly
elected at the 1988
state-wide general
election?
This proposal provides that the
members of the General Assembly
elected in November, 1988, and at
subsequent elections shall serve
four-year terms and makes certain
changes relating to the organization
of the General Assembly.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
Senate Resolution No. 274
Resolution Act No. 61
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2096
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the General
Assembly to provide
by law for compensat
( JNO ing innocent victims
of crime and to author
ize the General As
sembly to allocate
certain funds, to ap
propriate funds, to
provide for a contin
uing fund, or to provide
for any combination
thereof for such pur
pose?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to provide by law
for compensating innocent victims
of crimes which occur on or after
July 1, 1989. The General Assembly
is authorized to define the types of
victims eligible for compensation
and to vary the amounts of com
pensation according to need. The
proposal authorizes the expenditure
of public funds for the purpose of
compensating innocent victims of
crimes and for the administration of
laws enacted for such purpose.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
House Resolution No. 587
Resolution Act No. 68
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2098
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
provide that funds ap
propriated to or re
ceived by the State
( )NO Housing Trust Fund
for the Homeless shall
not lapse and may be
expended for pro
grams of purely public
charity for the home
less, including pro
grams involving the
participation of
churches and religious
institutions?
This proposal provides that mon
eys appropriated to the State Hous
ing Trust Fund for the Homeless
which remain unexpended at the
end of the state fiscal year will
remain in the fund rather than being
returned to the state’s general fund.
The proposal authorizes the fund to
be expended for programs of purely
public charity for the homeless, in
cluding programs involving the
participation of churches and reli
gious institutions, notwithstanding
the constitutional provision regard
ing the separation of church and
state.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
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Senate Resolution No. 247
Resolution Act No. %4
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2116
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
remove the Attorney
General from the
Georgia State Financ
( )NO ing and Investment
Commission and from
the committee which
prepares the official
| summary of all pro
| posed constitutional
amendments and to
provide for a re
placement member on
such bodies?
This proposal removes the At
torney General as a member of the
Georgia State Financing and In
vestment Commission and the
committee which prepares the of
ficial summary of all proposed
constitutional amendments and
substitutes a member appointed by
the Governor who shall not be the
Attorney General.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
Senate Resolution No. 267
Resolution Act No. 96
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2121
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
provide for sovereign
immunity and official
immunity and to pro
( )NO vide for the circum
stances and pro
cedures under which
such immunity shall be
raised and to provide
the General Assembly
with certain authority
to enact laws relating
to sovereign and offi
cialimmunity?
This proposal provides that sov
ereign immunity of the state ex
tends to all state boards, commis
sions, and authorities as well as
state departments and agencies.
The proposal provides that the
waiver of sovereign immunity for
counties, municipalities, and school
districts shall be separate from the
waiver of sovereign immunity of
state entities and shall be as pro
vided in Article IX, Section 11, Par
agraph IX of the Constitution. The
proposal provides for the waiver of
the defense of sovereign immunity
to any action for recovery of actual
damages arising from the breach of
any written contract entered into by
the state or a state entity. The pro
posal authorizes the General As
sembly to extend liability insurance
coverage to all state entities and
provides for a limited waiver of
sovereign immunity where liability
insurance is so provided. The pro
posal provides that the defense of
sovereign immunity is not waived
as to any claim for punitive, vin
dictive, or exemplary damages
regardless of insurance. Official
immunity is extended to state of
ficers and employees in the per
formance of their discretionary
functions, and the General Assem
bly is authorized to purchase liabil
ity .insurance protection for state
officers and employees so that they
shall not be subject to personal lia
bility to the extent they are not oth
erwise immune from liability. The
proposal provides that the sover
eign immunity of the state or any of
its departments, agencies, boards,
commissions, or authorities may
hereafter be waived further by the
General Assembly but only to the
extent explicitly provided by law.
Finally, the waiver of sovereign
immunity or official immunity
provided under this constitutional
provision shall apply only to actions
~ brought in the courts of Georgia and
~ shall not constitute a waiver of any
immunity provided to the state by
the Constitution of the United
States.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
Senate Resolution No. 347
Resolution Act No. 97
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2125
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the General
Assembly to provide
by general law for
( )NO additional penalties or
fees in any case in any
court in this state in
which a person is ad
judged guilty of an of
fense against the
criminal or traffic laws
of this state or an or
dinance of a political
subdivision of this state
and for the allocation
of such additional pe
nalties or fees for the
construction, oper
ation, and staffing of
jails, correctional in
stitutions, and deten
tion facilities by coun
ties?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to establish by
general law additional penalties
and fees for any case in which a
person is adjudged guilty of an of
fense against the criminal or traffic
laws of this state or an ordinance of
a political subdivision and to ear
mark the proceeds from such addi
tional penalties or fees for county
jails, correctional institutions, and
detention facilities.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office of
the judge of the probate court and is
available for public inspection.
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House Resolution No. 552
Resolution Act No. 89
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2106
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the General
Assembly to provide
by law for the creation
( JNO of a Seed-Capital
Fund from which
funds shall be dis
bursed at the direction
} of the Advanced
| Technology Devel
| opment Center of the
University System of
Georgia to provide
equity and other capi
tal to small, young,
| entrepreneurial firms
engaged in innovative
work in the areas of
technology, manu
facturing, or agricul
ture and to provide for
returns on loans and
ipvestments?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to create a
Seed-Capital Fund to provide eq
uity and other capital to firms en
gaged in innovative work in the
areas of technology, manufac
turing, or agriculture. The Ad
vanced Technology Development
Center of the University System of
Georgia is authorized to direct the
disbursement of the fund in the
form of loans or investments and
directed to provide for repayment,
rents, dividends, royalties, or
other forms of return on in
vestments as provided for by law.
The General Assembly is author
ized to appropriate money to the
fund and the money in the fund
which remains unexpended at the
end of the state fiscal year will
remain in the fund rather than be
returned to the state’s general
fund. Moneys received from
returns on loans or investments
will be deposited in the fund for
further disbursement.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
House Resolution No. 16
Resolution Act No. 88
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2104
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
| create a commission
and authorize such
commission to renum
( )NO ber, redesignate,
and rearrange arti
cles, sections, para
graphs, or provisions
of the Constitutionand
to correct cross
references within the
Constitution?
This proposal establishes a
commission composed of the
Governor, the President of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the Legisla
tive Counsel to examine the Con
stitution following each general
election and to correct cross
references and rearrange and
redesignate articles, sections,
paragraphs, or provisions which
have been given the same number
or designation by the Constitution
or by multiple amendments. Such
technical changes shall be sub
mitted to the Secretary of State
and become incorporated into the
Constitution by the first day of
January following each general
election or upon the effective date
of the provision affected, which
everis later.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
House Resolution No. 626
Resolution Act No. 90
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2108
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the issuance
of temporary loans on
behalf of special
( )NO service districts?
This proposal includes the
expenses of special service dis
tricts as one of the authorized costs
for which local governments may
‘ obtain temporary loans. Existing
~ constitutional limitations
~ regarding such temporary loans
issued by cities, counties, or other
political subdivisions remain
unchanged as to the aggregate
amount of debt which may be in
curred, the payback period, and
the stipulation that all previous
debts have been paid.
A copy of this entire proposed
arhendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
House Resolution No. 659
Resolution Act No. 91
“Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2110
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the General
Assembly to provide
by law for the creation
( )NO of an Export Finance
Fund from which
funds shall be dis
bursed for a Georgia
export finance pro
gram to provide loan
guarantees, insur
ance, and coinsurance
to s:mrt the export
of g ,services, and
agricultural com
modities produced or
grown primarily in
Georgia by corpora
tions or agricultural
enterprises which are
domiciled in Georgia?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to establish an
Export Finance Fund and to ap
propriate moneys to the fund to
provide loan guarantees, insur
ance, and coinsurance to facilitate
the exportation of goods, services,
and commodities produced by
enterprises or corporations
domiciled in Georgia. Moneys ap
propriated to the fund which
remain unexpended at the end of
the state fiscal year will remain in
the fund rather than being
returned to the state's general
fund.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
House Resolution No. 792
Resolution Act N 0.92 -
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2112
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
allow the owner of
property located
within a constitutional
( )NO industrial area
located on an island
voluntarily to remove
the property from
sucHindustrial area?
This proposal relates to any real
property located on an island and
within the boundaries of an indus
trial area created pursuant to an
amendment to the Constitution of
1877 or 1945. The proposal provides
that the owner of such property
may remove the property from the
industrial area, together with
certainincluded or adjacent public
streets and rights of way. Any
property so removed from an in
dustrial area may thereafter be
annexed into the corporate limits
of any adjacent municipality.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
Senate Resolution No. 265
Resolution Act No. 95
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2119
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the General
Assembly to establish
as a separate class of
( )JNO property for ad val
orem tax purposes
any tangible real
property which is
listed in the National
Register of Historic
Places or in a state
historic register and
to authorize the Gen
eral Assembly to es
tablish a program by
which certain prof)er
ties within such class
may be assessed for
taxes at different
rates or valuations in
order to encourage
preservation of
historic properties
and assist in the
revitalization of
historic areas?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to establishasa
separate class of property for ad
valorem tax purposes any tangible
real property listed on the National
Register of Historic Places orina
state register authorized by law.
The proposal authorizes the crea
tion of a program which provides
for differential assessment of such
property for ad valorem tax pur
poses in order to encourage the
preservation of historic property
and the revitalization of historic
areas.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
Senate Resolution No. 350
Resolution Act No. 98
Georgia Laws 1988, p. 2126
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize the creation
of an Indigent Care
Trust Fund and au
( )NO thorize contributions
thereto and appro
priations therefrom to
expand Medicaid
coverage?
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to provide by
general law for the creation of an
Indigent Care Trust Fund. Any
hospital, hospital authority,
county, or municipality is author
ized to contribute to the fund and
any other person or entity speci
fied by the General Assembly may
also contribute to the fund. Moneys
in the fund shall be exclusively
appropriated to expand Medicaid
eligibility to persons and for serv
ices which would otherwise not be
eligible for Medicaid coverage to
provide for indigent care with
programs for rural and dis
proportionate indigent care pro
viders, and primary care health
programs for indigent citizens of
this state, Contributions to the fund
shall not lapse to the general fund
of the state treasury and shall not
be subject to the requirement that
revenue be paid into the general
fund. Moneys in the fund which are
not apmo%:iated as provided
above shall be refunded pro rata to
the contributors thereof.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
Senate Resolution No. 99
Resolution Act No. 41
Georgia Laws 1987, p. 1598
( )YES Shall the Constitution
be amended so as to
authorize any munic
ipality of this state
having a population of
( )NO 400,000 or more ac
cording to the United
States decennial
census of 1980 or any
future such census to
incur an additional $8
million per annum in
bonded indebtedness
without the necessity
of areferendum?
This proposal authorizes any
municipality having a population
of 400,000 or more to issue in any
one year not more than $8 miilion
in general obligation bonds for
other than school purposes without
a referendum but subject to
certain limitations. The issuance
of the bonds must be authorized at
a public hearing, and any person
may prepare and circulate a peti
tion for a referendum. If at least 5
percent of the city’s voters sign a
petition within specified time lim
its a referendum will be held
unless the city withdraws the pro
posal from further consideration.
This authorization for bonded in
debtedness is in addition to the
amount of bonds which may be
issued without a referendum under
any authority previously
possessed by the city. The issuance
of such additional indebtedness is
subject to existing constitutional
limitations applicable to said city
concerning the aggregate amount
of all outstanding bonds.
A copy of this entire proposed
amendment is on file in the office
of the judge of the probate court
and is available for public in
spection.
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