TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Section 5. Financial Affairs, 28-5-1 through 28-5-127.

ARTICLE 3A STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP

28-5-47.1. Legislative intent and purpose.

It is the intent and purpose of the General Assembly in enacting this article:

1. To strengthen the partnership between the State of Georgia and local political subdivisions;
2. To assist the General Assembly in its consideration of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs containing fiscal requirements affecting local political subdivisions by:
   1. Requiring the provision of accurate estimates of the fiscal impact upon local political subdivisions of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs; and
   2. Establishing a mechanism to bring such information to the attention of the members of the General Assembly before the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, votes on proposed legislation;
3. To promote informed and deliberate decisions by the General Assembly on the appropriateness of proposed fiscal impact legislation in any particular instances;
4. To improve the quality of state regulations affecting local political subdivisions and the process by which those regulations are developed by:
   1. Providing that state agencies consult with elected and other officials of local political subdivisions; and
   2. Requiring that state agencies prepare accurate estimates of the budgetary impact of state regulatory mandates upon local political subdivisions before adopting such regulations.

(Code 1981, §28-5-47.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.)