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O.C.G.A. § 47-20-31 — Retirement bills must carry legislative counsel number when introduced; changes in bills prior to introduction | Georgia Code
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TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Section 20. Public Retirement Systems Standards, 47-20-1 through 47-20-87.

ARTICLE 4 RETIREMENT BILLS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

47-20-31. Retirement bills must carry legislative counsel number when introduced; changes in bills prior to introduction.

No retirement bill may be introduced by any member of the General Assembly unless, at the time of its introduction, the bill has printed thereon in the upper right portion of each page of the bill an LC number. Once a retirement bill is presented by the Office of Legislative Counsel to a member of the General Assembly, neither the Office of Legislative Counsel nor any person shall make any change in the retirement bill prior to its introduction into the General Assembly unless the bill is returned to the Office of Legislative Counsel and that office assigns a new LC number to the bill.

(Code 1981, §47-20-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1368, § 1.)

PART 2 N ONFISCAL RETIREMENT BILLS

47-20-32. Prerequisites to introduction of nonfiscal retirement bill.

As a condition precedent to the introduction of any retirement bill, the member of the General Assembly who intends to be the primary sponsor of the bill must present an exact copy of the proposed bill, which must bear an LC number, to the state auditor.The state auditor shall determine whether the proposed bill is a retirement bill having a fiscal impact or a nonfiscal retirement bill and provide a written certification of that determination to the member of the General Assembly who intends to be the primary sponsor of the bill.Such certification shall specifically identify the proposed bill by reference to the LC number.If the proposed bill is introduced into the General Assembly, it shall have attached thereto the original of the certification of the state auditor.If the LC number on the bill as offered for introduction is different from the LC number shown on the state auditor's certification or if the bill as offered for introduction does not bear an LC number on each page of the bill, the bill may not be accepted for introduction by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the bill may not be considered by any committee of the House or Senate or by the House or Senate. If the bill is certified as a retirement bill having a fiscal impact, its introduction shall also be limited by the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 47-20-34.

(Code 1981, §47-20-32, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1368, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 146, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 353, § 1.)

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