O.C.G.A. § 50-26-22 (2019)
Transfer of personnel to Department of Community Affairs
Effective July 1, 1996, without diminishing the powers of the authority pursuant to Code Section 50-26-8, all personnel positions authorized by the authority in fiscal year 1996 shall be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs. All employees of the authority on June 30, 1996, whose positions are transferred by the authority to the Department of Community Affairs shall become employees of the Department of Community Affairs and shall become employees in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2.
History
Code 1981, § 50-26-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 872, § 13; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 50; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-110/HB 642.
Annotations
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "as defined by Code Section 45-20-2" for "of the State Personnel Administration as defined by Code Section 45-20-6" at the end of the last sentence.
Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, "and" was inserted following "Affairs" near the end of this Code section.
Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
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CHAPTER 27 LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION
Article 1
General Provisions.
50-27-1. Short title.
50-27-2. Legislative findings and declarations.
50-27-3. Definitions.
50-27-4. Georgia Lottery Corporation created; venue.
50-27-5. Membership of board of directors; appointment; terms; filling of vacancies; conflict of interests; reimbursement for expenses; officers; quorum.
50-27-6. Lottery Retailer Advisory Board.
50-27-7. General duties of board of directors.
50-27-8. Appointment of chief executive officer; compensation.
50-27-9. General powers of corporation.
50-27-10. Adoption by board of procedures regulating conduct of lottery games.
50-27-11. Duties of chief executive officer.
50-27-12. Employees; compensation; restrictions; background investigations; bonding.
50-27-13. Disposition of lottery proceeds; budget report by Governor; appropriations by General Assembly; shortfall reserve subaccount.
50-27-14. Participation by minority businesses.
50-27-15. Investigation of vendors; disclosure requirements; restrictions on entry into procurement contracts.
50-27-16. Bonding requirements for vendors; qualifications of vendors; competitive bid requirement.
50-27-17. State-wide network of retailers; commissions; certificate of authority; qualifications of retailers; fees for outlets; review of activities; gifts or gratuities.
50-27-18. Retailer contracts not transferable or assignable; restriction on contracts and sales.
50-27-19. Fidelity fund for retailers; assessments.
50-27-20. Cancellation, suspension, revocation, or termination of retail contracts.
50-27-21. Preservation of lottery proceeds by retailers; accounting procedures; preference accorded proceeds of insolvent retailers.
50-27-22. Computation of rental payments of retailers.
50-27-23. Restrictions on sale of tickets or shares; price; gifts and promotions.
50-27-24. Prize proceeds subject to state income tax; attachments, garnishments, or executions; validation of winning tickets; prohibited purchases; money-dispensing machines; unclaimed prize money.
50-27-24.1. Payment of prize to person other than winner; assignment of prize rights; hearing; findings justifying approval of voluntary assignment; other requirements.
50-27-25. Confidentiality of information; investigations; supervision and inspections; reports of suspected violations; assistance in investigation of violations; confidentiality.
50-27-26. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense.
50-27-27. Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize.
50-27-28. Penalty for making false statements or false entries in books or records.
50-27-29. Agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions; restriction on release of records, documents, and information.
50-27-30. Bidding requirements and procedures for contracts.
50-27-31. Appeals from actions of board.
50-27-32. Corporation authorized to borrow money; validation of debt; restriction on use of money in state general fund; purchase or release of goods and services.
50-27-33. Reports by corporation; audits; budget; fiscal year.
50-27-34. Legislative oversight committee.
Article 2
Setoff of Debt Collection Against Lottery Prizes.
50-27-50. Purpose.
50-27-51. Definitions.
50-27-52. Collection remedy in addition to other remedies.
50-27-53. Debts owed to state agencies lien against lottery winnings; prizes paid out by retailers or noncorporate entities; time period involved; rules and regulations; immunity; costs.
50-27-54. Information provided to claimant agency; confidentiality.
50-27-55. Article applicable to prizes of $5,000.00 or more.
Article 3
Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
50-27-70. Legislative findings; definitions.
50-27-71. License fees; issuance of license; display of license; control number; duplicate certificates; application for license or renewal; penalty for noncompliance.
50-27-72. Refund of license.
50-27-73. Refusal to issue or renew license; revocation or suspension; hearing; limitation on issuance of licenses.
50-27-74. Right to notice and hearing; service of notice; establishment of procedures; prohibition on assigning, transferring or selling by master licensee.
50-27-75. Delivery of order refusing application or imposing sanction.
50-27-76. Judicial review of action by corporation or chief executive officer.
50-27-77. Appeal from superior court.
50-27-78. Payment and collection of annual permit fee; permit stickers; treatment of fees; penalty for defacing sticker.
50-27-79. Refund of annual permit fee.
50-27-80. Permit fees for additional machines; penalty fee.
50-27-81. Administration of article.
50-27-82. Criminal violations; investigations; seizure and confiscation of machines; repossession; sealing of machines.
50-27-83. Validity of prior existing obligations to state.
50-27-84. Limitation on percent of monthly gross retail receipts derived from machines; monthly verified reports; issuance of fine or revocation or suspension of license for violations; submission of electronic reports.
50-27-85. Penalties for violations by location owners or operators.
50-27-86. Local government to adopt any combination of a list of ordinance provisions.
50-27-87. Master licenses; requirements and restrictions for licensees.
50-27-87.1. Unfair methods of competition; unfair and deceptive acts.
50-27-88. Establishment of rules and policies; application for license.
50-27-89. Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine Operator Advisory Board; membership; terms; policies and procedures; selection of vendors.
Part 2
CLASS B ACCOUNTING TERMINALS.
50-27-100. Legislative findings.
50-27-101. Class B accounting terminal; communication networks; other procedures and policies.
50-27-102. Role of corporation; implementation and certification; separation of funds and accounting; disputes.
50-27-103. Removal of Class B machines; notification; audits.
50-27-104. Penalties.
Law reviews. - For article, "Prohibitive Failure: The Demise of the Ban on Sports Betting," see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 329 (2019).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Use of funds for home school students. - Georgia Lottery for Education Act, O.C.G.A. Ch. 27, T. 50, does not prohibit the use of lottery funds for scholarships for home school students; however, the HOPE scholarship program rules and regulations exclude such students from eligibility. 1996 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U96-19.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. - State lotteries: actions by ticketholders or other claimants against state or contractor for state, 48 A.L.R.6th 243.
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ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, effective April 13, 1993, designated Code Sections 50-27-1 through 50-27-34 as Article 1 of this chapter.
Ga. L. 1998, p. 1686, § 1 offered a proposal to Article 1, Section II, Paragraph VIII of the Georgia Constitution which was ratified at the 1998 November general election and which appropriated lottery proceeds for educational programs and purposes.
Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Grant descriptions, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Bright from the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Chapter 591-2-1.