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GA Code § 28-5-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 3A - State and Local Government Partnership|§ 28-5-52. Assistance of Other Departments and Agencies in the Preparation of Fiscal Notes for Bills and Joint Resolutions; Required Names and Signatures

 The other departments or agencies of the state government shall assist the department in the preparation of fiscal notes required by this article. Where appropriate, the commissioner shall seek the advice and assistance of local government officials or their representatives. The departments or agencies of state government assisting in the preparation of the fiscal note shall be clearly indicated on the fiscal note along with the signature of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative indicating that the commissioner agrees with the fiscal impact estimated thereon.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, § 6; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.)
GA Code § 28-5-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 3A - State and Local Government Partnership|§ 28-5-53. Revision of Fiscal Note Where Fiscal Effect of Bill or Joint Resolution Changed by Amendment; Waiver of Such Revision; Processing of Revised Fiscal Note

  A fiscal note that is attached to a bill or joint resolution shall be revised by the commissioner at each successive stage of the legislative process in which an amendment is adopted that changes the fiscal effect of the bill or joint resolution, unless this requirement is waived by the President of the Senate, by a majority vote of the Senate, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or by a majority vote of the House of Representatives. A revised fiscal note shall not be required for any amendment which either increases local revenues or decreases mandated expenditures.   The revised fiscal note shall be processed by the commissioner and returned as quickly as possible to the committee or the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate if either the Clerk or the Secretary has the custody of the bill or joint resolution at that time.   Except as otherwise provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section, a waiver of a fiscal note shall be replaced at any time with a fiscal note if an amendment to a bill or joint resolution causes the bill or joint resolution to have an effect upon the revenues or expenditures of local political subdivisions.    (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, §§ 7, 8; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.)
GA Code § 28-5-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 3A - State and Local Government Partnership|§ 28-5-54. Preservation of Copies of Fiscal Notes and Waivers; Availability for Public Inspection; Publication in Journals for Each House of the General Assembly

  A copy of each fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be retained by the commissioner and shall be reasonably available for public inspection for at least three years following its preparation. The fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be published in the journal of each house of the General Assembly.   A fiscal note, upon being filed as provided in this article, shall be open to inspection by the general public as provided by Code Sections 50-18-70 through 50-18-72.    (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, § 9; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying developments in Georgia local government law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).
GA Code § 28-5-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 3A - State and Local Government Partnership|§ 28-5-55. Exemptions From This Article

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5, effective April 21, 1995.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, § 10; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 28.
GA Code § 28-5-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 3A - State and Local Government Partnership|§ 28-5-56. Presumption as to Compliance With This Article

 Nothing in this article shall be construed to require any degree of formality of proof of compliance with any requirement of this article, and any enrolled bill shall be conclusively presumed to have been enacted in compliance with the requirements of this article.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, § 12; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.)
GA Code § 28-5-120 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-120. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993."    (Code 1981, §28-5-120, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability of Act to funds expended from the State Public Transportation Fund.    - The Fair and Open Grants Act, O.C.G.A. § 28-5-120 et seq., does not apply to contracts entered into with private entities, nor to intergovernmental contracts with counties for harbor maintenance; but the Act does apply where funds are disbursed by the department on an unrestricted basis to, or for the benefit of, local governments for public road and other transportation purposes. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-1.   Applicability to HOPE Scholarship and grant.    - It was not the intent of the General Assembly that the Georgia Student Finance Commission comply with the Fair and Open Grants Act, O.C.G.A. § 28-5-120 et seq., in administering the HOPE Scholarship, Hope Grant, and other state scholarship and grant programs. 2002 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2002-2.
GA Code § 28-5-121 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-121. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Grant" means any line item appropriation of funds that will be disbursed for a public purpose of which such amount, purpose, and recipient is not identified in the appropriations Act.For the purposes of this Code section, "grant" shall not include:   Disbursements made pursuant to the Quality Basic Education formula;   Disbursements made pursuant to the board of regents funding formula;   Any grant, by law, which is apportioned entirely by formula;   Common object classes excluding per diem, fees, and contracts;   Disbursements made through the Governor's Emergency Fund; or   Any disbursements made pursuant to an emergency.     "State agency" means any department, agency, bureau, commission, or like unit of organization of state government and any state authority.     (Code 1981, §28-5-121, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, "appropriations Act" was substituted for "Appropriation Act" in the first sentence in paragraph (1).   Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, "appropriations" was substituted for "appropriation" at the end of the first sentence of paragraph (1).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability of O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5.   - O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 does not apply to all expenditures from appropriations for "per diem, fees, and contracts" but only applies to disbursements for "grants" to local governments. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.    The exemption provided by O.C.G.A. § 28-5-121(1)(D) does not apply to grants made to local governments by the Department of Transportation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of public roads within their jurisdiction merely because the funds used by the Department for such grants are appropriated in the "capital outlay" object class. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-1.   Language required to be in appropriations Act.   - A listing in the "Comparative Summary" or "Track Sheet" published by the Legislative Budget Office does not suffice to satisfy the exclusion of grant appropriations which list recipient, amount, and purpose since the "Comparative Summary" is an administrative document only and does not have the force of law or a binding expression of legislative intent and in any event, O.C.G.A. Art. 5, Ch. 5, T. 28 requires that the language be in the appropriations Act and does not mention the "Track Sheet". 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.
GA Code § 28-5-122 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-122. Publication of Description of Grant Program by Agency as Prerequisite to Making Grants

 Before any state agency may make any grant of public funds or of funds otherwise within its power of disposition, the state agency must publish in print or electronically a description of the grant program in the Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia and the Secretary of State shall make such descriptions available for convenient public inspection.The description must contain at least the following:    The name of the grant program;   The citation to the statutory basis for the grant program in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated or other general law of the State of Georgia;   The general scope and purpose of the grant program;   General terms and conditions of the grant;   Eligible recipients of the grant;   The criteria for the award of the grant; and   Directions and deadlines for applying for such grant.     (Code 1981, §28-5-122, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.    - The Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-13-1 et seq., does not apply to O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 requirement of submitting a description of a program to the Secretary of State and, while the Secretary of State must publish the program descriptions in the rules, a state agency has complied sufficiently when it has filed the description with the Secretary. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.   Applicability to federal funds.    - O.C.G.A. § 28-5-122 makes clear that O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 applies to grants from federal funds, with the possible exception, hypothetically, of federal funds granted to the state under terms and conditions which preclude application of that article under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, but where state participation in the federal program is otherwise clearly authorized. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.
GA Code § 28-5-123 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-123. Written Application Demonstrating Eligibility as Prerequisite to Awarding of Grant; Award of Grants to Be Determined Independently by State Agency

  No grant shall be awarded except upon written application which demonstrates in specific terms how the applicant is eligible and satisfies the criteria.All grants shall be disbursed pursuant to grant agreements which state in specific terms the amount and purposes of the grant and the other terms and conditions of the grant.   No grant by the executive branch of state government shall be awarded or disbursed solely upon the recommendation, request, or direction of an officer, member, or employee of the legislative or judicial branch of state government.The award and disbursement of any grant shall be determined independently by the state agency.     (Code 1981, §28-5-123, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Independent determination of eligibility.   - A state agency making grants to local governments must independently exercise its statutory discretion in determining eligible applicants and may not limit eligibility solely on the basis of an administrative document of the General Assembly. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-19.
GA Code § 28-5-124 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-124. State Agencies to Compile Annual List of Grants Awarded and Disbursed in Prior Fiscal Year; Register of Lists to Be Maintained by Secretary of State

 Before December 31 of each calendar year, each state agency shall compile and file with the Secretary of State a list of grants awarded and disbursed in the prior fiscal year, reporting the recipient, grant program by name, specific purpose, and amount.The Secretary of State shall maintain a register of such lists and make them available for convenient public inspection.    (Code 1981, §28-5-124, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)
GA Code § 28-5-125 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-125. Audits of Recipients of Grants

 Any recipient of a grant made by a state agency shall be subject to audit by the state auditor for the purpose of confirming compliance with state law and the performance of the terms of the grant.    (Code 1981, §28-5-125, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)
GA Code § 28-5-126 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-126. Grants in Violation of Article Deemed Void; Effect of Void Grant on Recipient

 Any grant made in violation of this article shall be void.In addition to any other remedy provided by law, no recipient of a void grant shall be eligible for the award or disbursement of any other grant by a state agency until the full amount of the void grant is refunded to the state agency.    (Code 1981, §28-5-126, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)
GA Code § 28-5-127 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Financial Affairs|Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants|§ 28-5-127. Separate Appropriation for Grants in Appropriations Acts; Appropriation to Contain Word "grant."

 Any funding for grants in an appropriations Act by the General Assembly shall be separately appropriated, and the appropriation shall contain the word "grant" in its description of the purpose of the appropriation.All appropriations for grants by a particular state agency shall be listed together under a heading that contains the word "grant" or "grants."    (Code 1981, §28-5-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, " 'grants.' " was substituted for " 'grants'." at the end of this Code section.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability to present appropriations.   - When the current General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993-94 was enacted, O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 requirement that appropriations intended for "grants" be identified as such by use of the word "grant" was not in effect, and that requirement may not be applied to present appropriations. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.   The provision regulating the executive expenditure of appropriations may be applied to expenditures of appropriations which took effect on the same day as O.C.G.A. Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 (the first day of the fiscal year). 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-13.
GA Code § 29-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 29 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardians of Minors|Article 2 - Protection of Minor|§ 29-2-20. Rights of Minor; Impact on Testamentary Capacity

  In every guardianship, the minor has the right to:   A qualified guardian who acts in the best interest of the minor;   A guardian who is reasonably accessible to the minor;   Have his or her property utilized as necessary for his or her support, care, education, health, and welfare; and   Individually or through the minor's representative or legal counsel, bring an action relating to the guardianship.     The appointment of a guardian is not a determination that a minor who is 14 years of age or older lacks testamentary capacity.     (Code 1981, §29-2-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Direction of notice where owner a minor under disability, appointment of guardian ad litem, § 22-2-21.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-7 are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Ward's right to make will.    - The appointment of a guardian for adults who are incapacitated does not destroy the ward's right or ability to make a will. Pope v. Fields, 273 Ga. 6, 536 S.E.2d 740 (2000) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-7).    Cited in Levenson v. Oliver, 202 Ga. App. 157, 413 S.E.2d 501 (1991); Heichelbech v. Evans, 798 F. Supp. 708 (M.D. Ga. 1992).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, § 139.
GA Code § 29-2-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 29 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardians of Minors|Article 2 - Protection of Minor|§ 29-2-23. Conflicts of Interest

 The guardian must disclose promptly any conflict of interest between the guardian and the minor when it arises or becomes known to the guardian and seek the court's determination as to whether the conflict is insubstantial or if it is in the best interest of the minor for the guardian to continue to serve.    (Code 1981, §29-2-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Rights and duties of permanent guardians of juveniles, § 15-11-242.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-2 are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Cited in Twitty v. Akers, 218 Ga. App. 467, 462 S.E.2d 418 (1995); Gary v. Weiner, 233 Ga. App. 284, 503 S.E.2d 898 (1998).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Guardian and Ward, §§ 99 et seq., 205 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 57 C.J.S., Mental Health, § 135 et seq.
GA Code § 29-2-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 29 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardians of Minors|Article 3 - Termination of Guardianship|§ 29-2-30. Circumstances When Guardianship Terminates; Delivery of Property

  The guardianship of a minor shall terminate on the date upon which the earliest of the following occurs: the minor reaches age 18, the minor is adopted, the minor is emancipated, the minor dies, or a court order terminating the guardianship is entered. Proof of adoption, death, or emancipation shall be filed with the court and the court in its discretion may order a hearing.   Within six months prior to the date the minor reaches 18 years of age, the guardian or any other interested person may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian for the minor when that minor becomes an adult, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of this title, to take effect on or after the date the minor reaches 18 years of age.   The death of the minor automatically terminates the guardianship, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 29-2-31.   Upon termination of the guardianship, the guardian shall deliver any money or property to the former minor or, if a guardian or conservator has been appointed for the former minor, to that guardian or conservator or, if the minor is deceased, to the minor's personal representative.     (Code 1981, §29-2-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 805, § 4/SB 534.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Guardian and Ward, §§ 74 et seq., 164 et seq., 214.   C.J.S.   - 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, § 41 et seq. 43 C.J.S., Infants, §§ 437, 438, 439.
GA Code § 29-2-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 29 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardians of Minors|Article 3 - Termination of Guardianship|§ 29-2-31. Petition for Order Dismissing Guardian

  Upon the termination of the guardianship or the resignation of the guardian, the guardian may petition the court for an order dismissing the guardian from office. The petition shall include a final status report to the court which covers the period of time from the latest annual status report filed by the guardian. The final status report shall contain the information required for annual status reports and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of Code Section 29-2-21. Notice shall be published one time in the newspaper in which sheriff's advertisements are published in the county in which the petition is filed and shall state that any objection must be made in writing and shall designate the date on or before which objections must be filed in the court, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of publication. The court shall examine any objections filed.   If no objection is filed or if, upon hearing any objection, the court is satisfied that the order dismissing the guardian from office is appropriate, the court shall enter an order dismissing the guardian from office. Such order shall not bar an action against the guardian.     (Code 1981, §29-2-31, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, § 41 et seq.   ALR.    - Rate of interest chargeable against guardians, executors or administrators, and trustees, 112 A.L.R. 833; 156 A.L.R. 936.   Guardian's liability for interest on ward's funds, 72 A.L.R.2d 757.   Guardian's position as joint tenant of or successor to property in ward's estate as raising conflict of interest, 69 A.L.R.3d 1198.
GA Code § 29-2-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 29 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardians of Minors|Article 4 - Violations by Guardians|§ 29-2-41. Appointment of Successor Guardian

  In the event of the death of a guardian, and upon the petition of an interested person or upon the court's own motion, the court shall appoint a successor guardian. The court shall notify the minor and any guardian ad litem appointed for the minor by personal service. Notice shall be given by first-class mail to the conservator of the minor, if any, to the personal representative of the deceased guardian, if any, and, in the following order of preference, to the following relatives of the minor whose whereabouts are known and who must be persons other than the proposed successor guardian:   The adult siblings of the minor; provided, however, that not more than three adult siblings need be served;   If there is no adult sibling of the minor, the grandparents of the minor; provided, however, that not more than three grandparents need be served; or   If there is no grandparent of the minor, any three of the nearest adult relatives of the minor determined according to Code Section 53-2-1.     After such hearing as the court deems appropriate, the court shall enter an order appointing a successor guardian in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 29-2-51 requiring the personal representative of the deceased guardian to turn over to the successor guardian all property of the minor held by the guardian.     (Code 1981, §29-2-41, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 29/HB 142.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Guardian and Ward, § 85.   C.J.S.   - 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, §§ 48, 49, 281.   ALR.    - Construction and application of statutes authorizing the appointment of trust company as guardian, trustee, or administrator upon application or consent of one acting as such (or as executor), or one entitled to appointment as such, 105 A.L.R. 1199.