Title 2, Chapter 18, Section 5
( 2-18-5)
There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the
Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board Overview Committee to be
composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate
appointed by the President of the Senate. The members of the
committee shall serve two-year terms concurrent with their terms as
members of the General Assembly. The chairperson of the committee
shall be appointed by the President of the Senate from the
membership of the committee, and the vice chairperson of the
committee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from the
membership of the committee. The chairperson and vice chairperson
shall serve terms of two years concurrent with their terms as
members of the General Assembly. Vacancies in an appointed member's
position or in the offices of chairperson or vice chairperson of the
committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner
as the original appointment. The committee shall periodically
inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Tobacco
Community Development Board, as well as periodically review and
evaluate the success with which the board is accomplishing its
statutory duties and functions as provided in this chapter. The
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
shall invite one or more members of the state's congressional
delegation to sit informally with the committee, with the privilege
to participate in its deliberations and discussions but without
power to vote. |