§ 31-2-20 - (Repealed effective December 31, 2010.) Public Health Commission; members; purpose; authority - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 31-2-20 (2010)
31-2-20. (Repealed effective December 31, 2010.) Public Health Commission; members; purpose; authority

(a) Effective July 1, 2010, there is created the Public Health Commission to be composed of nine members as follows: two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and five members shall be appointed by the Governor. The purpose of the commission shall be to examine whether the interests of this state are best served with the Division of Public Health being a part of the Department of Community Health, an attached agency pursuant to Code Section 50-4-3, an independent agency, or as part of another organizational structure to be determined by the commission. The commission shall have the authority to contract with third parties subject to appropriations by the General Assembly. The commission shall make its recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor by December 1, 2010. The commission shall stand abolished on December 31, 2010.

(b) This Code section shall stand repealed on December 31, 2010.