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title: Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0273 to HB 516
collection: amendment
id: amendment:2025-2026/hb516/239028
cite_as: HB 516, Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0273
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date: 2026-09-25
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# Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0273 to HB 516
ADOPTED
Senators Setzler of the 37th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Dolezal of the 27th, and Kirkpatrick of
thr 32nd offered the following amendment #2:
Amend HB 516 (LC 44 3172S) by replacing lines 1 through 4 with the following:
To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government,
so as to designate the Attorney General as an applicable elected representative who may
approve issuance of certain private activity bonds; to establish procedures for public notices
and hearings relative to such bonds; to authorize county and regional library boards and
community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings
By renumbering Sections 1 and 2 as Sections 2 and 3, respectively. By adding after line 7
the following:
SECTION 1.
Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended
by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"50-1-14.
The Attorney General is designated as an applicable elected representative, as provided for
in 26 U.S.C. Section 147(f)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code, who may approve the
issuance of one or more private activity bonds to finance or refinance a state charter school
facility after a public hearing following reasonable notice in accordance with 26 U.S.C.
Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state and federal rules. Within
60 days of the Attorney General receiving a written request for a public hearing, he or she
or his or her designee shall hold such hearing, as required by 26 U.S.C. Section 147(f) of
the Internal Revenue Code. Within 30 days of such hearing, the Attorney General shall
approve the issuance of private activity bonds to finance or refinance a state charter school
facility if the applicable charter school is authorized by Article 31A of Chapter 2 of
Title 20 and is an organization described under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and such state charter school facility to be financed or refinanced by such
private activity bonds will be owned or principally used by such state charter school."