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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 4. VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION · Article 5. GEORGIA JOINT DEFENSE COMMISSION · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

20-4-121. Duties.

Active

Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. The Georgia Joint Defense Commission shall:

  2. (1)

    Advise the Governor and the General Assembly on issues relating to the military, the defense industry, defense research and technology, military families, and veterans affairs within the state and nationally;#

  3. (2)

    Make recommendations regarding policies and plans to support the long-term viability and development of the defense industry and the military, both active and civilian, in this state;#

  4. (3)

    Develop methods to assist defense-dependent communities in the design and execution of programs that enhance each community’s relationship with military installations and the defense industry;#

  5. (4)

    Serve as a task force to seek advice on and prepare for potential base realignment or closure of military installations in the state;#

  6. (5)

    Develop and implement a plan to navigate potential base realignment or closure of military installations studies and proceedings; and#

  7. (6)

    Produce and distribute a detailed annual report no later than December 1 each year regarding the status of the state’s defense industry, defense research efforts, and military installations, as well as a strategic plan for navigating any potential base realignment or closure of military installations in the state. Such annual reports shall be distributed to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the General Assembly and shall be made publicly available.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 20-4-121, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 349, § 1/SB 395; Ga. L. 2024, p. 394, § 1/SB 398, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “issues relating to the military, the defense industry, defense research and technology, military families, and veterans affairs” for “defense and military issues” in paragraph (1); inserted “defense industry and the” in paragraph (2); substituted “the defense industry” for “defense related business” at the end of paragraph (3); and in paragraph (6), inserted “annual”, substituted “December 1 each year” for “December 1, 2018, and annually thereafter,”, and inserted “defense industry, defense research efforts, and” and “, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,”.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t20-ch3-18-(v17a)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V17A, 2025 edition, pages 436 to 437; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 4560a0cef806.