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title: O.C.G.A. § 28-5-60. Creation; membership; representation of members by deputies or other designated employees.
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# O.C.G.A. § 28-5-60. Creation; membership; representation of members by deputies or other designated employees.

(a) There is created the Claims Advisory Board, hereinafter called the board, to be composed of the Secretary of State, who shall be the chairman, the commissioner of human services, the commissioner of corrections, and the commissioner of transportation. Whenever the board takes any official action authorized under the law or duly promulgated rules and regulations, three of the members shall constitute a quorum; however, any of those individuals named above may be represented by a deputy or other designated employee; and any such action shall be valid if any two of the remaining three individuals are present during such action.

(b) The Claims Advisory Board is assigned to the Secretary of State for administrative purposes only as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3.

## History

Ga. L. 1963, p. 624, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1805; Ga. L. 1979, p. 797, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 155, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-4/HB 228.

## Cross References

Insuring and indemnification of public officers and employees generally, § 45-9-1 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Personal Liability of State Officials Under State and Federal Law,’’ see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 821 (1975). For article discussing sovereign immunity and the state court of claims, see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 152 (1978). For article, ‘‘Tort Claims Against the State: Georgia’s Compensation System,’’ see 32 Ga. L. Rev. 1103 (1998).

For note, ‘‘An Alternative to the Georgia Claims Advisory Board: State Tort Liability,’’ see 2 Ga. L. Rev. 275 (1968).