Sen Floor Amend 1 to HB 1396

26 Sen Floor Amend 1 ADOPTED Senators Robertson of the 29th, Tillery of the 19th, Anavitarte of the 31st, and Albers of the 56th offered the following amendment #1: Amend HB 1396 (LC 56 0608) by striking lines 61-62, and replacing with the following: SECTION 3. 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: “50-18-79. (a) If any claim of an unlawful employment practice made against the General Assembly, the House of Representatives, the Senate, or any member, office, or employee thereof, including, but not limited to, a claim of sexual harassment, discriminatory harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, is resolved in whole or in part by a settlement agreement, a memorandum of agreement or understanding, or other similar document, however denominated, such agreement shall be subject to public disclosure with the claimant’s identity redacted. For purposes of this subsection exclusively, the General Assembly shall be an agency. This subsection shall be applied retroactively. (b) Except as provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, nothing in this Code section shall be construed or applied so as to subject the General Assembly to the provisions of Code Sections 50-18-70 through 50-18-78 or Chapter 14 of this title.” SECTION 4. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.