Georgia Code, Title 35, Chapter 6a - Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

• § 35-6a-1 - Legislative Intent
  The General Assembly finds that the high incidence of crime in Georgia is detrimental to the general welfare of the state and its citizens...
• § 35-6a-2 - Creation; Assignment to Georgia Bureau of Investigation
  There is established the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of the State of Georgia which is assigned to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for administrative...
• § 35-6a-3 - Membership; Vacancies; Membership Not Bar to Holding Public Office
  (a) The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall consist of 25 members and shall be composed as follows: (1) The chairperson of the Georgia Peace...
• § 35-6a-4 - Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson; Meetings; Minutes and Records; Rules
  The business of the council shall be conducted in the following manner: (1) The council shall annually elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson...
• § 35-6a-5 - Compensation and Expense Allowance for Members
  Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall receive for each day of actual attendance of council meetings a daily expense allowance...
• § 35-6a-6 - Appointment of Director; Power and Duties
  (a) The Governor shall appoint a director of the council who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) The director may contract with...
• § 35-6a-7 - Functions and Authority of Council
  The council is vested with the following functions and authority: (1) To cooperate with and secure cooperation of every department, agency, or instrumentality in...
• § 35-6a-8 - Limitations on Authority of Council
  Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the council shall not exercise any power, undertake any duty, or perform any function assigned...
• § 35-6a-9 - Preparation of Budget Requests; Appropriations; Gifts, Grants, and Donations of Property and Services
  (a) The council shall prepare a budget request in the same manner as any such request would be prepared by a budget unit under...
• § 35-6a-10 - Incentives for Using Federal Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities Initiative; Obligations of Council
  (a) Subject to available funding, the council shall establish a grant or incentive program for the provision of funds to local law enforcement agencies...
• § 35-6a-11 - Advisory Board Created; Membership
  (a) There is established an advisory board to the council which shall consist of at least 15 and not more than 33 members appointed...
• § 35-6a-12 - Role of the Advisory Board
  The advisory board shall: (1) Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties. The advisory...

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