EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ACT .OF 1972 Act No. 1489 (Senate Bill No; 499) and Act No. 1490 (House Bill No. 1424) 1972 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY .J An Act to provide for the reorganization of functions with- in the Executive Branch of State Government; to define ~ certain terms ; to provide for the structure of the Executive Branch of State Government; to provide the pro- cedure relative to the assignment of an agency to a de- partment for administrative purposes only in the "Execu.. tive Reorganization Plan of 1972"; to provide for the creation of an Electronic Data Processing Printing Com- mittee; to provide for the membership of said committee; to provide for the powers and duties of said committee; to provide for meetings; to provide for the authority to transfer certain printing, duplication, reproduction and copying functions of State agencies to the Department of Administrative Services; to provide for the authority to transfer certain data processing activities to the De- partment of Administrative Services; to provide for exemptions from such transfers; to provide for the con- tinuance of the Employees' Retirement System of Geor- gia as an independent entity; to provide for the con- tinuance of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Re- tirement System of Georgia; to provide for continuance of the office of Director of the Employees' Retirement of Georgia as a classified position; to provide for continu- ance of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as an independent entity; to provide for continuance of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for continuance of the office of Direc- tor of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as a position in the classified service; to provide for continu- ance of the State Personnel Board and the Merit System of Personnel Administration as an independent entity; to provide .for continuance of the office of Merit System Director as a position in the classified service; to provide appropriate references in this Act to the "Executive Re- organization Plan of 1972"; to provide for the rights to property; to provide for compensation to department heads and commissioners ; to provide for the abolish- ment of the Georgia Real Estate Investment Board; to provide for the assignment of the Seed Advisory Com- mittee to the Department of Agriculture for adminis- trative purposes; to provide for the assignment of the To- bacco Advisory Board to the Department of Agriculture 2 ' .l "I I for administrative purposes; to provide for the transfer of certain functions of the State Treasurer to the Comptroller General; to continue th3 Department of Education and its functions; to provide for the assignment of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission to the Department of Naturai Resources for administrative purposes; to authorize the Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to issue orders and permits; to provide for hearings and appeals ; to provide for the crea- tion and membership of a committee to administer per- mits required by the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act; to provide for hearings and appeals; to provide for the creation of a Board of Public Safety; to provide for the membership, method of appointment, and terms of the Board; to provide for the transfer of certain functions of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to the Department of Public Safety; to provide for the assignment of certain functions to the Division of Investigation; to provide for the assignment of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to the Secretary of State for administrative purposes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for severability; to amend an Act authorizing the Governor to effectuate the reorganization of the Executive Branch, approved February 15, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, pp. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: Chapter 1. Section lA. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Executive Reorganization Act of 1972." Section lB. Declaration of Policy and Purpose. (1) The State Constitution contemplates a separation of power within State Government among the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judicial Branches of government. The Legislative Branch determines policies and programs and reviews program performance. The Executive Branch exe- cutes programs and policies adopted by the Legislature and ;. 3 makes policy recommendations to the Legislature. The Judicial Branch determines the constitutional propriety of the policies and programs and adjudicates conflicts arising from the interpretation or application of the laws. (2) Within constitutional limitations and in accordance with the charge of the 1971 General Assembly as expressed in an Act of the Georgia General Assembly approved February 15, 1971 (Act No. 2, Ga. L. 1971, p. 4), the agencies which comprise the Executive Branch should be consolidated into a reasonable number of departments consistent with executive capacity to administer effectively at all levels. The agencies in the Executive Branch should be merged into one of the departments of the Executive Branch established or continued under this Act to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. (3) Structural reorganization should be a continuing process through careful executive and legislative appraisal of the placement of proposed new programs and the coordination of existing programs in response to public needs. It is the public policy of this State and the purpose of this Act to create a structure of, the Executive Branch of State Government which is responsive to the needs of the people of this State and sufficiently flexible to meet changing conditions; to promote economy and efficiency in the operation and management of State Government; to improve services to the citizens of the State; to conserve the human and natural resources of the State; to promote orderly growth of the State and its Government; to strengthen the executive capacity to administer effectively and efficiently at all levels; to encourage greater participation in State Government; to effect the grouping of State agencies into a reasonable number of department:; primarily according to function; to provide that the responsibility within the Executive Branch of State Government for the implementation of programs and policies is clearly fixed and ascertainable; and to eliminate overlapping duplication of effort within the Executive Branch of State Government. (4) It is the intent of this Reorganization Act to simplify the operations of the Executive Branch of State Government and to provide for the orderly transfer of functions 4 . .J of existing agencies to departments provided by this Act, . F I with the least disruption of the delivery of governmental services. (5) It is further the intent of this Reorganization Act not to increase, decrease, or change the statutory powers of any agency existing before the effective date of this Act, unless such intent is specifically expressed herein. Section lC. Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) ."Agency" means any officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency in the Executive Branch of State Government. (2) "Unit" means an internal subdivision of an agency, created by statute or by administrative action, including a division, bureau, section, or department, or an agency assigned to a department for administrative purposes only as provided in Section 105 of this Act. (3) Except when used in connection with the name of an agency existing before the effective date of this Act, "department" means a principal, functional and administrative entity provided for by this Act, within the Executive Branch of State Government and includes its divisions. (4) "Department head" means a director, commission, board, commissioner, or constitutional officer or such other official in charge of a department continued or created by this Act. (5) "Function" means a duty, power, or program exercised by or assigned to an agency, whether or not specifically provided for by law, including budgeted positions and personnel relating to the performance of such function unless otherwise provided by this Act. ; :" (6) "Constitution" means the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, as amended. (7) Unless otherwise required by the context of this Act, the terms "policy" or "policy-making" as used in this 5 Act mean those functions related to establishing the general direction which programs of an agency shall take. (8) Unless otherwise required by the context of this Act, the term "administrative" is used to refer to functions related to the specific implementation of general policies. (9) "Classified service" means a position included in the State Merit System of Personnel Administration subject to the laws, rules and regulations relating to the State Personnel Board and the State Merit System of Personnel Administration. (10) "Plan" means the "Executive Reorganization Plan of 1972" as amended. Section 2. Structure of Executive Branch of State Government. (a) All executive offices, boards, comm1sswns, committees, agencies, departments, bureaus, and instrumentalities of the Executive Branch of State Government, and their respective functions, are allocated by this Act among and within the following departments or offices continued or established by this Act: Governor Lieutenant Governor Department of Administrative Services Department of Agriculture Department of Industry and Trade Comptroller General Department of Defense Department of Education Employees' Retirement System of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Department of Human Resources Department of Labor 6 Department of Law Department of Natural Resources Department of Offender Rehabilitation State Personnel Board and Merit System of Personnel Administration Department of Public Safety Department of Revenue Secretary of State State Scholarship Commission ., Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia Department of Transportation Treasurer Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia State Department of Veterans Service .'1 (b) For its internal structure, each department shall adhere to the foilowing standard terms: (1) the principal unit of a department is a "division". Each division shall be i I headed by a "director" or "deputy" ; provided however that the Safety Fire Division of the Comptroller General's office shall be headed by the State Fire Marshal appointed by the State Fire Commissioner. (2) The principal units of a division is a ".section". Each section shall be headed by a "supervisor". Section 3. Assignment for Administrative PUJrpOSes Only. (a) An agency assigned to a department for administra- I 'j tive purposes only in this Act shall: (1) Exercise its quasi-judicial, rule..making, licensing or policy-making functions independent of the department and .... without approval or control of the department. . (2) Prepare its budget, if any, and submit its budgetary requests, if any, through the department. 7 .. :~ (3) Hire its own personnel, if authorized by this Act, by f the Constitution or by statute, or if the General Assembly provides or authorizes the expenditure of funds therefor. (b) The department to which an agency is assigned for administrative purposes only in this Act shall: (1) Provide record keeping, reporting, and related administrative and clerical functions for the agency. (2) Disseminate for the agency required notices, rules, or orders adopted, amended, or repealed by the agency. (3) Provide staff for the agency subject to the provisions of (a) (3). ., (4) Include in the departmental budget the agency's budgetary request, if any, as a separate part of said budget and exactly as prepared and submitted to the department by the agency. (c) Whenever any Authority is assigned for administra- tive purposes, it means only that the State department through which the Authority deals with the State shall be that department to which the Authority is assigned by this Act. Any Authority created by Georgia law shall retain its separate identity as an instrumentality of the State and a public corporation. The department to which an Authority is assigned is authorized, only with the approval of the :I Authority, to perform for such Authority any or all of the functions set forth in (b) of this Section. Section 4. Electronic Data Processing - Printing Committee Created. (a) There is hereby created within the Department of Administrative Services the Electronic Data ProcessingPrinting Committee. T-he Committee shall consist of the Commissioner of Administrative Services; the Commissioner of Agriculture; the Commissioner of Human Resources; the State Auditor; the Commissioner of Transportation; the Comptroller General; the Revenue Commis- '; sioner; and the State Superintendent of Schools. 8 (b) The Committee shall meet at least monthly at a regular time and place or as often as deemed necessary to effectively and efficiently perform its duties upon the call of the Chairman or ,any three of the members. (c) The Governor shall have the authority to transfer the printing, duplication, reproduction, copying, electronic data processing and electronic computer service functions of any board, department and agency of State Government to the Department of Administrative Services, except that electronic data processing equipment used exclusively for educational or research purposes by any agency under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall not be subject to the provisions of this Act. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall develop all policies necessary to provide electronic data processing .and printing, copying and duplicating services for all boards, departments and agencies of State Government. (d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt a plan on consolidation of printing operations, consisting of no more than eight (8) separate facilities. (e) The employment security agency of the Department of Labor is exempt from the provisions of this Act. (f) The Committee shall hear and decide all appeals from any order of priority of all printing and data processing and shall establish policies to determine the order of priority of all printing and data processing work to be performed by the Department of Administrative Services and shall assure i effective service. In a case of dispute between departments as to the order of priority, the Committee shall have the authority to determine whic}l department shall have prior- ity. A quorum shall consist of four members. .:., ' (g) Except as provided in (e) above, the Governor shall have the authority to transfer the printing, duplication, reproduction and copying electronic data processing and 9 electronic computer service functions of all State agencies to the Department of Administrative Services. This Section shall be implemented by the Governor, and he shall have ~. the authority to implement this Section in whole or in part, in phases or stages, or in any manner or sequence which he may deem appropriate, provided, however, if any depart- ment head objects to any transfer of services, he may appeal to the Committee, and the Committee shall make the final ruling as to whether said transfer of services shall be made or not. Section 5. Employees' Retirement System of GeorgiaContinued. (a) The Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, created by Ga. L. 1949, pp. 138, 142, and its functions, are continued as a public corporation. (b) .The Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia provided for in Ga. L. 1949, pp. 138, 150, as amended, and its functions are continued. (c) The Director of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, who is the Executive Officer of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, and his functions are continued and the position of Director of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall continue to be included in the classified service. Section 6. Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia Continued. (a) The Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia, created by Ga. L. 1943, p. 640, as amended, and its functions, are continued as a public corporation. (b) The Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia provided for in Ga. L. 1943, p. 640, as amended, and its functions, are continued. (c) The Director of the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia, who is Executive Director of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia and his 10 functions are continued and the position of the Director shall continue to be in the classified service. Section 7. State Personnel Board Continued. (a) The State Personnel Board, provided for in Article XIV, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945 and its functions are continued. (b) The Merit System of Personnel Administration pro- vided for in Ga. L. 1943, p. 171, as amended by Ga. L. 1971, p. 45, and its functions are continued. I (c) The Merit System Director, as provided for in Ga. I L. 1943, p. 171, who is the Director of the Merit System ' of Personnel Administration and who is the Executive Of- ficer of the State Personnel Board, and his functions are continued. The position of Director shall continue to be in- cluded in the classified service. Section 8. References. Section 2 of this Act shall be , deemed to be section 104 of the Plan; section 3 of this Act shall be deemed to be section 105 of the Plan; section 4 of this Act replace3 sections 408 and 409 of the Plan; section 5 of this Act is intended by the General Assembly to con- tinue the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia as a separate entity; section 6 of this Act is intended by the General Assembly to continue the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia as a separate entity; section 7 of this Act is intended by the General Assembly to continue the State Personnel Board and the State Merit System of Personnel Administration as a separate entity; and said .I sections as indicated may be cited as so designated. I Section 9. (a) The department which succeeds to all or part of the functions of an agency under this Act also succeeds to the rights to all real and personal property of that agency relating to the functions or parts of functions transferred. The property shall include real property, records, office equipment, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, appropriations, accounts within and without the State Treasury, funds, vehicles, and all other .-. 11 similar property. However, the department or unit may not use property nor may it use or divert monies in a fund, appropriation or an account for any purpose other than provided by law. The Governor shall resolve any conflict as to the proper disposition of personal property and his decision shall be final. The State Properties Control Commission shall resolve any conflict as to the proper disposition of real property. (b) The real property of any agency abolished by this Act, where the functions were not continued or transferred to a department provided for in this Act, shall be transferred to the State Properties Control Commission. (c) The personal property of any agency abolished by this Act, where the functions were not continued or transferred to a department provided for in this Act, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services. Any funds held by any such agency shall revert to the General Fund of the State. (d) This section does not apply to property owned by the federal government or any local governments. Section 10. The heads of departments continued by this Act shall be compensated as presently provided by law. The compensation of the heads of departments created by this Act shall be determined by the General Assembly. Compen- i sation for unclassified positions within any agency created by this Act shall be established by the official in charge of the agency unless otherwise provided by law. Section 11. The Georgia Real Estate Investment Board, created in Ga. L. 1963, p. 34 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 40-28), is abolished. Prior to the effective date of this abolishment, the Board shall refund all escrow deposits retained by the Board to the proper loan applicants. All fund balances remaining after the refunds referred to herein shall be transferred to the General Treasury. Section 12. The Seed Advisory Committee, created by Ga. L. 1956, p. 217 (Ga. Code Ann. section 5-2410), and its 12 functions are continued. The Commission is assigned to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 13. The Tobacco Advisory Board, created by Ga. L. 1955, p. 589 (Ga. Code Ann. section 111-603-605), and its functions are continued. The Board is assigned to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 14. The functions of the State Treasurer relating to deposits by insurers, set forth in Ga. L. 1960, p. 289 (Ga. Code Ann. Chapters 56-3 and 56-11), and functions relating to the ex officio Bond Commissioner, set forth in Ga. L. 1904, p. 145, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Gh. 40-12), are transferred to the Comptroller General as Insurance Commissioner of the State of Georgia. Section 1.5. (a) The State Department of Education, provided for in Article VIII, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution, is continued. The State Superintendent of Schools shall be the administrative officer of the Department. (b) The functions of the Department are continued, except the Vocational Rehabilitation functions transferred to the Department of Human Resources in Chapter 12 of this Act. Section 16. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission, created in Ga. L. 1946, p. 31, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 40-2401 et al), is continued. The Commission is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only as prescribed by section 3 of this Act. 'I Section 17. (a) The Director of the Environmental Pro- tection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shail issue all orders; grant, deny, revoke or amend all per- mits provided for in the laws to be enforced by this Divi- sion. Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any order or action of the Director shall upon petition within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such orders or 13 notice of such action have a right to a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the State Game and Fish Commission. The initial hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (Title 3A), as now or hereafter amended; provided, however, that any administrative review of the initial decision of such hearing officer shall be by five (5) members of the Commission to be selected by the entire Commission. Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action of the Commission shall have the right of judicial review thereof inaccordancewithsubsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of section 20 of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (Title 3A), as now or hereafter amended. Any party to the proceeding may secure a review of the final judgment of the superior court by appeal in the manner and form provided by law for appeals from superior courts to the appellate courts of this State. (b) There is created a committee to be composed of three (3) members. The Commissioner of Natural Resources and the Director of the Division of Environmental Protec- tion shall be members of this committee. The third member of the committee shall be selected by the State Game and Fish Commission. The committee shall issue all orders ; grant, deny, revoke or amend permits required pursuant to the functions transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in the Plan that are required by the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, Ga. L. 1970, p. 939 (Ga. Code Ann. section 45-136 et al). Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any order or action of the committee shall upon petition within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such orders or notice of such action have a right to a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the Commis- sion. The initial hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (Title 3A), as now or here- ~:. after amended; provided, however, that any administrative review of the initial decision of such hearing shall be by five (5) members to be selected by the entire Commission. Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies 14 available before the Commission and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final order or action of the Com- mission is entitled to a judicial review under the Act. In this connection, all proceedings for judicial review shall be conducted pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Pro- cedure Act (Title 3A), as now or hereafter amended. Any party to the proceeding may secure a review of the final judgment of the superior court by appeal in the manner and ' . , form provided by law for appeals from the superior courts 1 to the appellate courts of this State. Section 18. There is created a Board of Public Safety which shall establish the general policy to be followed by the Department of Public Safety. The Board shall consist of nine members. (a) The following three members serve ex officio: the Governor, who shall be Chairman of the Board; the Attorney General; and the official in charge of the Department of Corrections. (b) Three members shall be selected as follows: (1) a representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate from the mem- bership of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association; the first .I representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1975, each subsequent term being three years; (2) a representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate from the mem.bership of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police; the first representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1974, each subsequent term being three years; (3) a representative appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate from the membership of the District Attorneys' Association of Georgia; the first representative shall serve an initial term ending on January 20, 1973, each subsequent term being three years. (c) Within thirty days after its first meeting the Board 15 .I by majority vote shall app.:::Jint three members from the State at large; no person so appointed shall be an officer or employee of any State or local governmental entity at the time of his appointment to or during his membership on the Board. The Board shall designate the initial terms of the three at-large members for two, three, and four years, respectively. Thereafter, all terms of all successors shall be four years. Any vacancy in the at-large membership shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired term. Appointments made pursuant to subsection (b) at times when the Senate is not in session shall be effective ad interim. Section 19. The functions of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy relating to investigation of alleged violations pertaining to drugs under Ga. L. 1967, pp. 296, 304, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 79A-208 (f) et seq.), except as related to or in connection with, persons or firms licensed by tfle Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, or otherwise authorized by Georgia laws to manufacture, sell, distribute, dispense or possess drugs, medicines, poisons, cosmetics or devices, or as related to misbranded or counterfeit drugs, are transferred to the Department of Public Safety. Section 20. The criminal investigative functions transferred to the Department of Public Safety by section 19 of this Act are assigned to the Division of Investigation. Section 21. The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, created in Ga. L. 1967, pp. 296, 302 (Ga. Code Ann. section 79A-201), and its functions, except those functions transferred in Chapter 16 of this Act, are continued. The Board is assigned to the Secretary of State for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 22. The functions relating to deposits by insurers and functions of the ex officio Bond Commissioner are transferred to the Comptroller General in section 14 of this Act. Section 23. Section 9 of this Act shall be deemed to be 16 section 111 of the Plan; section 10 shall be deemed to be section 116 of the Plan; section 11 shall be deemed to be section 430 of the Plan; section 12 shall be deemed to be section 503 of the Plan; section 13 shall be deemed to be section 510 of the Plan; section 14 shall be deemed to be section 802 of the Plan; section 15 shall be deemed to be section 1001 of the Plan; section 16 shallbe deemed to be section 1509 of the Plan ; section 17 shall be deemed to be section 1540 of the Plan ; section 18 shall be deemed to be section 1602 of the Plan ; section 19 shall be deemed to be section 1606 of the Plan; section 20 shall be deemed to be section 1612.4 of the Plan; section 21 shall be deemed to be section 1905 of the Plan; section 22 shall be deemed to be section 2202 of the Plan; and :said sections and Chapters I may be cited as so designated. .,I Section 24. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without his approval. Section 25. In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Act, which shall remain of full force and effect, as if the section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part hereof. The General Assembly hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this Act if it had known that such part or parts hereof would be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 26. An Act authorizing the Governor to effectuate the reorganization of the Executive Branch, approved February 15, 1971 (Ga. Laws 1971, p. 4), is hereby amended as follows: (a) By striking section 21n its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section 2 to read as follows: ,.,; "Section 2. The Governor, as Chief of the Executive Branch of State Government and responsible for its eco- 17 nomic and efficient fiscal management, is hereby charged and authorized, acting within and subject to constitutional limitations and the provisions of this Act, to propose the reorganization of any agencies." (b) By striking section 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section 4 to read as follows: "Section 4. Whenever the Governor makes a proposal for reorganization a bill shall be prepared containing his recommendations for reorganization. The Governor shall cause such bill to be introduced into the General Assembly and such bill shall receive the same number of readings and be subject to the same procedure as required by the Constitution and laws of this State for the passage of any other bill. No reorganization or part thereof proposed by the Governor shall become effective until such bill as introduced or as changed by the General Assembly becomes law." Section 27. Prior Right of Department Head to Agencies and Records. In order that a department head appointed or holding office pursuant to this Act might fonnulate and effectuate plans for the internal organization and the fiscal and personnel administration of the agency which he will administer, each such department head shall, after approval of this Act and, where applicable, after his appointment, have full access to all agencies or units (including records) whose functions will be placed within his department by this Act. Section 28. Creation of Advisory Councils. A department head or the Governor may create advisory councils. Any other official or agency of the Executive Branch of State Government may also create advisory councils, but only if federal laws or regulations require that such official or agency create the advisory council as a condition to the receipt of federal funds. Advisory councils may be created only for the purpose of acting in an advisory capacity. Uriless otherwise provided by law, any such advisory council shall have a definite termination date in the instrument creating it, such date not to extend beyond the term of the Governor holding office at the time of the creation of such council. 18 - Section 29. Agencies Abolished with Multiple Transfers. If any agency is abolished before all of its functions have been transferred to other departments as provided by this Act, the department created in the Chapter of this Act under which the agency is abolished shall succeed to the remaining functions. Section 30. Agencies Abolished. Any agency all of whose functions are transferred to another agency or agencies as provided in this Act is abolished as a separate agency. Section 31. Rights of State Personnel. Unless otherwise provided in this Act, each State officer or employee affected by the reorganization of the Executive Branch of State Government under this Act shall be entitled to all rights which he :Possessed as a State officer or employee before the effective date of the applicable provision of this Act, including all rights of rank or grade, rights to vacation, sick pay and leave, rights under any retirement or personnel plan, and any other rights under any law or administrative policy. This section is not intended to create any new rights for any State officer or employee, but to continue only those rights in effect before the effective date of the applicable provision of this Act. Section 32. Rules, Regulations, and Orders. The depart- .. , .) ment which succeeds to all or part of the functions of an I ' agency under this Act other than an agency assigned to the department for administrative purposes, also succeeds to the rules, regulations, and orders of that agency and the power of that agency to make rules and regulations relating to the functions or parts of functions transferred. The rules, regulations, and orders of any agency in effect before the effective date of the provisions of this Act affecting the agency remain in effect until amended, repealed, super- seded or nullified by proper authority or as otherwise pro- vided by law. Section 33. Legal Proceedings. This Act shall not affect the validity of any judicial or administrative proceeding pending or which could have been commenced before the effective date of the app}icabl.e provisions of this Act, and 19 the department which succeeds to the functions of an agency relating to the proceeding shall be substituted as part at interest. Section 34. Rights and Duties Under Existing Transactions. The rights, privileges, and duties of the holders of bonds and other obligations issued, and of the parties to contracts, leases, indentures, and other transactions entered into, before the effective date of the applicable provision of this Act, by the State or by any agency, officer, or employee thereof, and covenants and agreements as set forth therein, remain in effect and none of these rights, privileges, duties, covenants, or agreements is impaired or diminished by reason of the transfer of the functions of an agency or the abolition of an agency in this Act. The Department which succeeds to the functions of an agency is substituted for that agency and succeeds to its rights and duties under the provision of those bonds, contracts, leases, indentures, and other transactions. Section 35. References. Unless inconsistent with this Act, whenever an agency existing before the effective date of the provision of this Act affecting that agency is referred to by any law, contract, or other document, that reference applies to the department to which the respective functions are transferred by this Act. Section 36. Agencies-Continuation. Any existing agency not provided for in this Act but established or created by the General Assembly shall continue to exercise all of its functions. Section 37. Federal Aid. Whenever any agency or function is transferred, the resulting agency performing the transferred function shall be construed as a continuation of the original agency for the purpose of federal aid, and may continue to receive any ~uch funds to carry out or perform such functions. Chapter 2. Governor Section 201. The Governor-Continued. The Governor, provided for in Article V, Section I, Paragraph I of the 20 '_, I Constitution, and his functions, and the functions of his office, are continued except those functions relating to the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs and the Budget Bureau which are transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget, the Department of Industry and Trade, and the Department of Human Resources in Chapter 2, 7, and 12, respectively, of this Act, the State Library which is transferred to the Department of Law in Chapter 14, and the Division of Conservation and the Commissioner of Conservation which are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in Chapter 15 of this Act. r Section 202. Office of Planning and Budget - Created. I '! There is created in the office of the Governor an office of I' Planning and Budget. This Office shall have a Director whose title shall be Director of the Office of Planning and Budget. The Director shall be responsible for management of the Office and exercise supervision and control ov er the Office. The Director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Section 203. State Planning and C()mmunity Affairs Policy Board- Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the State Planning and Community Affairs Policy Board, created in Ga. L. 1970, p. 321 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 40-2009), are transferred as provided in section 205 of this Act. Section 204. State Planning and Community Affairs Officer - Functions Transferred. All the functions of the State Planning and Community Affairs Officer, created in Ga. L. 1970, p. 321 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 40-2909), are trans- ferred to the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget r created in this Chapter. Unless inconsistent with this Act, i any reference in Georgia laws to the State Planning and i Community Affairs Officer means the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget. Section 205. Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs-Functions Transferred. (a) All of the functions of the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs, set forth in Ga. L. 1967, p. 252 (Act No. 123), sections 5 and 6 are transferred to the Department of Industry and Trade. All other functions of the Bureau of State Planning 21 and Community Affairs, set forth in Ga. L. 1967, p. 252, are '.. transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget unless otherwise inconsistent with this Act. (b) All functions of the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs, set forth in Ga. L. 1970, pp. 321-332 (Act No. 1066), sections 4(f), 6, 8(b), 9, 10(a) and 10(c) are transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget. All functions set forth in sections 2, 3 (b) , 3 (c), 4 (a), 4 (b), 4(c), 4(e) and 7 of Ga. L. 1970, pp. 321-332 are abolished. All other functions, set forth in Ga. L. 1970, pp. 321-332, except those provided in section 10 (e), transferred to the Department of Human Resources in section 1214 of this Act, and sections 3 (a), 11, and 12, are transferred to the Department of Industry and Trade. The functions set forth in section 3 (a), 11, and 12 of said statute are transferred to the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade. Section 206. Budget Bureau - Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Budget Bureau and the State Budget Officer established in the office of the Governor, Ga. L. 1962, p. 17, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 40-401 et seq.), are transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, respectively. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Budget Bureau and the State Budget Officer means the Office of Planning and Budget and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, respectively. Section 207. Georgia Commission on the Arts - Trans- ferred. All of the functions of the Georgia COmmission on the Arts, created in Ga. L. 1968, p. 1235 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 40-26), are transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget. The Governor shall appoint such advisory councils .. l on the Arts as he deems necessary and appropriate. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Georgia Commission on the Arts means the Office of Planning and Budget created in this Chapter. Section 208. Georgia Sdence and Technology Commission - Transferred. All of the functions of the Georgia 22 Science and Technology Commission, created in Ga. L. 1964, p. 717, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 43-100 et al), are transferred to the Office of Planning and Budget. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Georgia Science and Technology Commission means the Office of Planning and Budget created in this Chapter. Section 209. Institute for Research in Bio-TechnologyAbolished. The Institute for Research in Bio-Technology, created in Ga. L. 1969, p. 987 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 43-1008), and its functions are abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Chapter 3. Lieutenant Governor Section 301. The Lieutenant Governor - Continued. The Lieutenant Governor, provided for in Article V, Section I, Paragraph VII of the Constitution, and his functions are continued. . Chapter 4. Department of Administrative Services Section 401. Department of Administrative Services C"reated; Head. There is created a Department of Administrative Services. The department head is the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Section 402. Sup,ervisor of Purchases-Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the office of Supervisor of Purchases and the Supervisor of Purchases, created by Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 40-19), are transferred to the Department. Section 403. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to_the Office of the Supervisor of Purchases or the Supervisor of Purchases means the De- :.. partment of Administrative Services. Section 404. State Communications Committee- Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the State Com- 23 . . munications Committee, created by Ga. L. 1969, p. 616, are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Communications Committee means the Department of Administrative Services. Section 405. Advisory Council on Georgia Government Documents - Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Advisory Council on Georgia Government Documents, created by Ga. L. 1971, p. 216, are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Advisory Council on Georgia Government Documents means the Department of Administrative Services. Section 406. Highway Department - Functions Transferred. The self-insurance workmen's compensation functions of the State Highway Department of Georgia, provided for in Ga. L. 1969, p. 234 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 89-926), are transferred to the Department. Section 407. Additional Functions Transferred. The Governor shall have the authority to transfer the electronic data processing and electronic computer service functions of all State agencies to the Department. This Section shall be implemented by Executive Order of the Governor, and he shall have the authority to implement this Section in whole or in part, in phases or stages, or in any manner or sequence which he may deem appropriate. In making any such transfer, the Governor shall consult with the head of the department affected and shall insure that such transfer shall not interrupt such department's services. Section 408. State Treasurer - Functions Transferred. The functions of the State Treasurer and the Treasury De- I -'I partment relating to payment of salaries and expenses to I judges, provided for in Ga. L. 1945, p. 1199, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 24-2606.1), Ga. L. 1969, p. 113 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 24-2606.2), and district attorneys, provided for in Ga. L. 1966, p. 438, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. see. 24-2904.1), Ga. L. 1968, p. 992, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 24-2922, et al), are transferred to the Department. ,:, " Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia 24 laws to the State Treasurer or the Treasury Department relating to the functions transferred to the Department in this section means the Department of Administrative Services. Section 408A. There is created within the Department of Administrative Services a Fiscal Division. The Director of the Fiscal Division shall be appointed by the State Depository Board. The position of Director of the Fiscal Division shall be included in the classified service. j .I Section 408B. The functions of the State Treasurer and the Treasury Department, except the functions provided for in Article VII, Section III, Paragraph IX of the Constitution relating to the State Sinking Fund, and except as other- wise provided in this Act, are transferred to the Fiscal Division of the Department of Administrative Services. Any reference in Georgia laws to the State Treasurer or the Treasury Department relating to the functions trans- ferred to the Fiscal Division of the Department 9f Adminis- trative Services in this Section means the Fiscal Division created in section 408A of this Act. Section 409. Secretary of State-Functions Transferred. The functions of the Secretary of State, provided for in Ga. L. 1970, p. 672 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 91-4A), relating to the inventory of real property and requirements relating to the acquisition or disposition of real property, except the function of filing and retaining conveyances and plats, are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Secretary of State relating to the functions transferred to the Department in this Section means the Department of Administrative Services. 'J ! Section 410. State Properties Control Commission - Continued; Assigned. The -State Properties Control Com- mission, created by Ga. L. 1964, p. 146, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 91-1A), and its functions are continued. The State Properties Control Commission is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 105 of this Act. 25 Section 411. State Properties Acquisition CommissionFunctions Transferred. All of the functions of the State Properties Acquisition Commission, created by Ga. L. 1965, p. 396 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 36-1A), are transferred to the State Properties Control Commission. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Properties Acquisition Commission means the State Properties Control Commission. Section 412. Mineral Leasing Commission - Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Mineral Leasing Commission, created by Ga. L. 1945, p. 352, ' as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 91-118), are transferred to the State Properties Control Commission. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Mineral Leasing Commission means the State Properties Control Commission. .' .:' -.-.,~. Section 413. State Depository Board - Continued; Assigned. The State Depository Board, created by Ga. L. 1949, p. 13, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 100-1), and its func- tions are continued. The Board is assigned to the Depart- ment for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 414. Georgia Education Authority (University) -Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Education Authority (University), created by Ga. L. 1949, p. 1009, as amended i (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 32-1A), and its functions are con- .I tinued. The Authority is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 415. Georgia Education Authority (Schools) - I Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Education Authority I (Schools), created by Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, as amended (Ga. Code. Ann. Ch. 32-14A) ,_and its functions are continued. The Authority is assigned to the Department for adminis- .-:, trative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 416. Georgia Building Authority - Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Building Authority, created by Ga. 26 L. 1951, p. .699, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 91-5A), and its functions are continued, The Authority is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 417. Georgia Building Authority (Hospital) Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Building Authority (Hospital), created by Ga. L. 1939, p. 144, as amended (Ga. Code Ami. Ch. 99-14), and its functions are continued. The Authority is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 418. Georgia Building Authority (Markets) Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Building Authority (Markets), created by Ga. L. 1955, p. 224, as amended (Ga. Code Ann.. Ch. 65-3), and its functions are continued. The Authority is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 419. Georgia Building Authority (Penal) Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Building Authorit y (Penal), created by Ga. L. 1960, p. 892, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 77-10), and its functions are continued. The Authority is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 420. Bond Indebtedness. Nothing in this Act shall affect in any way the obligations of any Authorities with respect to their bond _ndeb 2dness. Section 421. Refunding Bond Commission - Abolished. The Refunding Bond Commission, created by Ga. L. 1947, p. 504 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 87-5A), is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Chapter 5. Department of Agriculture :.rI Section 501. Department a.f Agriculture - Continued; Head. The Department of Agriculture, crea ted by Ga. L. 1874, p. 5, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 5-101), and its functions are continued. The department head is the Commissioner of Agriculture. 27 Section 502. Livestock and Poultry Disease Control Board - Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Livestock and Poultry Disease Control Board, created by Ga. L. 1956, p. 247, as amended, (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 62-18), are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Livestock and Poultry Disease Control Board means the Department of Agriculture. Section 503. Department of Public Health - Functions Transferred. The functions of the Department of Public Health relating to articles of bedding, provided for by Ga. L. 1964, pp. 499, 552, et al, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 88-8), are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the functions transferred to the Department of this section means the Department of Agriculture. Section 504. Department of Revenue--Functions Transferred. The motor fuel testing and pump calibration functions of the Department of Revenue, provided for in Ga. L. 1927, p. 279, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 73-220), are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the functions transferred to the Department in this section means the Department of Agriculture. Section 505. State Oil Chemist-Functions Transferred. The State Oil Chemist, provided for in Ga. L. 1927, p. 279, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 73-2), and his functions are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the positions and functions transferred to the Department in this section means the Department of Agriculture. Section 506. Department of Revenue--Functions Transferred. The Inspectors of the Department of Agriculture, in the regular course of their duties, shall verify that each facility they inspect has-proper State licenses for the sale of cigarettes, malt beverages, and wine. Should any facility not have such State Licenses as required by law, the Commissioner of Revenue shall be notified of such fact immediately so that he can take such action as required by law. 28 l I Section 507. Department of Public Health - Functions Transferred. The functions of the Department of Public Health relating to regulation of canning factories and shucking plants, provided for in Ga. L. 1955, p. 483 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 45-931), are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the functions transferred to the Department in this section means the Department of Agriculture. Section 508. Georgia Seed Development Commission Continued; Assigned. The Georgia Seed Development Commission, created by Ga. L. 1959, p. 83 (Ga. Code Ann. Gh. 5-27), is continued. The Commission is assigned to the Department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 509. Georgia Milk Commission- Abolished. The Georgia Milk Commission, created by Ga. L. 1937, p. 247, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 42-525), is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 510. Commission on State Institutional Farms Abolished. The Commission on State Institutional Farms, created by Ga. L. 1966, p. 734 (Ga . Code Ann. sect ion 5-2803) , is hereby abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. .1 l Chapter 6. Department of Audits and Accounts Section 601. Department of Audits and Accounts and State Auditor- Continued. The Department of Audits and Accounts and the State Auditor created by Ga. L. 1923, Ex. Sess., p. 7, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 40-18), and their functions are continued. .' Section 602. Board of Equalization - Abolished. The ., .i Board of Equalization, created by Ga. L. 1970, pp. 542, 548 (Ga. Code Ann. section 92-7013), and its functions are abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Chapter 7. Department of Industry and Trade of Section 701. Department Industry and Trade- Con- 29 tinued. The Department of Industry and Trade, created in Article V, Section X, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and its functions are continued, except those functions related to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority transferred to the Department of Transportation in section 2006 of this Act, and those functions related to aviation transferred to the Department of Transportation in section 2005 of this Act. The Director shall be the executive officer and administrative head as prescribed by the Constitution. _.,, Section 702. Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade - Continued. The Board of Commis- sioners of the Department of Industry and Trade, created in Article V, Section X, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and its functions are continued except those functions transferred in sections 2005 and 2006 of this Act, and those functions added in section 205 of this Act. Section 703. Division of Community Affairs - Creation. There fs created a Division of Community Affairs in the Department of Industry and Trade. There shall be a Director of this Division. The Director shall exercise supervision and control over all employees of the Division. The Director of the Division of Community Affairs shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade. Section 704. Division of Community Affairs - Fun.ctions Transferred. All of the functions transferred from the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs by this Act in Chapter 2 to the Department of Industry and Trade are assigned to the Division of Community Affairs. Section 705. Other Functions Transferred. The functions of the Ocean Science Center of the Atlantic Commission, provided for in Ga. L. 1967, p. 12, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 43-1301, et al), to promote participation in and arrange for the location of research and industrial activities are transferred to the Department of Industry and Trade. Chapter 8. Comptroller General Section 801. Comptroller General - Continued. The 30 l I Comptroller General of Georgia, provided for in Article V, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and his functions are continued. Chapter 9. Department of Defense Section 901. Department of Defense - Continued. The Department of Defense, created in Ga. L . 1955, pp. 10, 23 (Ga. Code Ann. section 86-201), its present organization and its functions are continued. Section 902. Adjutant General - Continued. The Adjutant General shall continue to be the department head and shall continue to exercise all his functions as prescribed 'by law. Chapter 10. Department of Education Section 1001. State Board of Education - Continued. The State Board of Education, provided for in Article VIII, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and its functions are continued. Section 1002. State Superintendent of Schools - Continued. The State Superintendent of Schools, provided for in Article VIII, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and his functions are continued. Section 1003. State Treasurer- Functions Transferred. The functions of the State Treasurer and the Treasury Department relating to distribution of State funds under the Minimum Foundation Program of Education Act, provided for in Ga. L. 1964, p. 3 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 32-647), are transferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Trea- surer or the Treasury Department relating to the functions transferred to the Department in this section means the State Department of Education. Section 1004. Industry Services Advisory CommitteeFunctions Transferred. All of the functions of the Industry Services Advisory Committee, created by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1138 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 32-36), are transferred to the De- 31 partment. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Industry Services Advisory Commit- -. .;. tee means the State Department of Education. ::,: 1 ! Section 1005. Fernbank Science Center Committee Abolished. The Fernbank Science Center Committee, created by Ga. L. 1970, p. 747, is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Chapter 11. Department of Banking and Finance Section 1101. Department of Banking and Finance Created. There is created a Department of Banking and Finance. The department head is a Commissioner who shall exercise supervision and control over all divisions and employees of the Department of Banking and Finance. Section 1102. Commissioner - Term of Office. The ,_,., Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor for a four-yea.r term. The initial term of the Commissioner shall terminate on January 20, 1976. Each succeeding term of office shall be for four years commencing on the expiration date of the previous term. Section 1103. Department of Banking and Superintendent of Banks - Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Department of Banking, and the position of Superintendent of Banks, created in Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 13-301, et al), including the regulation of credit unions, are transferred to the Department of Banking and Finance. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Department of Banking or the Superintendent of Banks means the Department of Banking and Finance. Section 1104. Regulation of State Building and Loan As- sociations - Functions Transferred. All functions of the Secretary of State relating to State building and loan assoc- iations, Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 307, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 16-401, et al), or any other functions re- ,. lated to the regulation of State building and loan associa- ' ~ tions or State savings and loan associations are transferred 32 to the Department of Banking and Finance. The Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Finance is hereby designated the Georgia Building and Loan Commissioner. Section 1105. Functions Retained. Nothing in this Act shall divest the Secretary of State of any existing functions related to the chartering or liquidation of any bank, credit union, State building and loan association, State savings and loan association, or corporation. Chapter 12. Department of Human Resources Section 1201. Department of Human Resources- Created. There is created the position of Commissioner of Human Resources. The Commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer and be both appointed and removed by the Board of Human Resources subject to the approval of the Governor. Subject to the general policy established by the Board, the Commissioner shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions vested in the Department by this Act. * Section 1203. State Department of Family and Children Services - Functions Transferred to Department. All of the functions of the State Department of Family and Chil- dren Services, created in Ga . L . 1937, p. 355, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-103), and of its units, except those functions transferred in section 2302 of this Act, are trans- .I ferred to the Department. Unless inconsistent with this I I Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Department : 1 of Family and Children Services means the Department of Human Resources. Section 1204. State Board for Children and Youth-Func- tions Transferred. All of the functions of the State Board I I for Children and Youth, created in Ga. L. 1963, p. 81 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-204(a)), except for the policy- making functions transferred to the Board of Human Re- ,_; sources in section 1215 of this Act, are transferred to the *Compiler's Note: The original bill does not contain Section 1202. 33 Department. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Board for Children and Youth, except references to its policy-making functions, means the Department of Human Resources. Section 1205. Additional Functions Transferred. The functions with respect to the Division for Georgia Water Quality Control and the State Water Quality Control Board, created in Ga. L. 1964, p. 416, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 17-504), are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in section 1517 of this Act. Section 1206. Additional Functions Transferred. The I functions with respect to Air Quality Control, contained in Ga. L. 1967, p. 581, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 88-901), are transferred to the Department of Natural Re- sources in section 1529 of this Act. Section 1207. Additional Functions Transferred. The functions with respect to Water Supply Quality Control, contained in Ga. L. 1964, p. 499 (Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 88-26), are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in section 1530 of this Act. Section 1208. Additional Functions Transferred. The functions with respect to oyster bed inspection, contained in Ga. L. 1955, pp. 483, 540 (Ga. Code Ann., sec. 45-92.6), are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in section 1528 of this Act. Section 1209. Additional Functions Transferred. The I functions of the Department of Public Health with respect I to solid waste management are transferred to the Depart- ment of Natural Resources in section 1531 of this Act. Section 1210. Additional Functions Transferred. The functions with respect to regulation of articles of bedding, contained in Ga. L. 1964, pp. 499, 552, et al, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 88-801, et seq.), are transferred to the Department Of Agriculture in section 503 of this Act. Section 1211. Additional Functions Transferred. The .. .:: 34 functions with respect to regulation of canning factories and shucking plants, contained in Ga. L. 1955, pp. 483, 542 (Section 114) (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 45-931), are transferred to the Department of Agriculture in section 507 of this Act. Section 1212. Division of Vocational RehabilitationFunctions Transferred. All of the functions of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, established in the State Board of Education by Ga. L. 1951, p. 516, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 32-2302), are transferred to the Department of Human Resources. The official of the Department of Human Resources who is charged with the administration of the functions transferred to the Department in this section shall be included in the classified service. He shall possess those qualifications currently provided by law with respect to the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation means the Department of Human Resources. Section 1213. State Commission on Aging-Functions Transferred to Department. All of the functions of the State Commission on Aging, created in Ga. L. 1962, p. 604 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-2602), except the policy-making functions transferred to the Board of Human ResourceR in section 1217 of this Act, are transferred to the Department of Human Resources. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Commission on Aging means the Department of Human Resources. Section 1214. Additional Functions Transferred to Department. The functions of the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs with respect to housing, contained in Ga. L. 1970, pp. 321, 327, section 10(e) (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 40-2916(c)), are transferred to the Department of Human Resources. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs with respect to its housing functions means the Department of Human Resources. Section 1215. State Board for Children and YouthFunctions Transferred to Board. The policy-making func- 35 tions of the State Board for Children and Youth, contained in Ga. L. 1963, p. 81 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-206(a)) are transferred to the Board of Human Resources. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Board for Children and Youth with respect to its policymaking functions means the Board of Human Resources. Section 1216. State Board of Education-Functions Transferred to Board. The policy-making functions of the State Board of Education and its executive officer pertaining to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, contained in Ga. L. 1951, p. 516, et seq., as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 32-2302, et seq.), are transferred to the Board of Human Resources. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the State Board of Education or to the same body designated as the State Board of Vocational Education pertaining to policy-making functions with respect to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation means the Board of Human Resources. Section 1217. Commission on Aging-Functions Transferred to Board. The policy-making functions of the Commission on Aging, created in Ga. L. 1962, p. 604 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-2602), are transferred to the Board of Human Resources. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia laws to the Commission on Aging pertaining to its policy-making functions means the Board of Human Resources. Section 1218. Commission on the Status of WomenContinued; Assigned. The Commission on the Status of Women, created in Ga. L. 1966, p. 605, is continued, and the Commission is assigned to the Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 1219. Council _on Aging-Creation. There is hereby created a Council on Aging within the Department. Section 1220. Georgia Factory for the Blind-Continued; Transferred. The Georgia Factory for the Blind, created in Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 36 99-801), is continued and is transferred to the Department _.. of Human Resources created in this Chapter. Section 1221. Additional Functions Transferred. All of the functions of the Radiation Control Council, created in Ga. L. 1964, pp. 499, 568, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 88-1305), are transferred to the Department of Human Resources. Section 1222. State Board of Family and Children Serv- ices--Abolished. The State Board of Family and Children Services, provided for in Ga. Laws 1937, p. 355, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 99-104-106), is abolished and said .. I ' .I Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 1223. Food Service Advisory Council-Abolished. The Food Service Advisory Council, created in Ga. L. 1964, pp. 499, 560, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 88-1005), is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 1224. Georgia Youth Council-Abolished. The Georgia Youth Council, created in Ga. L. 1966, p. 601 is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. -:' Chapter 13. Department of Labor I .i Section 1301. Department of Labor-Continued. The Department of Labor, created by Ga. L. 1937, p. 230 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 54-102), and its functions are continued. The Commissioner of Labor, provided for in Article V, Sec- tion II, Paragraph I of the Constitution, shall continue to be the department head and exercise those functions as- signed to him by law. Section 1302. State Board of Workmen's CompensationContinued. The State Boar. Section 2103. Functions Transferred. The functions re- 52 lating to the distribution of State funds under the Minimum ,.. ~r Foundation Program of Education Act are transferred to the Department of Education in section 1003 of this Act. Section 2104. Functions Transferred. Certain functions are transferred to the Fiscal Division of the Department of Administrative Services in section 408B of this Act. Chapter 22. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Section 2201. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia-Continued. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, provided for in Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution, and its functions are continued. Section 2202. Regents of the Univerrsity System of Georgia-Continued. The Regents. of the University System of Georgia, created by Ga. L. 1931, p. 7 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 32-101), and its functions are continued. Section 2203. Ocean Science Center of the Atlantic Com- mission-Functions Transferred. The functions of the Ocean Science Center of the Atlantic Commission, provided for in Ga. L. 1967, p. 12, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 43-1301), to establish and cause to be operated one or more marine resources extension center and the Oceanographic Research Center are transferred to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia Laws to the Ocean Sci- .: ence Center of the Atlantic Commission relating to the func- I tions transferred to the Board of Regents of the University .J I System in this section means the Board of Regents of the I University System of Georgia. Section 2204. Functions Transferred. All of the functions of .the Georgia Agrirama and the Georgia Agrirama Board of Governors, created by Ga. L. 1970, p. 568 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 32-301a-304a), are transferred to the Board of Regents. Section 2205; State Medical Education Board-Con- 53 tinued; Assigned. The State Medical Education Board, :~. creatE-d in Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II of the Con- o; : stitution, and its functions are continued. The Board is ~ assigned to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 3 of this Act. Section 2206. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Scholarships Continued; Assigned. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Scholarships, provided for in Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution, are continued and shall continue to be administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Chapter 23. State Department of Veterans Service Section 2301. State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board Continued. The State Department of Veterans Service and the Veterans Service Board, created by Article V, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution and their functions are continued. The Veterans Service Board shall have such control, duties, powers, and jurisdiction of the State Department of Veterans Service as shall be provided by law. The Board shall appoint a Director who shall be the executive officer of the Department. Members shall continue to serve as presently appointed and all future appointments shall be made as provided by the Constitution. Section 2302. Funetions Transferred. The functions of the State Department of Family and Children Services pertaining to the care of widows of Confederate veterans, as prescribed in Ga. L. 1946, p. 84 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 35906), are transferred to the State Department of Veterans Service. Unless inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia Laws to the State Department of Family and Children Services with !'espect to the functions transferred in this section mean.:; the State Department of Veterans Service. Chapter 24. Additional Agencies Abolished Section 2401. Commission of Constitutional Government 54 -Abolished. The Commission of Constitutional Government, created in Ga. L. 1959, pp. 5, 23, is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 2402. Govemo~'s Award for Heroism Committee-Abolished. The Governor's Award for Heroism Committee, created in Ga. L. 1970, p. 743, is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 2403. Georgia Interd,epartmental Council for the Handicapped-Abolished. The Georgia Interdepartmental Council for the Handicapped, created in Ga. L. 1968, p. 1079, 'I is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are I hereby repealed. -.) Section 2404. Forward Georgia Commission-Abolished. The Forward Georgia Commission, created in Ga. L. 1968, p. 980, is abolished, and said Act and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. ':~' ;l Chapter 25. Additional Provisions Section 2501. Classification of PosHions. The position of, or person occupying the position of, head of department or division director of any agency created by the transfer of functions shall be in the unclassified service as defined in the Acts governing the State Merit System, except for the Director of the Personnel Division of the Department of Administrative Services, the official of the Department of Human Resources in charge of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources who shall be in the classified service. The position of head of department or division director of any agency created by the transfer of functions shall be new positions. The State Personnel Board shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Act to effectuate the transfer of positions and personnel and the classification of such positions. Section 2502. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved April 6, 1972. 55 No. 1490 (House Bill No. 1424) . An Act to provide for the reorganization of certain functions within the Executive Branch of State Government; to define certain terms ; to provide for the creation of the Board of Human Resources; to provide for its membership and method of appointment; to provide for the election of a chairman of said Board ; to provide for the transfer of certain functions of the Department of Public Health and the Board of Health to the Department of Human Resources; to provide for the transfer of certain functions of the Board of Health to the Board of Human Resources; to provide for the assignment of the Hospital Advisory Council for Construction and Licensure to the Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes; to provide, with certain exceptions, for the Department of Human Resources to coordinate all programs conducted by State agencies with respect to drug and alcohol abuse; to provide for the creation of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation; to provide for the creation, membership and functions of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation; to provide for the continuation of the Board of Corrections and its functions; to provide for a Commissioner; to provide for the abolishment of the State Board of Probation and for the transfer of certain of its functions to the Board and Department of Off ender Rehabilitation; to provide for the assignment of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to the Department of Offender Rehabilitation for administrative purposes; to provide for divisions within the Department of Offender Rehabilitation ; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: Section 1. The following terms when used in this Act shall have the following meanings: (a) "Plan" means tlie Executive Reorganization Plan of 1972. (b) The terms "function," "policy-making", "unit", and "agency" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 56 Section 2. There is hereby created a Board of Human Resources which shall establish the general policy to be followed by the Department of Human Resources created in the "Executive Reorganization Plan of 1972". Said Board of Human Resources shall consist of fifteen members with at least one but not more than two from each Congressional District in the State, appointed by the Governor and con.: firmed by the Senate. Seven members of the Board shall be engaged professionally in rendering health services, and at least five of these seven members shall be licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, as amended (Ga. Code Chapter 84-9). There shall be a Medical Nominating Commission to the .., Board of Human Resources. Such Medical Nominating Commission shall consist of ten members, five of whom shall be appointed by the Medical Association of Georgia and five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Of the initial membership of the Medical Nominating Com- mission, three of the members appointed by the Medical Association of Georgia and three of the members appointed .. by the Governor shall serve for terms of two years each, and all other members shall serve for four years each. Thereafter, all members shall serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member of the Medical Nominating Commis- sion shall be eligible to succeed himself. When a vacancy oc- curs or a member ceases to possess the qualifications which entitled him to be appointed as a member of such Com- '] mission, the appointing authority shall select his successor ~.I for the unexpired term. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall select one of its members to serve as Chairman. ....:'' The Medical Nominating Commission shall submit nomi- nations for each of the five positions of Board members who are required to be licensed to practice medicine as herein provided. In making its nominations, the Medical Nominating Commission shall submit to the Governor for each position the names of five (5) persons engaged pro- fessionally in rendering health services and licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, as amended (Ga. Code Chapter 84-9). The Governor shall 57 choose from among such five (5) persons the individual to be appointed as a licensed medical practitioner to said Board of Human Resources. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall affect the right of the Governor to name and appoint the remaining ten (10) members of said Board of Human Resources or to designate the initial terms of all members of said Board. The Governor shall designate the initial terms of the members of the Board as follows : three members shall be appointed for one year; three members shall be appointed for two years ; three members shall be appointed for three years; three members shall be appointed for four years; and three members shall be appointed for five years. Thereafter, all succeeding appointments shall be for five year terms from the expiration of the previous term. Vacancies in office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor in the same manner as the appointment to the position on said Board which be<:omes vacant and the appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next session of the General Assembly. An appointment to fill a va. caney, other than by expiration of a term of office, shall be for the balance of the unexpired term. There shall be a Chairman of the Board, ele<:ted by and from the membership of the Board, who shall be the presiding officer of the Board. Those members engaged in rendering health services shall comprise no more than seven members of the total membership of the Board. The members of the Board shall receive per diem and expenses as shall be set and approved by the Office of Planning and Budget conformably to rates and allowances set for members of other State boards. Section 3. All of the functions of the Department of Public Health and the Board of Health, created in Ga. L. 1964, p. 499 et seq., as amended (Ga. Code Ann. sections 88-102 and 103), and -Of their units, except the policymaking functions of the Board of Health which are transferred in section 4 of this Act, and those functions enumerated in sections 1206.2 through 1206.8 of the Plan, are transferred to the Department of Human Resources. Any reference in Georgia Laws to the Department of Public 58 I . ) Health and the Board of Health relating to the functions transferred in this Section means the Department of Human Resources. Section 4. The policy-making functions of the Board of Health, created in Ga. L. 1964, p. 499 (Ga. Code Ann. sec. 88-104), are transferred to the Board of Human Resources. Any reference in Georgia Laws to the Board of Health with respect to its policy-making functions means the Board of Human Resources. ., Section 5. The Hospital Advisory Council for Construc- I tion and Licensure, created in Ga. L. 1968, p. 1421 (Ga. I I .- :1 Code Ann. sec. 88-2201), is continued, and the Council is assigned to the Department of Human Resources for ad- ministrative purposes as prescribed in section 105 of the Plan. Section 6. All programs conducted by State agencies with respect to drug and alcohol abuse, except the regula- tion of the sale or dispensation of drugs and related prod- ucts by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Georgia Laws, and the investigation of criminal conduct pertaining to illegal drugs transferred to the Department of Public Safety shall be coordinated by the Department of Human Resources, provided, however, nothing in this Act shall I I preclude or prohibit any other State agency from conduct- ing an educational program relating to drug or alcohol abuse. Section 7. The five members of the Board of Human Resources who are licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, as amended (Ga. Code Chapter 849) shall pass upon and approve the professional qualifications of all physicians and medical doctors employed by the Department of Human Resources. Section 8. No person now serving as head of any department or agency of State Government which is incorporated into or the functions of which are transferred to the Department of Human Resources shall be eligible for appoint ment as Commissioner of Human Resources prior to January 1, 1975. 59 .I Section 9. There is hereby created the Department of Offender Rehabilitation. Section 10. There is created a Board of Offender Re- habilitation which shall establish the general policy to be followed by the Department. The Board shall be composed of nine members. Five of the members shall be the mem- bers of the State Board of Corrections, created in Article V, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution, serving in an ex-officio capacity. They shall be appointed in the same manner and for the same term with respect to their mem- bership on both Boards. The other four members of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate for terms of four years. The first appointment shall be for terms of one, two, three and four years and their successors shall be ap- pointed for terms of four years each. Nothing in this Act shall alter the duties of the State Board of Corrections with respect to the State penal institutions as provided in the ;... ~ Constitution. Section 11. There is created the position of Commissioner of Offender Rehabilitation. The Commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer of the Department, and subject to the general policy established by the Board, the Commissioner shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions vested in the Department by this Act. The position of Director of Corrections, provided for in Article V, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution, is continued and the Director shall serve ex-officio as the Commissioner of Offender Rehabilitation until such time as the Constitution is amended to delete the reference to the Director of Corrections. Following such constitutional amendment, the Commissioner of Offender Rehabilitation shall be appointed as provided by statute. Section 12. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles and its quasi-judicial functions, provided for in Article V, Section I, Paragraph XI of the Constitution, are continued. The Board is assigned to the Department of Offender Re- 60 :1 of the State Board of Corrections, shall administer the State's c~rrectional institutions and rehabilitative programs conducted therein. The Director of Corrections, pursuant to the Constitution, shall be the administrative head of the Division. Section 16. Section 2 of this Act shall be deemed to be section 1202 of the Plan ; section 3 shall be deemed to be ... 1 section 1206 of the Plan ; section 4 shall be deemed to be section 1213 of the Plan; section 5 shall be deemed to be section 1220 of the Plan ; section 6 shall be deemed to be section 1222 of the Plan; sections 9 through 15 of this Act shall be deemed to be Chapter 15A of the Plan entitled "De- partment of Offender Rehabilitation"; section 9 shall be deemed to be section 1501A of the Plan; section 10 shall be deemed to be section 1502A of the Plan; section 11 shall be deemed to be section 1503A of the Plan; section 12 shall be deemed to be section 1504A of the Plan ; section 13 shall be deemed to be section 1505A of the Plan; section 14 shall ) be deemed to be section 1506A of the Plan; section 15 shall ., be deemed to be section 1507A of the Plan ; and said sec- tions and Chapters may be cited as so designated. .j Section 17. This Act shall become effective upon its ap- proval by the Governor. Section 18. In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no matter affect the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Act, which shall remain in full force and effect, as if the section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part thereof. Section 19. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved April 6, 1972. 62 - habilitation for administrative purposes only as prescribed in section 105 of the Executive Reorganization Plan of 1972. In addition to the salary provided by the Constitution and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall continue to receive the amount specified in Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 27-2703) , as supplementary compensation, and, in lieu of performing duties with respect to the Statewide Probation System, shall serve ex-officio in an advisory capacity to the Board of Offender Rehabilitation for which service they shall receive the supplementary compensation prescribed in the Statewide Probation Act. Section 13. The State Board of Probation, created in Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. section 27- 2703), is hereby abolished. The policy-making functions of the State Board of Probation are transferred to the Board of Offender Rehabilitation. Unles s inconsistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia Laws to the State Board of .<: Probation pertaining to its policy-making functions means the Board of Offender Rehabilitation. The administrative functions of the State Board of Probation are transferred to the Department of Offender Rehabilitation. Unless in- consistent with this Act, any reference in Georgia Laws to the State Board of Probation pertaining to its admin- istrative functions means the Department of Offender Re- habilitation. Section 14. There is created within the Department of Offender Rehabilitation the Division of Community-Based Services. This Division shall administer the supervision of parolees, probationers, and other offenders who are being treated outside correctional institutions. The Director of the Division shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Offender Rehabilitation. Nothing in this Act shall alter the relationship between judges and probation supervisors prescribed in the Statewide Probation Act, Ga. L. 1956, pp. 27, 28 et seq. (Ga. Code Ann. section 27-2702 et seq.). Section 15. There is created within the Department of ;.. Offender Rehabilitation the Division of Institutional Services. The Division, which shall be subject to the governance 61 Proposed Constitutional Amendments relating to reorganization and management improvement: H. R. 629-1476-Resolution Act 255 Constitutional Amendment to change name of Department of Industry and ..; Trade to Department of Community Development H. R. 635-1488-Resolution Act 111 Constitutional Amendment to abolish State Board of Corrections H. R. 717-1654-Resolution Act 112 Constitutional Amendment to change size of State Board of Pardons and Paroles s. R. 215 -Resolution Act 262 Constitutional Amendment to change name of State Game and Fish Commission Board of Natural Resources s. R. 295 -Resolution Act 248 . .I ; Constitutional Amendment to change State Highway Board to State Transportation Board S. R. 313 -Resolution Act 250 Constitutional Amendment to abolish office of State Treasurer A list of additional statutes relating to reorganization and management improvement may be obtained upon request from the Office of Secretary of State. 64 -Other statutes relating to reorganization and manage- ., ment improvement: ~i ..;.... ~:(~ H. B. 1691--Act 1526 Changes name of proposed De- partment of Financial Regulation to Department of Banking and Finance H. B. 1719-Act 1507 Authorizes the Department of Administrative Services to operate motor pool H. B. 1925-Act 1543 Relates to Industry and Trade Board membership S. B. 465-Act 1560 Changes the composition of the Georgia Educational Improvement Council and removes from Executive to Legislative Branch S. B. 487-Act 1480 Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to enforce the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act S. B. 518-Act 1562 Provides for appointment of State Librarian by Attorney General instead of by the Governor S. B. 538-Act 1166 Establishes the Cooperative Educational Services Agencies S. B. 644-Act 1567 Creates the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department of Natural Resources ,, .. ' 63