The Special Council on Tax
Reform and Fairness for Georgians was created by the 2010 Georgia General Assembly The Council has been charged by the legislature as follows ... The legislation can be viewed by clicking here
It is the
intention of the General Assembly that:
(1) The
2010 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians
created in Code Section 28-12-2 shall during 2010 conduct a thorough
study of the state's current revenue structure and make a report of
its findings and recommendations for legislation to the Speaker of
the House and the Lieutenant Governor no later than January 10,
2011;
The General Assembly will vote yes or no on the recommendation from the Council . . . The Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure created in Code Section 28-12-3 shall during the 2011 legislative session cause to be introduced in the House of Representatives one or more bills or resolutions incorporating without significant changes the recommendations of the council, and such legislation shall, after its introduction, be referred directly and only to the special joint committee; The members of the special council are: Council Members:AD Frazier (chair) The Council is currently holding public meetimgs across the state to hear the citizens on this most important issue. As your State Representative, I am attending as many of these meetings as possible. You may view my personal notes from these meetings by following the following links: Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness Meeting, Atlanta - August 26 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness Meeting, Augusta - August 30 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness Meeting, Savannah - August 31 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness Meeting, Rome - September 7 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness Meeting, Mercer University - September 8 Special Council on Tax Reform and fairness Meeting, Gainesville - September 9 Special Council on Tax Reform and fairness Meeting, Blue Ridge - October 21 RETURN TO MAIN PAGE Link to Special Council Webpage hosted by Georgia State University |