Georgia Senate Bill 300 (2008)
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Senate Bill 300 was signed into law by Governor Sonny Perdue on May 12, 2008. Known as the "Transparency in Government Act," section 7 of the bill sets up the creation of a website by the Department of Audits and Accounts to detail information on state expenditures.
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[edit] Initial website
The Department of Audits and Accounts has been given a deadline of January 1, 2009, to have the website up and running. The bill designates that it must be a single, searchable website accessible to the public at no cost. It must include the following information:
- The State of Georgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
- Annual Budgetary Compliance Report - This must include budgeted and actual revenues, along with complete expenditures and revenue from the previous fiscal year
- Annual State of Georgia Single Audit Report - Includes an indexed listing of all expenditures of federal funds, along with disclosure by all state government organizations of audit findings and any corrective action taken.
- Salaries - includes all salaries and expenses of full-time and part-time employees, and board members.
- Full list of consultant expenses and any other professional services expenses
- State budget in brief, indexed by reporting agency
- Audits - all performance audits conducted for the previous five years, with updates as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year
[edit] Phase Two
After the initial website is in place, the Department of Audits and Accounts will have until January 1, 2010 to add reports of certain grant and contract payments pertaining to fiscal year 2009. This information must include:
- A list of all contracts which call for an agency to expend over $50,000
- A list of names of each person, firm, or corporation receiving over $20,000 from an agency.
Anything considered confidential by state or federal law will not be disclosed on the site.
[edit] House Votes
The Georgia House voted accordingly:[1]
- Yeas: 163
- Nays: 0
- Absent: 6
- Excused: 11
[edit] Senate Votes
The Georgia Senate voted accordingly:[2]
- Yeas: 49
- Nays: 0
- Absent: 5
- Excused: 2
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