§ 28-5-107. Reports on Claims Transmitted to the General Assembly
The board shall prepare and transmit to the General Assembly, along with its recommendation on each claim, a report of its activities in connection therewith, including the name of the claimant, a brief description of the facts surrounding the claim, the amount of compensation recommended, and the board’s reasons therefor. History. Ga. L. 1967, p. […]
§ 28-5-108. Subrogation of State to Claims of Persons Compensated; Damage Actions Against Persons Responsible for Injuries or Death
Whenever an order for the payment of indemnification for personal injury or death or for damages to property is or has been made under this part, the State of Georgia shall, upon payment of the amount of the order, be subrogated to the cause of action of the person receiving indemnification under the order against […]
§ 28-5-120. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993.” History. Code 1981, § 28-5-120 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.
§ 28-5-121. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Grant” means any line item appropriation of funds that will be disbursed for a public purpose of which such amount, purpose, and recipient is not identified in the appropriations Act. For the purposes of this Code section, “grant” shall not include: Disbursements made pursuant to the Quality Basic […]
§ 28-5-122. Publication of Description of Grant Program by Agency as Prerequisite to Making Grants
Before any state agency may make any grant of public funds or of funds otherwise within its power of disposition, the state agency must publish in print or electronically a description of the grant program in the Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia and the Secretary of State shall […]
§ 28-5-123. Written Application Demonstrating Eligibility as Prerequisite to Awarding of Grant; Award of Grants to Be Determined Independently by State Agency
No grant shall be awarded except upon written application which demonstrates in specific terms how the applicant is eligible and satisfies the criteria. All grants shall be disbursed pursuant to grant agreements which state in specific terms the amount and purposes of the grant and the other terms and conditions of the grant. No grant […]
§ 28-5-124. State Agencies to Compile Annual List of Grants Awarded and Disbursed in Prior Fiscal Year; Register of Lists to Be Maintained by Secretary of State
Before December 31 of each calendar year, each state agency shall compile and file with the Secretary of State a list of grants awarded and disbursed in the prior fiscal year, reporting the recipient, grant program by name, specific purpose, and amount. The Secretary of State shall maintain a register of such lists and make […]
§ 28-5-125. Audits of Recipients of Grants
Any recipient of a grant made by a state agency shall be subject to audit by the state auditor for the purpose of confirming compliance with state law and the performance of the terms of the grant. History. Code 1981, § 28-5-125 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.
§ 28-5-126. Grants in Violation of Article Deemed Void; Effect of Void Grant on Recipient
Any grant made in violation of this article shall be void. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, no recipient of a void grant shall be eligible for the award or disbursement of any other grant by a state agency until the full amount of the void grant is refunded to the state […]
§ 28-5-127. Separate Appropriation for Grants in Appropriations Acts; Appropriation to Contain Word “grant.”
Any funding for grants in an appropriations Act by the General Assembly shall be separately appropriated, and the appropriation shall contain the word “grant” in its description of the purpose of the appropriation. All appropriations for grants by a particular state agency shall be listed together under a heading that contains the word “grant” or […]