The State Accounting Office is created and shall be administered by the state accounting officer. The state accounting officer shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Beginning July 1, 2005, the state accounting officer shall receive an annual salary to be set by the Governor. The state […]
The state accounting officer shall establish such units within the State Accounting Office as he or she deems proper for its administration, including The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia and the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia as separate units with distinct accounting functions, and shall designate persons to be directors […]
The state accounting officer shall: Prescribe state-wide accounting policies, procedures, and practices; Prescribe, develop, operate, and maintain uniform state accounting systems for all state government organizations which facilitate financial accounting and reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and also meet state and federal accounting and financial reporting requirements; Prescribe the manner in which […]
As used in this chapter, the term “organization of state government” shall mean, without limitation, any agency, authority, department, institution, board, bureau, commission, committee, office, or instrumentality of the State of Georgia. Such term shall not include any entity of local government, including, but not limited to, a county, municipality, consolidated government, board of education, […]
The state accounting officer in cooperation with the Office of Planning and Budget is authorized to and shall adopt rules and regulations governing in-state and out-of-state travel and travel reimbursement that promote economy and efficiency in state government and which treat employees fairly and equitably. History. Code 1981, § 50-5B-5 , enacted by Ga. L. […]
