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Senate committee advances SB 260 to shrink Central State Hospital redevelopment authority
Summary
A Georgia Senate committee voted unanimously to approve SB 260, reducing the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority from nine members to four, designating a nonvoting state properties appointee and allowing a per diem; the measure passed with two committee amendments.
A Georgia State Senate committee voted unanimously to give Senate Bill 260 (LC 620126) a favorable recommendation after adopting two amendments that reduce the size of the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority and add a modest per diem for members.
Senator Williams, sponsor of SB 260, told the committee the authority was created after the state closed Central State Hospital in Milledgeville and has struggled with controversy and vacancies. "It's become quite controversial," Williams said, noting that "we've just had 6 members to resign." He said the property includes "over 2,000 acres of land" and originally more than 100…
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