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Committee backs constitutional amendment to create dedicated Georgia 9‑1‑1 fund
Summary
The Public Safety and Homeland Security committee approved House Resolution 1243, which would amend the state constitution to create a dedicated, non‑lapsing Georgia 9‑1‑1 fund to pay for expansion, maintenance and transition to next‑generation 9‑1‑1 systems; sponsors said it would not raise the current fee and would be followed by a working group to set distribution rules.
House Resolution 1243, presented to the Public Safety and Homeland Security committee, would add a constitutional provision authorizing a dedicated, non‑lapsing Georgia 9‑1‑1 fund to finance statewide expansion, maintenance and the transition to next‑generation 9‑1‑1 services.
Representative Chuck Martin, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure "authorizes the creation of a dedicated non‑lapsing…
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