Georgia § 42-9-14 - Removal of board members for cause.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 42-9-14 — Removal of board members for cause., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-9-14. Removal of board members for cause.
As used in this Code section, the term "committee" or "removal committee" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and an appointee of the Governor who is not the Attorney General. The removal committee is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the removal for cause of members of the board. Rules and regulations promulgated by the committee may include, but are not restricted to, the procedures to be observed in removing members of the board for cause and determinations as to what conduct by a board member shall be cause for removal. The removal committee is not an agency within the meaning of paragraph (1) of Code Section 50-13-2, and Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," shall not be applicable to the removal committee. (Ga. L. 1973, p. 727, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 426, § 1.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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