State government; recommendations of the Court Reform Council; implement

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of State Administrative Hearings, so as to implement recommendations of the Court Reform Council to improve efficiencies and achieve best practices for the administration of justice; to provide administrative law judges with authority to issue final decisions; to provide for exceptions; to require agencies to forward a request for a hearing to the Office of State Administrative Hearings; to provide administrative law judges with the power to enforce subpoenas and sanction parties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.