Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This legislation creates a Whistleblower Hotline where reports of fraud, waste and abuse of public funds by public officers or employees. It also creates a Whistleblower Hotline Commission to investigate the complaints and determine whether the complaints should be forwarded to the Attorney General, Georgia Bureau of Investigation or the Department of Audits and Accounts. Any employee who makes a complaint or report may not be retaliated against or have the threat of retaliation made. |