There is created as a part of the executive branch of the state government the Department of Economic Development.
(Ga. L. 1949, p. 249, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 694, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1641, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 29.)
Cross references.- Georgia Tourism Development Act, T. 48, C. 8, A. 5.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Continuation of former offices and positions under merit system.
- All of the offices and positions of employment within the former Department of Commerce which were brought under the merit system continued under the merit system under its successor, the Department of Industry and Trade (now the Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism); with the exception of the director and the members of the Board of Commissioners, the board must hire and terminate all personnel subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-151 (opinion rendered prior to Executive Reorganization Act of 1972 and its progeny).