THE STATE OF GEORGIA

EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

ORDERED:

ORDERED:

House Bill 349, which included the recommendations of the Special Council on
Criminal Justice Reform, passed the Senate on March 21, 2013 and passed the
House of Representatives on March 25, 2013; and

I signed House Bill 349 on April 25, 2013 and the bill’s effective date is July 1,
2013; and

House Bill 349 statutorily created the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice
Reform for the purpose of conducting periodic comprehensive reviews of
criminal laws, criminal procedure, sentencing laws, adult correctional issues,
juvenile justice issues, enhancement of probation and parole supervision, better
management of the prison population and of the population in the custody of the
Department of Juvenile Justice, and other issues related to criminal proceedings
and accountability courts; and

House Bill 349 requires that the Governor appoint 15 members to the Council,
which shall be composed of one member of the Senate, one member of the House
of Representatives, one member who shall be either a Justice of the Supreme
Court or a judge of the Court of Appeals, one superior court judge, one juvenile
court judge, one district attorney, one criminal defense attorney, one sheriff, the
executive counsel to the Governor or his designee, the director of the Governor’s
Office for Children and Families or her designee, and five other members as
determined by the Governor.

NOW, THEREFORE, BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY

That the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform be assembled in accordance
with the provisions set forth in House Bill 349.

IT IS FURTHER

That The Honorable Michael Boggs and Thomas Worthy, Esq., be appointed as
co—chairs of the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform.