2026 Legislative Update
PREVIEW All bills listed have been signed into law. AFY26 is currently in effect. FY27 goes into effect July 1, 2026. SB 605 is in effect and has amended §…
Read More2025 Annual Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission (hereinafter “PAQC” or “Commission”) issued our first annual report in December 2024, for the 2024 calendar year. The PAQC had only been operational…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Although the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission (hereinafter “PAQC” or “Commission”) was first authorized and funded in 2023, legal hurdles pushed our start date back to mid-2024, as explained…
Read MoreCommission designed to hold Georgia prosecutors accountable launches website, form for online complaints
ATLANTA (Nov. 11, 2024) — Complaints can now be filed online about any alleged misconduct for district attorneys and solicitors-general across Georgia. The Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission (PAQC) launched its…
Read MoreGeorgia Senate Leaders Affirm their Commitment to Prosecuting Attorneys Commission
ATLANTA (Jan. 2, 2024) — Today, Senator Randy Robertson (District 29 – Cataula) and Senator John F. Kennedy (District 18 – Macon) pre-filed legislation to address the Georgia Supreme Court’s November 22,…
Read MoreGov. Kemp signs prosecutors oversight commission into law at Chatham County Sheriff’s Office
As part of a tour through the Savannah-area today, Gov. Brian Kemp signed S.B. 92 at the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Carl Griffin Drive, making official a law that…
Read MoreGov. Kemp Signs Legislation Creating Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission
Savannah, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, district attorneys and solicitors-general, and other local and state leaders, signed Senate Bill 92 today,…
Read MoreWhat do the proposed Georgia prosecutor oversight bills do? An explainer
Republican lawmakers in Georgia are moving forward with legislation that would create a new oversight panel in the state that, depending on who you ask, either cracks down on “rogue”…
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