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First Act As Governor: Kemp Signs New Executive Orders
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Just hours after being sworn into office, Gov. Brian Kemp signed three executive orders into law. The first he signed forms an 18 member commission to oversee policies that may impact small businesses.
The second and third orders create new rules for employees in the Executive Branch and implements a code of ethics for state employees and provides details for sexual harassment training.
Here is what you need to know about the first orders given by Gov. Kemp:
Establishing the Georgians First Commission
In an effort to make good on a campaign promise to support small businesses in the state, the governor will create a group of advisors that will provide recommendations for how small businesses in the state can thrive and make the state competitive for small businesses. The goal of the order is to ensure there are no policies in place that will prevent small businesses from being successful.
In the order, Kemp says, “According to recent statistics by the U.S. Small Business Administration, 99.6% of Georgia businesses employ fewer than 500 employees, and these small businesses employ roughly 1,600,000 people.”
This afternoon, in his first official act as Governor, Gov. Kemp signed an executive order creating the Georgians First Commission.
Read the order here: https://t.co/qaNAaUyEWX
Full statement below —-> #gapol pic.twitter.com/a0EHqsN5qL— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) January 15, 2019
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Executive Branch of Government
Signaling that sexual harassment will be a top priority, the Kemp Administration has laid out new guidelines for how state employees will be trained regarding avoidance and prevention of sexual harassment and enforcement of policies and procedures.
In the order, Kemp outlines how the Department of Administrative Service Human Resource Administrative Division alongside the Executive Council will develop sexual harassment prevention trainings for all Executive Branch employees. Trainings will be customized depending on the department that they are created in. All employees including full-time, part-time and seasonal will be required to complete trainings within 30 days of hire.
Guidelines for how incidents are reported and investigated are also laid out in the order.
Establishing a Code of Ethics for Executive Branch of Office and Employees
In this order, the Kemp Administration implements new policies to prevent officeholders from abusing their power to further financial and/or personal benefit. A new detailed code of ethics and guidelines for all state employees establishes policies including rules that prevent state employees from accepting gifts in order to influence a pending or future decision or to reward a past decision.
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