HB 238 restructures the statewide public defender system by clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council (GPDSC) and the Director of the Agency. The legislation also reduces the size and responsibilities of the local supervision panels and has the local circuit public defender reporting to the Director of GPDSC. Reconstitutes the Council from a 15 member to a 9 member Council.  The Governor has five appointments, three of which must be county commissioners, the Lt. Governor and Speaker each have two appointments.