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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HB 972: "Georgia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to enact the Georgia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; to provide for a short title; to provide for intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice of rights; to provide for reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees for circumstances related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions; to provide for a civil cause of action for unfair employment practices; to require the Department of Labor to develop courses and educate the public on such accommodations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Stacey Abrams (D) Taylor Bennett (D) J. Craig Gordon (D) Margaret Kaiser (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HR 1344: Boards of education; impose, levy, and collect a 1 percent sales and use tax for educational purposes; allow - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to allow boards of education, subject to a referendum, to impose, levy, and collect a 1 percent sales and use tax for educational purposes and to adjust millage rate limitations upon and the millage rate levied by school systems to take into account the proceeds received from the sales and use tax by each school system the preceding year; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Brett Harrell (R) Earl Ehrhart (R) Ed Rynders (R) Jon Burns (R) Susan Holmes (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HB 969: Education; county school system financing; provide allotment of funds reduced in each fiscal year by the amount of ad valorem taxes collected

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school financing, so as to provide that the allotment of funds provided to the county school system of any county having, in addition to the county school system, one or more independent school systems shall be reduced in each fiscal year by the amount of ad valorem taxes collected on behalf of such county school system in the preceding year attributable to that part of such county school system's millage rate in excess of 20 mills; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom Taylor (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HB 977: Postsecondary education; yearly tuition and student fee increases within the university system; limit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education, so as to limit yearly tuition and student fee increases within the university system; to provide for definitions; to provide for methods of tuition and student fee calculation; to provide for exceptions, limitations, and waivers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for automatic repeal under certain conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Matt Ramsey (R) Earl Ehrhart (R) Rich Golick (R) Carl Rogers (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HB 974: Motor vehicles; applications for minors; provide for specific individuals who may sign an application for an instructional permit or driver's license

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applications of minors, so as to provide for specific individuals who may sign an application for an instructional permit or driver's license for a minor; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for torts, so as to provide for certain immunity for individuals who sign an application for an instructional permit or driver's license for a minor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2016

HB 971: Human Services, Department of; medical assistance and health insurance coverages to kinship caregivers and children in their care; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to social services, so as to authorize the Department of Human Services to provide the same medical assistance and health insurance coverages to kinship caregivers and the children in their care that are provided to foster parents and the children in their care; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stacey Abrams (D) Dexter Sharper (D) Karen Bennett (D) Tommy Benton (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2016

HB 956: "Georgia Musical Recording and Synchronization Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for certain expenditures by music, film, television, or interactive entertainment production companies related to the incorporation of a recorded musical performance that was written, created, arranged, recorded, or synchronized in this state into a state certified production; to provide for rules and regulations and an application process related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brett Harrell (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Amy Carter (R) Ron Stephens (R) Bert Reeves (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2016

HB 953: Early care and learning; annual inspections of day-care centers, family day-care homes, and group day-care homes; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to early care and learning, so as to require annual safety inspections of day-care centers, family day-care homes, and group day-care homes; to require record keeping of annual inspections; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Calvin Smyre (D) Gloria Frazier (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Brian Prince (D) Mickey Stephens (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2016

HB 964: Elections; local election superintendent to notify the local school superintendent of the date of the primary election; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to require the local election superintendent to notify the local school superintendent of the date of the primary election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D) Mike Glanton (D) Sandra Scott (D) Stacey Abrams (D)
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