A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for in-state tuition at units of the University System of Georgia and branches of the Technical College System of Georgia for youth who are from foster care or homeless situations; to exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special license plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for the issuance of certain special license plates for motorcycles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the O.C.G.A., Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., protecting individuals from discrimination in housing, education, and employment, respectively, so as to provide for legislative findings and intent; so as to protect the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, and general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on natural hairstyles historically associated with race; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to eliminate gross receipts as a criterion for classifying businesses and practitioners for purposes of calculating the occupation tax levied by local governments; to remove inapplicable references; to require that the proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; to remove provisions authorizing calculation of regulatory fees for new construction, renovation, and other construction projects; to remove provisions authorizing alternative occupation tax rates for practitioners of certain professions and occupations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit license and instruction permit holders under 18 years of age from using a stand-alone electronic device or wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to revise the name of the scholarship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the determination of qualifying periods for special elections; to provide for voter registration deadlines for special primary runoffs and any other election or runoff held in conjunction with a special primary runoff; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide the General Assembly with the power to regulate and fix charges owned or operated by a municipality of this state for services rendered outside of the municipality but inside the county in which the municipality is located; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-164 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local five mill share funds, so as to exclude freeport property from the equalized adjusted school property tax digest for purposes of calculating local five mill share; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid public option program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the PeachCare Public Option Program; to provide requirements for the design of the program; to provide requirements for the administration and implementation of the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a design and actuarial study; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from state sales and use tax for certain menstrual products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
