Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1034: Georgia Firefighters Pension Fund; percentage of investment portfolio allowed for alternative investments; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to increase the percentage of the investment portfolio of the Georgia Firefighters Pension Fund allowed for alternative investments; to repeal a certain provision relating to such fund that historical cost of alternative investments shall include contractually committed, unpaid amounts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1040: HOPE; residency of students who have been in custody of Department of Juvenile Justice may qualify for scholarships or grants without waiting 12 additional months; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for scholarships or grants, so as to provide for the residency of students who have been in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice so that such students may qualify for HOPE scholarships or grants without waiting 12 additional months; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HR 1522: State Board of Education; members are elected; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the members of the State Board of Education are elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1055: Child Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act; enact

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 requirements for safety plans in early care and education programs; to provide a short title; to revise the requirements for school safety plans at public elementary and secondary schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1045: State sales and use tax; taxes for certain jet fuel; change exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state sales and use taxes, so as to change the exemption from such taxes for certain jet fuel; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HR 1448: Georgia Grown Trail: 41; dedicate

A RESOLUTION dedicating the Georgia Grown Trail: 41; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1044: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act; enact

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 provide a short title; to exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1035: Retirement and pensions; public retirement systems invest in publicly traded limited partnerships which derive 90 percent of cash flow from real estate, natural resources, and commodities; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-83 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated or uncertificated forms of investments and real estate investments, so as to authorize public retirement systems to invest in publicly traded limited partnerships which derive 90 percent of their cash flows from real estate, natural resources, and commodities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1039: Pay As You Earn Education Program Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide a short title; to provide for the establishment and administration of the Pay As You Earn student loan program; to provide for the calculation and repayment of such loans; to provide for eligibility and disqualifications; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to provide for a deduction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HR 1368: National Coalition of 100 Black Women Legislative Day; February 20, 2014; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 20, 2014, as the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Legislative Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1020: Courts; fines from arrests and citations by uniformed division of Department of Public Safety be paid into state treasury; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the payment of fines and forfeitures into the county treasury, so as to provide that the fines from arrests and citations by the uniformed division of the Department of Public Safety shall be paid into the state treasury; to provide for legislative intent; to provide that fines resulting from checkpoints which are part of a joint operation for license and safety checks shall be divided equally among the counties from which the law enforcement officers participating in the checkpoint are employed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1014: Georgia Health Care Freedom Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to make legislative findings; to amend Code Section 31-1-11 of the O.C.G.A., relating to no legal compulsion to participate in health care system, so as to define certain terms; to nullify the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to prohibit any federal or state entity from complying with such Act of Congress; to repeal Article 3 of Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions relative to the licensure of insurance navigators; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to prohibit the expansion of Medicaid benefits for the indigent; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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