A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Affordability and Accessibility of Georgia's Legitimation Process; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to prohibit condominium associations, property owners' associations, and homeowners' associations from preventing property owners from installing solar energy devices on common roofs or roof structures; to provide for burden of costs for removal and reinstallation of solar energy devices to allow for repair of common roofs or roof structures; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for aircraft used exclusively for the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, seeds, or other agricultural products; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Economic Advantages of Marijuana Legalization; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of criminal procedure, so as to require each district attorney's office to post certain information concerning cases to the office's website if such a website exists; to provide for records and public disclosure if such office does not have a website; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to inspection of public records, so as to require certain information about pending investigations or prosecution of criminal or unlawful activity to be subject to public disclosure; 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 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other healthcare facilities, so as to prohibit healthcare facilities from instituting any policy that limits patients' abilities to be visited by a legal representative as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a healthcare facility; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for reasonable safety precautions; to authorize temporary suspension or termination of access of a legal representative; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to repeal provisions regarding fornication and adultery; to provide for related matters; 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 provide for a new deduction to be included in the calculation of the amount of each local school system's five mill share based on certain homestead exemptions provided by local Act; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the qualifications, duties, and salary of the school superintendent shall be established by the board of education as provided by general law and to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law that local school superintendents shall be elected by voters as an alternative to being appointed by local boards of education, if approved by local referendum; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the legalization and regulation of the cultivation, transportation, and sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products; to permit individuals 21 years of age or older to possess and use limited amounts of marijuana for personal use; to provide for the imposition of tax on the sale of marijuana; to provide for dedication of fees and taxes from the sale of marijuana; to provide for resentencing and record restriction for certain marijuana convictions; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.