Rep. Joyce Chandler

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that certain individuals who are 20 years old or older may be eligible to enroll in a state charter school that provides instruction for over-age students; to provide for an exception to the maximum age of eligibility enrollment; to authorize the State Charter Schools Commission to approve state charter schools that serve an over-age population; to provide for funding for such state charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship, so as to extend the period during which a student may receive a HOPE scholarship; to provide for requirements for continued eligibility for certain students; to amend Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE grant, so as to provide additional courses of study for an associate's degree eligible for a HOPE grant; to extend the period of eligibility for a HOPE grant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and finding that pornography is a public health crisis leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require each local school system to submit certain information relating to student health and physical education; to provide for a report by the State Board of Education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and mental health experts, to develop and provide to local school systems a list of training materials that would serve to increase awareness of mental health issues and behavioral and learning disabilities; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating the Honorable Rey Martínez upon his election as the first Hispanic mayor in Gwinnett County; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending University System of Georgia Outstanding Scholars on Academic Recognition Day for 2018; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for participation at a particular public school; to provide for participation fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on the performance of abortions and availability of records, so as to provide for a private right of action for mothers upon whom abortions are performed in violation of existing law; to provide for a private right of action for wrongful death on behalf of an unborn child where the abortion was performed in violation of existing law; to provide for prohibition of a contractual waiver with an abortion provider; to provide for a penalty and the award of attorney's fees; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; 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 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prohibited acts involving alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a social host's criminal responsibility; to provide for exceptions; to expand criminal responsibility for providing or allowing individuals under 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages; to provide for penalties and conditional discharge; to amend Code Section 17-4-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for arrest by citation for motor vehicle violations, so as to allow for arrest by citation for a social hosting offense; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal history information, so as to allow for record restriction when an individual is given a conditional discharge for a social hosting offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.