Rep. Regina Lewis-Ward

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 for limitations on waiver and variance requests by local school systems requesting flexibility; to remove requirement that local school systems requesting flexibility must select at least one waiver or variance request from a prescribed list of options; to provide for certain conditions upon local charter schools and the individual schools of charter school systems; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide that a bill to incorporate a new municipality cannot contain any territory that is a part of an existing municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that persons who are 17 years of age and older may register to vote and vote in elections in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commemorating the life of Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Jimmie "MaDaddy" Anderson; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to suspend school and school system ratings and report cards for the 2020-2021 school year, subject to certain exceptions; to provide that for the purposes of designating high needs schools, a school's school climate rating for the 2019-2020 school year shall apply to the 2020-2021 school year as well; to revise a definition; 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 16 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to environmental policy, so as to require local governments to post contents of environmental effects reports on their official websites; to provide for a definition; 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 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for annual quality and payment reporting for health care plans and programs administered by the department; 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 include comprehensive dental and vision coverage under Medicaid for adults; to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services; to provide for the submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to change certain provisions related to the use of sick leave for the care of immediate family members; to increase the applicability of such sick leave requirements to more employers; to revise a definition; to extend the sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; 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 Code Section 17-4-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization of arrests, use of deadly force, adoption or promulgation of conflicting regulations, policies, ordinances, and resolutions, and authority of nuclear power facility security officer, so as to provide for standards for use of force by law enforcement; to prohibit the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Pastor Spencer T. O'Neal; and for other purposes.