Rep. Robert Dickey

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to eliminate the percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 42 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to downtown development authorities, so as to remove a provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities; 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 Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for beneficiaries employed by such certain public employers; to permit beneficiaries to return to service full-time as teachers without affecting their benefits; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Education to consider whether any course credit, recognition, or other benefit may be conferred upon students who have foreign travel experience involving substantial and instructive exposure to a foreign country, including, but not limited to, the foreign country's culture, society, languages, religions, history, art, economy, politics, geography, and cuisine; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to expand the eligibility requirements of the H-2A and H-2B guest worker visa programs; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to management of budgetary and financial affairs, so as to remove certain provisions related to homeowner tax relief grants; 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 Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 and Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to management of budgetary and financial affairs and state financing and investment, respectively, so as to repeal certain duties of the Office of Planning and Budget related to state agencies and state government; to add the Georgia Technology Authority to the definition of state authorities for state financing and investment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Larry Collins on his outstanding public service as mayor of Byron, Georgia; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION encouraging the Georgia Department of Public Safety to be attentive to the needs of livestock in transport while enforcing transportation laws and providing for the existing exemptions afforded to livestock haulers; and for other purposes.