Rep. Christian Coomer

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise eligibility for a HOPE grant at a technical college or university institution; to revise a provision relating to the submission of an annual request for funding for the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-1.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child, family, or group-care facility operators prohibited from employing or allowing to reside or be domiciled persons with certain past criminal violations, so as to provide for exceptions for persons otherwise issued licenses as provided by law; to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to early care and learning; 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 Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide that certain military certifications shall entitle persons to obtain certain professional licenses in this state; to provide that the spouse of a member of the military living in this state because of the military spouse's assignment shall be entitled to obtain certain professional licenses based upon his or her licensing in another state; to provide for powers and duties of the director of the professional licensing boards division of the Secretary of State; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to reassign the Division of Archives and History of the Office of the Secretary of State and transfer governance thereof to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the board of regents and University System of Georgia and the Secretary of State; to amend Code Section 9-11-29.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the retention of depositions and other discovery materials; to amend Code Section 45-11-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses involving public records, documents, and other items; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to state records management; to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to provide the state with more direct appeal rights; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, Title 17, Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40, and Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties for controlled substances, criminal procedure, suspension of driver's license for certain drug offenses, and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact provisions recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform in Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissions and confessions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous site response, so as to change certain procedures regarding appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority; to extend the sunset date for certain hazardous waste fees; 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 48-8-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the temporary suspension of the collection of taxes on gasoline and aviation fuel, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to ratify an executive order of the Governor suspending temporarily the collection of such taxes; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of unclaimed property, so as to require the commissioner of revenue to deposit certain funds in the state treasury; to amend Chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the tax amnesty program, so as to require the commissioner of revenue to deposit certain funds in the state treasury; 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 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Tourism Development Act," so as to revise certain definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; 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 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to correct a cross reference; to clarify the application of certain provisions to the Georgia Lottery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.