Rep. Carolyn Hugley

A RESOLUTION commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL), and Georgia Association of Colleges for Teachers of Education (GACTE) and recognizing February 20, 2018, as PAGE, GAEL, and GACTE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to provide for a minimum annual salary for each deputy appointed by sheriffs; to establish within the Department of Community Affairs the Deputy Sheriffs Compensation Grant Program; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide for an excise tax on the sale of contact lenses and spectacles for which a prescription is required by law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date contingent on a certain ratification of the Constitution of Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the proceeds of excise taxes on the sale of contact lenses and spectacles for which a prescription is required by law be dedicated to funding the wage compensation of deputy sheriffs; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of bodywork therapists; to require reporting of violations of Chapter 24A; to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in businesses and on Internet; to amend Code Section 48-13-9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to limitation on authority of local government to impose regulatory fee, examples of those which may be subject to fees, and individuals and entities not subject to fees, so as to provide that certain health care professions are not subject to regulatory fees by local governments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the month of March as Women's History Month and March 19th as Georgia's Celebrating Women in Public Office Day; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 19, 2018, as the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and recognizing February 27, 2018, as Alzheimer's Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Veda Brooks for her outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or medicare; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Reverend Thomas Walker on the occasion of his 50th pastoral anniversary; and for other purposes.