Rep. Paul Battles

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Emerson; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Euharlee; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for effective dates; 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 Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that the board of education of each school system in this state shall be authorized to designate one or more administrators in each school in the school system to possess and carry firearms within a school safety zone or school building, at a school function, or on school property or on a bus or other transportation furnished by the school; to provide for training; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the 2012 Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year from Floyd County; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide that property tax bills shall not include any nontax related fees or assessments; to provide for applicability; 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 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of controlled substances, so as to change provisions relating to possession of substances containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine and restrictions on sales of products containing pseudoephedrine; to provide for real-time tracking of sales of products containing ephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-63 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definition and effect of full-time and part-time service and calculations, so as to provide that a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System who was serving in a full-time position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local school superintendents, so as to change certain provisions relating to appointment of local school superintendents; to authorize the General Assembly to provide by local law for the election of local school superintendents as an alternative to appointment of local school superintendents; to provide for terms, qualifications, suspension and removal from office, and filling of vacancies; to provide for non-impairment of certain contracts; to provide an effective date; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-3-1, relating to definitions relative to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to define a certain term; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.