Rep. Gerald Greene

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, so as to remove the expiration date of the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Lottery Revenues, Reserves, and Educational Programs; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Johnny Floyd on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid waste management generally, so as to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near historic sites; to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near significant ground-water recharge areas; to require demonstration of need for new landfills to the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for buffer areas around landfills; to provide for definitions; 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 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid waste management generally, so as to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near significant ground-water recharge areas; to prohibit permitting of new landfills within 50 miles of existing landfills; to require demonstration of need for new landfills to the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for buffer areas around landfills; to provide for definitions; 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 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act," so as to prohibit the permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills if construction of any portion of such landfill site will be located within a 1.5 mile radius of any perennial stream where the Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae), a species protected pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 27, the "Endangered Wildlife Act of 1973," may be found; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt the sale or use of certain oral hygiene products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; 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 Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide for a pilot program whereby qualifying private nonprofit entities provide instruction and other services for eligible students 21 years of age and older to attain a high school diploma; to provide for program requirements; to provide for waivers and variances; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an annual report; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 revise the definition of the term "Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar" by removing the SAT and ACT score requirements for students who graduate from eligible high schools; to update the SAT and ACT requirement for eligible high school students relating to dual enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.