Rep. Jan Tankersley

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores and other licensees for the retail sale of wine and malt beverages for consumption off the premises only such that grocery stores and other licensees shall be allowed to open in locations near college campuses such as downtown areas, if so permitted by the local governing authority; 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 O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to revise terminology relating to early care and learning; to require the Department of Early Care and Learning to provide certain information to owners of early care and education programs; to authorize the department to administer certain programs; to expand the purposes of the "Georgia Professional Standards Act;"; to authorize the Professional Standards Commission to perform certain functions and services with respect to early care and education program personnel if funding is available; to provide for statutory construction; to amend various other titles of the O.C.G.A., for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to regulate the practice of falconry; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to provide a definition; to authorize issuance of a special turkey-hunting permit for young and mobility impaired hunters; to amend Code Section 27-3-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to seasons and bag limits for wildlife, so as to provide for an extended turkey season for young and mobility impaired hunters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-83 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated or uncertificated forms of investment and real estate investments, so as to increase the total percentage of investments permissible in real estate investments for the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System and any association of like political subdivisions which contracts with its members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Statesboro to increase the excise tax levied pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending James "Jim" M. Anderson; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Hudson Powell, Jr.; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Captain Kirk B. McGlamery on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to expand criminal background check requirements for applicants for employment by certain facilities licensed by the Department of Community Health; to revise provisions relating to criminal background checks for directors and employees of personal care homes and employees of nursing homes; to amend Code Section 35-3-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to authorize the retaining of certain fingerprint records for continuous monitoring; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.