Rep. Clay Pirkle

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants for postsecondary education, so as to establish the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship Program; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for scholarship eligibility and requirements; to provide for participation of local school systems; to provide for continuing eligibility; to provide for funding; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. G. P. "Bud" Peterson upon his retirement as president of Georgia Tech; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Douglas to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to modify conditions for earning a tax credit for establishing or relocating quality jobs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to modify conditions for earning a tax credit for creating certain jobs; to adjust the wages required to earn such tax credit; to increase the value of the tax credit by $500.00 for certain counties; to add a definition; to remove expired provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending J. Frank "Mr. Peanut Man" McGill on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to require a manufacturer to provide certain items necessary for diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services on digital products; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement, limitations, exclusions, and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Peyton McGowan Odum; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Cathleen "Cathy" A. Latham, the Georgia Council on Economic Education's 2019 Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to exempt traps, bait, lure, pesticides, or trapping supplies that are held in inventory by an organization that maintains exempt status under Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code to be used in this state for the purpose of eradicating boll weevils or preventing the reinfestation of eradicated areas; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.