A RESOLUTION honoring Boyd L. Austin, Jr., on his outstanding public service and for being nominated for the 2017 US Water Prize Outstanding Public Official; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to change certain provisions relating to employee contributions to the retirement system, payment of employee contributions on behalf of the member, and additional contributions; to change certain provisions relating to amount of retirement allowance; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing May 14, 2017, as the fifth annual Childhood Apraxia of Speech Day at the state capitol, during which awareness of childhood apraxia of speech will be raised throughout Georgia, a persistent and extremely challenging speech and communication disorder in children; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to authorize the Division of Low-voltage Contractors to require continuing education; to provide for a waiver of continuing education requirements under certain circumstances; 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 Code Section 33-20C-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to printed provider directories and accuracy, so as to exempt standalone dental plans from the requirement of printed directories for certain entities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Leadership Paulding 27; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-87 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligible large retirement systems authorized to invest in certain alternative investments, so as to provide that the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund may invest up to 10 percent of its assets in alternative investments; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited acts regarding alcoholic beverages, so as to permit counties and municipalities by resolution or ordinance to reduce the prohibited distances from school buildings and other sites in which eating establishments may sell beer and wine for consumption on the premises; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and others are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of persons for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to define certain terms; to provide for related matters; to provide for multiple effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation, membership, appointment, and duties of the Georgia Gaming Commission; to authorize the licensing of up to two destination resorts in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
