A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to provide for reforms in the probation and paroles systems and in the accessibility of information related to certain offenders; to make reports, files, records, and information of certain probationers and parolees open records; to remove certain duties from the State Board of Pardons and Paroles pertaining to determining and taking action on violations of parole and placing such duties with the superior court that imposed the sentence that the parolee is serving; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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A RESOLUTION commending Georgia Tech Athletic Director Todd Stansbury on returning to Georgia and assuming the role to lead the athletic association; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-710, Title 19, and Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exchange of information, domestic relations, and programs and protection for children and youth, so as to change provisions relating to child abuse; to correct a cross-reference; to change and provide for defined terms; to change provisions relating to protocol committees on child abuse; to remove certain reporting requirements to the child abuse registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to violation of ordinances of counties and state authorities, so as to change provisions relating to service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; to provide for judgments when service is perfected under such circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary educational programs, so as to provide for the issuance of a seal of biliteracy for high school graduates who have achieved a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English; to provide for criteria; to provide for participation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3732) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4050), so as to change the compensation of the judge of the probate court; to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4106) and by an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3737), so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 24, and Code Section 42-5-18 of the O.C.G.A., relating to access to hearings and records, crimes and offenses, relevant evidence and its limits, and items prohibited for possession by inmates, respectively, so as to improve the ability to prosecute street gang terrorism; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the judges of the state court; to authorize the governing authority of Cobb County to make payments to the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Powder Springs, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4167), so as to provide for annexation of certain property; to provide for deannexation of certain property; to provide for related matters; to repeal a certain act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.