Rep. Edward Lindsey

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4A of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to subject matter and definitions relative to funds transfers, so as to clarify the relationship between certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and federal law; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for torts, so as to limit liability for a governing authority of a school that enters into a recreational joint-use agreement with a public or private entity; to provide for definitions; to provide for specifications for a recreational joint-use agreement; to provide for applicability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to provide for the waiver of one of the scholarship requirements under certain conditions; to provide deadlines for scholarship payments to parents; 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 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to require nursing homes to annually offer influenza vaccinations to its health care workers and other employees; 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 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for damages, so as to change provisions relating to the reduction of earnings to present value; to provide for determining the present value of certain future damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to enact a new chapter that provides for notice of automatic renewal provisions in service contracts; to provide for notice to a consumer prior to the automatic renewal of a service contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Code Section 24-13-130, Chapter 5 of Title 30, and Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, when depositions to preserve testimony in criminal proceedings may be taken, protection of disabled adults and elder persons, and reporting abuse or exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities; to change provisions relating to cruelty to a person 65 years of age or older; to prohibit exploitation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents; to move relevant criminal penalties from Title 30 into Title 16; to amend Code Section 17-17-3, Title 31, Chapter 3 of Title 35, and Code Sections 42-8-63.1 and 49-2-14.1 of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, respectively, so as to provide that the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy and the Georgia Board of Dentistry are transferred from being administratively attached from the Secretary of State to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the powers and duties of each board; to authorize each board to employ an executive director; to provide for the powers and duties of such executive directors; to provide for additional powers of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency; to provide for a census of dentists and dental hygienists; to revise provisions relating to qualifications of applicants to practice dentistry; to provide for notice of felonies by licensees; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to membership in labor organizations, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for statement of rights under federal law; to provide for certain contract and agreement employment rights; to provide for policy concerning passage of laws, ordinances, or contracts that waive or restrict federal labor laws; to provide for changes to agreements and contracts permitting labor organizations to deduct fees from employees' earnings; to amend Code Section 16-7-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal trespass, so as to provide for both criminal trespass and criminal conspiracy; to provide for punishment and fines; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to provide for certain additional notice requirements for a proposed ward who resided in another state prior to the submission of a guardianship or conservatorship petition for such proposed ward; to require disclosure in petitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.