Rep. Mesha Mainor

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require that every health benefit policy shall provide coverage for rabies immune globulin and vaccinations administered after potential exposure to rabies; to provide for definitions; 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 Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to establish the Creating Hope and a New Georgia for Everyone or CHANGE Task Force for the purpose of examining the complex issues facing urban, suburban, and rural communities in this state and finding solutions focused on labor and community development; to provide for definitions; to provide for such task force's membership, duties, and powers; to provide for a grant program, subject to appropriation; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of criminal procedure, so as to require each district attorney's office to post certain information concerning cases to the office's website if such a website exists; to provide for records and public disclosure if such office does not have a website; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to inspection of public records, so as to require certain information about pending investigations or prosecution of criminal or unlawful activity to be subject to public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other healthcare facilities, so as to prohibit healthcare facilities from instituting any policy that limits patients' abilities to be visited by a legal representative as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a healthcare facility; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for reasonable safety precautions; to authorize temporary suspension or termination of access of a legal representative; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, so as to revise the membership of the Council on American Indian Concerns; to revise addresses of American Indian Tribes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-14-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to indicators of quality of learning in individual schools and school systems, comparison to state standards, rating schools and school systems, providing information, and uniform definition of "dropout" and "below grade level," so as to clarify that ratings are a single numerical score based on indicators of quality of learning for each public school and school system in the state; to require timely publication of such scores; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recording relative to property, so as to provide for notice to the owner and deed holder when another deed is filed by another party; to provide for a 45 day waiting period; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia special education teachers; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a cause of action by aggrieved students against local education agencies for breach of the duty to provide for an adequate public education; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 36, Chapter 21 of Title 50, and Code Section 5-6-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, and judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, respectively, so as to provide for a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for breach of the duty to provide for an adequate public education; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that sales tax for educational purposes may be used and expended for the benefit of public charter schools located within local school systems; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.