Rep. Margaret Kaiser

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to allow employees to use sick leave for the care of immediate family members; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions to take leave; to provide that retaliatory actions are unlawful; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions of the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that only hands-free telephone calls shall be conducted by a driver of a motor vehicle; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to authorize licensed health practitioners to prescribe opioid antagonists to certain individuals and entities pursuant to a protocol; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for grants to ensure availability of opioid antagonists; to authorize emergency medical services personnel to administer parenteral injections of opioid antagonists; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise certain provisions relating to annual performance evaluations; to provide for the development of evaluation systems for teachers of record, assistant principals, and principals; to provide for confidentiality and exceptions; to provide for the reporting of certain evaluation results to the Professional Standards Commission; to revise provisions relating to annual contracts; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; 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 Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require members of governing boards of nonprofit organizations which are charter petitioners, charter schools, and state charter schools to participate in governance training; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 6 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to aviation and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to clarify which type of interests in real property may be subject to ad valorem taxation; 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 Article 5 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the use of cannabis for treatment of cancer and glaucoma, so as to provide for continuing research into the benefits of medical cannabis to treat certain conditions; to provide for the continuation of the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program; to provide for selection of academic medical centers to conduct the research; to provide for expansion of the review board and its duties; to establish the responsibilities of academic medical centers; to provide for the testing, storing, and dispensing by the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 update and clarify provisions in law and to repeal obsolete provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Atlanta Humane Society; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 61 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to urban redevelopment for counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide for the use of surface transportation projects in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for definitions; to provide for public contracts with private enterprises for the completion of surface transportation projects; to provide for methods of procurement for surface transportation projects in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for limitations on former public employees when negotiating contracts for surface transportation projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.