Rep. Derrick Jackson

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development authorities, so as to provide that members of a county or municipal governing authority appointed as directors of development authorities shall not serve as chairpersons or chief executive officers of such authorities; to provide that county development authorities for certain counties must obtain the consent of certain municipalities and school systems to acquire property or undertake projects within such municipalities; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Nathaniel Q. Smith Jr. and the Partnership for Southern Equity; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Rafiq Ahmad on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the NAACP Atlanta Branch; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, manlifts, and moving walks, so as to increase the civil penalty for failure to inspect elevators and related mechanisms within deadline and include all include inspections by nonprivate inspectors in the deadline and civil penalty; to provide for additional civil penalties for repeat violations; to require the Safety Fire Commissioner to notify the owner or lessee in writing and keep records of when said civil penalties are waived; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fixing of sentence, suspension or probation of sentence, change in sentence, eligibility for parole, prohibited modifications, and exceptions, so as to provide for an alternative sentence of military service for certain defendants; to provide for requirements; to provide for resentencing for failure to meet requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the critical need for increasing access to healthcare, food, and credit; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating the AFC Lightning Soccer Club and the 2007 girls' soccer team on a National Championship season of historic proportions; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION encouraging support of urban agriculture by local governments; and for other purposes.