Rep. Mike Jacobs

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4016), so as to increase the salary of the Chief Magistrate of DeKalb County; to establish salaries of the associate judges of the traffic division of the State Court of DeKalb County; to establish the salary of the Clerk of the State Court of DeKalb County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to repeal certain provisions deemed unconstitutional regarding a central child abuse registry; to enact new provisions to provide for the establishment of a central child abuse registry; to provide for definitions; to provide for the reporting of convictions relating to child abuse to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for entry of reported convictions into the registry; to provide for a hearing to contest inclusion of a name in the registry; to limit access to information in the registry; to provide for confidentiality; 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 Titles 7 and 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance and debtor and creditor, respectively, so as to enact a new chapter in Title 7, to regulate providers of debt settlement and debt management services; to repeal Chapter 5 of Title 18, relating to debt adjustments; to provide for a legislative purpose; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require the study and teaching of prescribed aspects of United States and world history; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prosecuting attorneys of municipal courts, so as to require notices of the creation of the office of prosecuting attorney of municipal court and the name of the prosecuting attorney to be served on the Administrative Office of the Courts; to require the city attorney to serve as the prosecuting attorney when such office has not been created; to provide for procedure when the city attorney has a conflict of interest; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-11-4.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certified process servers, so as to repeal the sunset and legislative review provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the month of April, 2015, as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month at the Capitol and inviting the Georgia Coalition to Prevent Genocide to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to change certain provisions relating to the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978" and the merit system in order to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; to add definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the State Road and Tollway Authority; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for the criminal offenses of resisting, obstructing, hindering, or opposing a code enforcement officer; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.