A RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of ensuring access to higher education for all Georgians; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to revise the number of holidays that are observed in Georgia; to designate June 19 of each year as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in Georgia and recognize such date as a state holiday; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by private persons, so as to repeal the article in its entirety; to amend Titles 17, 35, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, law enforcement officers and agencies, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Kenneth Saunders III; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse, so as to comprehensively revise the law regarding justification and the use of force; to provide for certain investigations and reports in certain circumstances; to amend Titles 15, 16, 17, 20, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offense, criminal procedure, education, and torts, respectively, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing the month of June 2020 as Immigrant Heritage Month; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing Giving in Action Inc.; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for a right of action for sexual harassment against a co-worker, supervisor, or employer; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of such right; to provide for when actions may be brought; to provide for damages; to provide for defenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reporting of child abuse, when mandated or authorized, content of report, to whom made, immunity from liability, report based upon privileged communication, and penalty for failure to report, so as to prohibit employment retaliation against persons who fulfill a lawful requirement to report a suspected case of child abuse; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION memorializing the four known victims of lynching in DeKalb County, Georgia, and honoring the work of the Remembrance Project Initiative of the NAACP DeKalb branch, which seeks to recognize and memorialize incidents of racial terrorism perpetrated throughout the United States and in DeKalb County; and for other purposes.
