Rep. Brooks Coleman

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-2068.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a facilities fund for charter schools, so as to prohibit additional requirements of a charter school to operate that has passed state facility inspections and received a certificate of occupancy; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require annual suicide prevention education training for certificated school system personnel; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide that no duty of care is created; to provide a short title; 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 an Act incorporating the City of Lawrenceville, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4961), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4128), so as to amend corporate boundaries of such city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to watercraft held in inventory, so as to provide that watercraft held in inventory shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation; 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 Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, computation, and rate of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to revise the amount of the adult basic skills education program tax credit; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide an aggregate cap on the amount of the tax credit; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Ridwan Hassen for being selected as a 2015 Rhodes Scholar; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on School Counseling and the Role of School Counselors; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's 2015 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholars; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing May 14, 2015, as Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day; 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 the elementary and secondary education, so as to eliminate the Georgia High School Graduation Test as a requirement for purposes of graduation; to provide procedures for former students who did not pass one or more portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test to petition to obtain a high school diploma; to provide for notice of such petition option; to provide for changes for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.