Sen. Doc Rhett

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-8-194 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grounds for disqualification of benefits, so as to provide that leaving an employer due to family violence shall establish good cause in connection with a claim for unemployment benefits; to provide that an employer's account shall not be charged for the payment of such benefits; to provide for definitions; 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 Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the "Georgia Family Planning Initiative"; to provide for definitions; to authorize public and private funding; to provide for distribution of funds for family planning services; to provide for priority of patients and cost of services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to provide for the use of no-knock search warrants; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to change provisions relating to the issuance of search warrants; to change provisions relating to the use of force in executing a search warrant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and law enforcement officers and agencies, respectively, so as to require certain persons with arrest powers at university or college campuses to report allegations of rape to a local law enforcement agency with concurrent jurisdiction, to hand over all information and evidence, and to cooperate with said law enforcement agency; to provide for penalties; to require all law enforcement agencies with information on a sexual assault to cooperate with colleges and universities investigating a student for said assault; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide that noncitizen students receiving a grant of deferred action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security may be extended the same consideration as citizens of the United States in determining whether they qualify for in-state classification for purposes of tuition and fees by the university system and the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to repeal Code Section 31-1-40, relating to prohibition on expenditure or use of moneys, human resources, or assets of the State of Georgia to advocate or intended to influence the citizens of this state in support of the voluntary expansion by the state of eligibility for medical assistance in furtherance of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to repeal Code Section 33-1-23; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses and the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, respectively, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice, notices for enhanced sentencing, and enhanced sentencing; to provide for sentencing of defendants who commit certain crimes which target a victim due to the victim's race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin; to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for juvenile proceedings, so as to provide for a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the New Tradition Martial Arts School and Master Rickey Murray for excellence in instructing children and adults alike in the martial arts; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide for election by plurality vote; to provide for the date of the general primary; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the great seal of the state, so as to conform certain provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Ethics Commission; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.