Sen. Jason Esteves

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to protect the personal phone numbers, personal or governmental issued cell phone numbers, and home addresses of judges, law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and public defenders; to provide for injunctive relief; to provide for a misdemeanor; to provide for civil relief, attorney's fees, and costs of litigation; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to effectiveness of educational programs, so as to require the state funded administration of a nationally recognized career and college readiness assessment and an assessment leading to a nationally recognized workforce credential to public school students in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider teacher programs outside of this state which meet certain requirements of the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008," so as to provide for financial protections for elder and disabled adults who may be victims of financial exploitation; to provide for reporting and notice requirements; to provide for the delay of disbursements or transactions that may result in such financial exploitation; to provide for civil and administrative liability protections; to provide for certain disclosures and access to records; to provide for limitations; to provide for definitions; 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 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to protect from public disclosure certain personal information of public employees; to remove an exemption relating to public disclosure of certain public records pertaining to public employees; to provide for definitions; to require local governments to remove upon request certain personally identifiable information of public employees from certain property records; to require local governments to provide a form for such requests; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to authorize respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances delineated in rules and regulations established by the Department of Human Services; to revise terminology; 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 Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to sales under the commercial code, so as to enact the "Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require sellers to furnish to buyers receipts and copies of any contracts; to require sellers to provide notice of how to cancel a sale; to restrict certain door-to-door sales; to regulate the use of certain forms and notices; to provide for certain exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determination of paternity, so as to align evidentiary medical and genetic testing with the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; 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 O.C.G.A., relating to health of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the care of students being treated for epilepsy or a seizure disorder; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to historic preservation, so as to establish the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund, Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Program, and Georgia Farmland Advisory Council; to provide matching grants to certain holders or prospective holders of agricultural conservation easements; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.