Sen. Steve Gooch

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Transportation, so as to amend notice provisions relative to meetings for the election of board members; to provide for negotiations in request for proposals relative to public-private partnerships (P3s); to provide for procurement procedures relative to alternative contracting; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required by a state agency, so as to exempt certain records from public disclosure requirements; 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 5 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacation of office, so as to provide for the suspension of compensation for certain public officers who are suspended because of indictment for a felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Michelle Au on her outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Jen Jordan on her outstanding public service as a Georgia state senator; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Lester G. Jackson III on his outstanding public service as a Georgia state senator; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the historical tribes that once called Georgia their home, including the Yuchi Tribe, Chickasaw Nation, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Shawnee Tribe, and all tribes; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to revise provisions for misdemeanor convictions for the offense of aggravated child molestation by raising the minimum age of victims from 13 to 14; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students in grades six through 12 to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide that home study students shall complete one qualifying course during any semester the student participates in an extracurricular or interscholastic activity in the student's resident public school system; to amend Code Section 20-2-690 of the O.C.G.A., relating to educational entities and requirements for private schools and home study programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide requirements relating to the use of abortion-inducing drugs; to provide for definitions; to prohibit abortion-inducing drugs in school facilities or on state property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12, Code Section 16-12-4, Code Section 19-11-9, Chapter 2 of Title 26, Title 31, and Code Section 43-18-75 of the O.C.G.A., relating to conservation and natural resources, cruelty to animals, location of absent parents by department, standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, health, and inspections, suspension or revocation of license, and other disciplinary actions, respectively, so as to provide for the reorganization of county boards of health; to revise the powers of county boards of health; to authorize the Department of Public Health to select district health directors; to provide for qualifications of district health directors; to authorize the commissioner of public health to select chief medical officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.