PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024 NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 383. SB 384. SB 385. By Senators Echols of the 49th, Hatchett of the 50th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Gooch of the 51st, Ginn of the 47th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the special district mass transportation sales and use tax, so as to revise requirements for intergovernmental agreements between counties and qualified municipalities for collection of such tax; to provide for standards for disbursement of proceeds for municipalities absent from an intergovernmental agreement; to revise the maximum amount and time frame for the collection of such tax when an intergovernmental agreement has been entered into between a county and all qualified municipalities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st, Halpern of the 39th and Esteves of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor practices relative to public officers and employees, so as to provide for the development and administration of the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program for the recruitment, hiring, advancement, and retention of qualified individuals with disabilities at all levels and for all occupations; to establish state policy; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain duties of the State ADA Coordinator; to establish the elements of the GAME Program; to provide for the development of plans by state agencies; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Williams of the 25th, Payne of the 54th, Brass of the 28th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funding, donations, property, and scholarships with respect to Georgia Military College, so as to revise legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond the second year level; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 1 - SB 386. SB 387. SB 388. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Hatchett of the 50th, Butler of the 55th, Beach of the 21st, Mallow of the 2nd and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to change certain provisions relating; to increase funding to the state's Pre-K programs; to provide for the corporation to engage in certain activities related to sports betting; to provide for a short title; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hatchett of the 50th, Payne of the 54th, Robertson of the 29th, Jackson of the 41st and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide that personal identification card applications of certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures by the applicant's parent, guardian, or responsible adult; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to children and youth services, so as to authorize the Department of Human Services to establish programs that will provide a child or youth entering foster care with a photograph; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th and Beach of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Cherokee County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $16,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3677), as amended, so as to provide for a full value exemption for senior and disabled residents; to provide for a residency requirement and grandfathering of certain residents; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 2 - SB 389. SB 390. SB 391. SB 392. By Senators Payne of the 54th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hodges of the 3rd, Albers of the 56th, Hatchett of the 50th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, privileges, and prohibitions, so as to provide for the adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program for the Georgia National Guard; to provide a definition; to provide for duties for the adjutant general regarding the program; to provide for the National Guard Association of Georgia to select the insurer for the program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Dolezal of the 27th, Setzler of the 37th, Watson of the 1st, Tillery of the 19th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to libraries; to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 24, relating to librarians; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative Services; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Williams of the 25th, Hatchett of the 50th, Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd and Goodman of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 31, 36, and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, local government, and property, respectively, so as to provide regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; to revise procedures concerning the issuance of permits for the disinterment and reinterment of human remains; to provide for a civil action regarding the ability to enter upon land for the purpose of discovering ancestral grave sites and conducting genealogical research in connection with ancestral grave sites; to provide definitions; to provide statutory construction; to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Burns of the 23rd, Robertson of the 29th, Williams of the 25th, Strickland of the 17th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to establish the criminal offense of election interference with a deep fake and solicitation of such; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for punishment; to provide for the State Election Board to publish results of investigations into such offenses; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 3 - SB 393. SB 394. SB 395. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Walker III of the 20th, Lucas of the 26th and Summers of the 13th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county boards of health, so as to change the necessary experience requirements to qualify as a soil classifier to conduct soil investigations and prepare soil reports for an on-site sewage management system; to revise the definition of "soil classifier"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th, Hickman of the 4th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to miscellaneous provisions of the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Restricting Explicit and Adult-designated Educational Resources (READER) Act"; to provide for definitions, including definitions for the terms "harmful to minors," "restricted materials," and "sexually explicit materials"; to require the State Board of Education to establish standards for the designation of restricted materials by local boards of education, standards for the use and restriction of instructional materials, and standards for the use and restriction of public school library collection materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Watson of the 11th, Walker III of the 20th, Strickland of the 17th and Halpern of the 39th: 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 authorize the possession of opioid antagonists in schools; to define a term; to authorize schools to maintain a stock supply of opioid antagonists; to authorize trained school personnel to administer opioid antagonists and carry opioid antagonists on their person; to provide for immunity; to provide for activation of the emergency medical services system and notification of emergency contacts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 4 - SB 396. SR 470. SR 471. SR 472. SR 473. By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Butler of the 55th, Beach of the 21st, Goodman of the 8th, Brass of the 28th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to enact the "Georgia State-wide Music Office Act"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia State-wide Music Office; to provide for administration of the office; to provide for duties of the office; to create the Georgia Music Advisory Council; to provide for membership, terms, and filling of vacancies; to provide for administration of the council; to provide for duties of the council; to provide for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Anderson of the 24th and Gooch of the 51st: A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands; and for other purposes. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care; and for other purposes. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Beach of the 21st and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the efforts of Pulaski, Peach, Houston, and other middle Georgia counties in their efforts through ACT to give the local workforce a competitive advantage to support and grow existing businesses and attract new businesses by becoming a certified work ready community; and for other purposes. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Goodman of the 8th, Ginn of the 47th, Watson of the 11th, Hickman of the 4th and others: A RESOLUTION commending the University of Georgia 4-H Program, Thomas Holt, Melanie Biersmith, and the 2023-2024 4-H leadership teams and award winners and recognizing February 14, 2024, as 4-H Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. - 5 - SR 474. SR 475. SR 476. SR 477. SR 478. SR 479. By Senators Watson of the 1st, Mallow of the 2nd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Tillery of the 19th, Brass of the 28th and others: A RESOLUTION urging partnership among the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children, the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services, and the boards of commissioners for all Georgia counties to promote the provision of quality legal representation for parents, children and youth, and child welfare agencies at all stages of child welfare proceedings; and for other purposes. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Jackson of the 41st, Hickman of the 4th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Easterseals and all its Georgia chapters; and for other purposes. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Goodman of the 8th, Beach of the 21st and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence; and for other purposes. By Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Merritt of the 9th, Jackson of the 41st, Rahman of the 5th, Anderson of the 43rd and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2024, as Gwinnett Chamber Day; and for other purposes. By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Williams of the 25th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Albers of the 56th, Echols of the 49th and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Richard Weizenecker; and for other purposes. By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Williams of the 25th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Albers of the 56th, Echols of the 49th and others: A RESOLUTION congratulating the Cedartown High School Game Day Cheerleaders for winning the GHSA 3A-4A Division State Game Day Cheerleaders 2023 Championship; and for other purposes. - 6 -