Proposed Senate first readers, 2024 February 12

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024
NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 480. SB 481. SB 482.

By Senators Hodges of the 3rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Summers of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hodges of the 3rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Summers of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; to provide for definitions; to provide for collaboration with state licensing boards; to provide for a publicly accessible website; to provide for collection of data from state licensing boards; to provide for specified data; to provide for seeking of funding sources; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Sims of the 12th, Goodman of the 8th, Esteves of the 6th, Butler of the 55th and Parent of the 42nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503), as amended, so as to revise the compensation of said board; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 483. SB 484. SB 485. SR 580.

By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Tillery of the 19th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to enter into the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the provisions of the compact; to provide for the present compact to remain in effect until the effective date of the new compact and to provide for automatic repeal; to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Esteves of the 6th, Walker III of the 20th, Jones of the 10th, Goodman of the 8th, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the 42nd and Anderson of the 43rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusation in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow that certain offenses be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Anderson of the 24th, Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Air Evac Lifeteam; and for other purposes.

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SR 581. SR 582. SR 583. SR 584.

By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Davenport of the 44th, Harrell of the 40th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Michael Thurmond; and for other purposes.
By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Walker III of the 20th, Burns of the 23rd, Goodman of the 8th and Hickman of the 4th:
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Vidalia High School Game Day Cheerleading Team for winning the GHSA Division AA-A State Championship; and for other purposes.
By Senator Hatchett of the 50th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Dr. Robert F. Sullivan and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
By Senators Setzler of the 37th, Dixon of the 45th, Ginn of the 47th and Dolezal of the 27th:
A BILL recognizing February 13, 2024, as Engineers Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

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