PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 204. SB 205. SB 206. SB 207.

By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Robertson of the 29th, Anderson of the 24th, Hickman of the 4th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for funeral directors and embalmers, so as to change certain provisions related to the reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; 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, Tillery of the 19th, Dolezal of the 27th, Robertson of the 29th, Hickman of the 4th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social security coverage for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, so as to require certain social security coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; to prohibit the approval of certain plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Esteves of the 6th, Mallow of the 2nd, Islam of the 7th, Butler of the 55th, Jackson of the 41st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise the minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degrees and from zero to two years of creditable service; to provide for periodic salary studies; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 208. SB 209. SB 210. SB 211. SB 212.

By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Still of the 48th and Dixon of the 45th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to provide for development impact fees for education; to provide for definitions; to provide for the manner of calculation, imposition, and collection of such fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Robertson of the 29th, Mallow of the 2nd, Ginn of the 47th, Anderson of the 24th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide that licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, Hufstetler of the 52nd and Halpern of the 39th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to generation and distribution of electricity generally, so as to enact "The Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2023"; to require net metering to be offered by electric utilities that meet a certain renewable energy penetration threshold; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Dixon of the 45th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Gooch of the 51st, Anderson of the 24th, Summers of the 13th, Hickman of the 4th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probate courts, and Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, respectively, so as to end activities and duties of probate court judges relating to elections; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 213. SB 214. SB 215.
SB 216. SR 162.

By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Goodman of the 8th, Payne of the 54th, Watson of the 11th, Dixon of the 45th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to prohibit local governments from preventing the continuance of lawful nonconforming use of property when a preexisting manufactured home or mobile home is replaced with another such home; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Still of the 48th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Albers of the 56th, Orrock of the 36th and Dixon of the 45th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to change the number of retail dealer licenses that a person may hold or have a beneficial interest in; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd, Walker III of the 20th, Robertson of the 29th, Esteves of the 6th and others:
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.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd, Walker III of the 20th, Robertson of the 29th, Esteves of the 6th and others:
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.
By Senators Dixon of the 45th and Hickman of the 4th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 22, 2023, as Governor's Honors Program Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

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SR 163. SR 164. SR 165. SR 166. SR 167. SR 168.

By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Merritt of the 9th, Halpern of the 39th, Mallow of the 2nd and James of the 35th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 20, 2023, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Mallow of the 2nd, Watson of the 1st, Harbison of the 15th, Dugan of the 30th and Goodman of the 8th:
A RESOLUTION commending Lieutenant Colonel Larry W. Hadwin Jr.; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Walker III of the 20th, Echols of the 49th, Payne of the 54th, Hatchett of the 50th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 23, 2023, as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Esteves of the 6th and James of the 35th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 21, 2023, as Clark Atlanta University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Rahman of the 5th and Islam of the 7th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 17, 2023, as Muhammad Ali Day; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Orrock of the 36th and Jones II of the 22nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 21, 2023, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

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