Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 1 SB 10 SB 12 SB 13 SB 35 SB 50 SB 52 SB 54 SB 57 SB 62 SB 80 SB 82 SB 87 SB 93 SB 101 Ad Valorem; prohibit local govt. on increasing millage rates the same day as other local govt. which affect all/portion of same properties subject to increase. (Substitute)(FIN-26th) Alcoholic Beverages; if approved by referendum; each county may authorize package sales by a retailer on Sundays (SLGO(G)-11th) State Symbols; designate Georgia Mass Choir as official mass choir (RULES-2nd) Rules of the Road; driving under influence with a child in a motor vehicle is a felony (Substitute)(S JUDY-2nd) State Treasurer; prohibit recalling funds once they have been deposited (Substitute)(B&FI-28th) Courts; add certain fees for funding of local victim assistance programs (Substitute)(JUDY-30th) Courts; require marshals to notify protected persons upon the service of certain protective orders (PUB SAF-55th) State Highways; add a definition of "on-premise" or "on-property" signs (Substitute)(TRANS-53rd) Drivers' Licenses; prohibit persons convicted; offense against a victim who is a minor; driving commerical motor vehicles; transport 16/more persons (Substitute)(TRANS-51st) State; no private property shall be alienated to any other state; exercise of state sovereignty/jurisdiction without consent of General Assembly (Substitute)(JUDY-3rd) Evidence; provide for DNA analysis of persons arrested for felony offenses (Substitute)(SI&P-29th) Elections; provide for oaths of election superintendents/supervisors and designees of board of election (Substitute)(ETHICS-3rd) Education; rename to Georgia Educational Freedom Act; expand eligibility for the program; revise requirements relating to qualifications for scholarship (Substitute)(ED&Y-21st) Controlled Substances; Schedule I, III, IV, V; "dangerous drug"; provisions (Substitute)(H&HS-1st) Elections; poll officers; provide for the Student Teen Election Participant program (ETHICS-23rd) - 1 - SB 102 SB 107 SB 109 SB 114 SB 119 SB 120 SB 121 SB 136 SB 139 SB 141 SB 143 SB 155 SB 157 SB 159 SB 163 SB 166 SB 167 Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration Firearms; carrying/possession; definitions; penalties; issuance/qualifications for firearms licenses; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-53rd) Superior Courts; increase penalties that can be imposed for contempt of court (Substitute)(S JUDY-23rd) Elections; adjust dates for certain elections to be held 2012; dates for qualifying for elections (ETHICS-29th) Distilled Spirits; provide for issuance of a manufacturer's/distiller's license to a fruit grower; certain circumstances (Substitute)(RI&U-25th) Education; tuition equalization grants and HOPE scholarships and grants; revise certain definitions (H ED-35th) Education; provide parent/guardian participation component in drug/alcohol course; person under 18 years of age (Substitute) (PUB SAF-49th) Natural Resources Dept.; provide for refunding of fees under certain circumstances (SLGO(G)-49th) Property; provide for transfer of control of a condominium association in certain circumstances (Substitute)(JUDY-30th) Appellate Practice; provide for appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases; provisions (JUDY-23rd) Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council; create; membership, terms, duties; annual report (Substitute)(GvtO-10th) Massage Therapy Practice; provide that an applicant for a license by endorsement shall provide certain information (RI&U-41st) Jarrett Little Act; indemnification payment shall be made to parents/siblings of such person; if person does not have unremarried spouse/dependents (Substitute)(PUB SAF-56th) Waste Management; provide local solid waste management/reporting shall be optional (Substitute)(NR&E-17th) Trade Practices; clarify certain information; economic development project; conducted by private person shall not constitute public information (Substitute)(ECD-53rd) Elections; identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; provide certain requirements (Substitute)(ETHICS-50th) Insurance; extensively revise the requirements for continuing care providers/facilities (I&L-23rd) Employment Security; any such benefit shall be reduced by a benefit received from a public retirement system (Substitute)(I&L-4th) - 2 - SB 172 SB 176 SB 183 SB 184 SB 185 SB 187 SB 188 SB 190 SB 191 SB 199 SB 203 SB 206 SB 210 SB 211 SB 214 SB 218 SB 219 SB 220 Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration Adoption; require home study by an evaluator prior to the placement of a child; recommend placement; definitions (Substitute)(JUDY-48th) Open and Public Meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances (SLGO(G)-16th) Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions (ED&Y-7th) Teachers/School Personnel; provide requirements for reduction in force policies; sanctions (Substitute)(ED&Y-19th) Early Care/Learning; provide emergency closure; upon death of a minor or certain circumstances; definitions; procedures (Substitute) (ED&Y-12th) Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; revise nursing education requirements for licensure as a registered nurse; provisions (H ED-29th) Deer Farming; provide for regulation of alternative livestock farming; authorize/regulate private harvest-hunt preserves (Substitute) (AG&CA-7th) Georgia Capitol Museum; transfer the operation from the Secretary of State to the Board of Regents; add provisions (H ED-14th) Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011; provide for a modernized and uniform system of compiling, creating, maintaining, jury lists (Substitute)(JUDY-46th) Insurance; Commissioner shall have authority to impose penalties; licensed under Title 33; certain violations (I&L-48th) Insurance; provide that certain individuals who collect/input data; automated claims adjudication system are exempt from licensure (Substitute)(I&L-54th) Wildlife Control Permits; provisions (Substitute)(AG&CA-11th) Torts; provide for liability for violations of laws relating to abortion; definitions; wrongful death of an unborn child (Substitute)(RULES-52nd) Lead Poisoning Prevention; provide for certain federal regulations copies, fees, corrective orders, and violations (NR&E-20th) Inmate Policies; definitions; it is illegal to provide an inmate with wireless handset; penalties (Substitute)(SI&P-32nd) Submerged Cultural Resources; permits/authorization to contract; provisions (NR&E-19th) Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; adopt; provide for purpose/policy of said impact (VM&HS-15th) Board of Regents; provide multiyear lease agreements (SI&P-1st) - 3 - SB 223 SB 225 SB 227 SB 229 SB 231 SB 234 SB 236 SB 239 SB 240 SB 250 SB 251 SB 252 SR 68 SR 163 SR 312 SR 343 Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration Georgia Government Accountability Act; establish; create Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee; authorize to review/evaluate state agencies', productivity, efficiency, and responsiveness (Substitute)(GvtO-3rd) Criminal Offenses; provide for new offense of transmitting a false report; penalties (Substitute)(JUDY-49th) Education; declarations of intent/attendance records for home study programs; submitted to Dept. of Education rather than local school superintendents (Substitute)(ED&Y-52nd) Searches with Warrants; issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; provisions (JUDY-39th) Probation; provide additional offenses for which first offender status shall not be granted (Substitute)(PUB SAF-37th) Georgia Public Revenue Code; extensively revise provisions; ad valorem tax assessments and appeals from such assessments (Substitute) (FIN-21st) Driver's Licenses; persons convicted under the influence; allow certain drivers with suspended licenses; limited driving permits (Substitute)(JUDY-46th) License Plates; unregistered vehicle; presumption of residency under certain circumstances; displaying out-of-state license plate (TRANS-49th) Motor Vehicles; create a new class; personal transportation vehicles; definition; exception; rights/duties of drivers; rules of the road (Substitute)(TRANS-53rd) Professions/Businesses; prohibition against licensees engaging in unfair trade practices; change provisions (Substitute)(RI&U-48th) Insurance; transition from an annual renewal to a biennial renewal of licenses; agents, counselors, adjusters; adjustment of licensing fees (I&L-48th) Insurance; provide Commissioner shall determine if insurer meets the definition of a reinsurer (I&L-48th) Science and Technology Strategic Initiative Joint Study Commission; create (Substitute)(S&T-52nd) Savannah Harbor; cruise ship terminal facility; support the development, construction, and implementation (ECD-2nd) Savannah, Ga; Charleston, South Carolina; endorse efforts to deepen the ports (TRANS-1st) Steve Lance Memorial Intersection; dedicate (Substitute)(TRANS-53rd) - 4 - Section 3 Legislations left in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that will be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.4 TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 18 SB 49 SB 233 SR 28 SR 225 SR 228 SR 233 SR 322 HB 40 HB 49 HB 52 HB 80 HB 264 State Defense Force; rights of public officers, employees; remove restrictions (Substitute)(VM&HS-32nd) Education; raise age of mandatory education; adult literacy for purposes of conformity; revise provisions (ED&Y-56th) Pawnbrokers; provide limitations regarding certain fees/taxes for pawnbrokers transactions (SLGO(G)-49th) Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; create (FIN-32nd) Wisconsin Legislature; express support for Governor and majority members (RULES-56th) Water Supply; urge the performance of a feasibility study of withdrawal, storage, and distribution of waters; Tennessee River basin (NR&E-53rd) Transportation Dept.; urge to install sound barriers on I-95 near Blythe Island (TRANS-3rd) Daylight Saving Time; commend (40th) Chief's Law; enact (S JUDY-32nd) Benton-31st Technical and adult education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; change name (H ED-50th) Walker-107th Disabled persons with service dog; schools, colleges, and universities; add provisions (H ED-36th) Bearden-68th Annexation of territory; unincorporated islands; repeal (SLGO(G)-51st) Hamilton-23rd Georgia Council for the Arts; power and authority; revise certain provisions (ECD-16th) Carter-175th - 1 - Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 41 SB 78 SB 249 HB 223 Traffic Offenses; person convicted of endangering a child by driving under the influence; ignition interlock device (Substitute)(S JUDY-35th) Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission; revise definitions; require certain safety standards; Georgia Boxing Association (RI&U-55th) Public Meetings; require notice of meetings of government agencies be posted on agency websites (Substitute)(SLGO(G)-53rd) Building codes; certain farm buildings or structures; provide exemption (AG&CA-47th) Jasperse-12th - 1 - Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today - 2 -