Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 176 SB 269 SB 403 SB 407 SB 412 SB 430 SB 441 SB 448 Open and Public meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances (SLGO(G)-16th) Water Resources; cooperative efforts for abatement of pollution, order of director, request for hearing; provisions (Substitute) (NR&E-17th) Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions (Amendment) (APPROP-40th) Health; repeal creation of the Health Strategies Council, Clinical Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Tissue Bank Committee (H&HS-45th) County Boards of Education; homestead option sales and use tax; county sales and use tax for educational purposes; delay effective date of Code section (ED&Y-40th) State Senate Districts; revise certain boundaries (R&R-54th) Obstruction of Public Administration; establish the offense of unlawful pointing of a laser device at a law enforcement officer; penalties (Substitute) (PUB SAF-13th) 'Small Business Borrower Protection Act'; enact; provide recovery limits for debt obligations by successor creditors (Substitute) (B&FI-9th) - 1 - 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 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 13 SB 49 SB 77 SB 87 SB 127 SB 137 SB 238 SB 321 SB 322 SB 328 SB 329 SB 340 SB 346 SB 348 SB 350 Rules of the Road; driving under influence with a child in a motor vehicle is a felony (Substitute) (S JUDY-2nd) Education; raise age of mandatory education; adult literacy for purposes of conformity; revise provisions (ED&Y-56th) Administrative Services; specified preference; qualified business enterprises; disabled veterans; certain types of state contracts (VM&HS-15th) Education; rename to Georgia Educational Freedom Act; expand eligibility for the program; revise requirements relating to qualifications for scholarship (Substitute) (ED&Y-21st) Juvenile Proceedings; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Retirement; update certain cross-references to Chapter 11 of Title 15; provide for conditions (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Handicapped Persons; motorized wheelchair/scooter operated on public ways after dark shall be equipped with reflectors (Substitute) (PUB SAF35th) Secondary Metal Recyclers; comprehensive revision of provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-45th) 'Georgia Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2012'; website; with an itemized receipt showing how taxes they pay are utilized (Substitute) (GvtO-6th) University System of Georgia; Board of Regents establish process; granting veterans academic credit; previous instruction while in military (Substitute) (VM&HS-15th) Returning Veterans Task Force; membership; provide duties; recommendations (Substitute) (VM&HS-2nd) Property; covenants; provisions; adopted prior to the adoption of zoning laws (SLGO(G)-51st) State Board of Pharmacy; prescription drugs by mail/other common carriers; provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-9th) Civil Practice; personal service of a summons on a corporation; provisions (Substitute) (S JUDY-10th) Crimes and Offenses; disposition of firearms used in burglaries or armed robberies (Substitute) (JUDY-9th) - 1 - 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 SB 371 Aviation; provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds (SLGO(G)-37th) SB 381 Local Government; electronic transmission of budgets; change certain definitions (ED&Y-3rd) SB 404 Education; provide for development of category -level expenditure controls for staff development funds (Substitute) (APPROP-40th) SB 405 Student Achievement Office of; private college submit confidential student data to Dept. of Education shall not be liable for breach (Substitute) (ED&Y-49th) SB 406 'Jace Hester Law'; emergency closure of an early care and education program upon death of a minor (ED&Y-12th) SB 411 Georgia Sheriffs' Cooperative Authority; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th) SB 427 Administrative Procedure; require agency procedures for timely processing; applications for issuance/renewal of licenses (Substitute) (ECD-20th) SB 428 Administrative Procedure; provide for agency reports regarding federal government mandates and duplicate state/federal regulation (Substitute) (ECD-20th) SB 429 General Assembly; fiscal notes for bills changing compensation; change provisions (Substitute) (ECD-20th) SR 28 Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; create (Substitute) (FIN-32nd) SR 322 Daylight Saving Time; commend (40th) SR 480 Local Board of Education; urged to adopt policies requiring vending machines in schools be stocked with only healthy options (Substitute) (ED&Y-41st) SR 590 Georgia Dept. of Education; urged to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes in the public schools (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd) SR 769 Fulton Science Academy Charter High School; recognize (ED&Y-56th) SR 858 U.S.Congress; urge to permit the use of "cellular jammers" for the prevention of illegal cell phone use in prisons, jails, youth detention facilities (PUB SAF-25th) HB 39 Education; unexcused absence notices made by United States mail; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-52nd) Benton-31st HB 93 Code enforcement boards; code enforcement officers; change definition (SLGO(G)-56th) Taylor-79th - 2 - 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 HB 110 Mortgages and liens; vacant property registry; provisions (Substitute) (B&FI-23rd) Jacobs-80th HB 130 Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission; meetings; change certain provisions (ED&Y-12th) Maxwell-17th HB 173 Teachers; expungement of records; revise provisions (ED&Y-40th) Coleman-97th HB 175 Online Clearinghouse Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-21st) Casas-103rd HB 181 Special needs scholarship program; waiver one requirement; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Golick-34th HB 237 Residential mortgage fraud; mortgage lending process; revise definition (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Golick-34th HB 293 Retirement bills; define a certain term (RET-8th) Benton-31st HB 295 Georgia State Employees Pension and Savings Plan; transfer of accrued benefit; provide (RET-31st) Maxwell-17th HB 297 Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending fund for certain purposes; provide (RET-54th) Maxwell-17th HB 308 Public retirement systems; duties of boards of trustees; provide (RET-54th) Maxwell-17th HB 371 Insurable interest; state entity; not fund life insurance on public officers or employees; provide (Substitute) (I&L-27th) Maxwell-17th HB 706 Elementary and secondary education; delete and clarify provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th) Dudgeon-24th HB 713 Quality Basic Education Act; career and college readiness initiatives; delay implementation (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Nix-69th HB 760 Elementary and secondary education; capital outlay funds replace exceptional growth program (APPROP-37th) Coleman-97th HB 832 Vidalia onion trademark; royalty and license fee not exceed a certain amount; eliminate requirement (AG&CA-11th) McCall-30th HR 1103 Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Highway; Richmond County; dedicate (TRANS-22nd) Sims-119th - 3 - Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 299 SB 356 SB 365 SB 384 SB 424 SB 458 SR 673 SR 766 SR 848 HB 642 HB 805 Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act; define certain terms; provide charitable contribution made to a charitable contribution; good faith (Substitute) (JUDY-22nd) Superior Courts; provide additional judge of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; initial appointment; election and term of office (Substitute) (JUDY-27th) Property; collected funds; change prov.; residential real property; provide form Acknowledgment and Waiver of Borrower's Rights (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Conservation/Natural Resources; commercial lawn/landscape companies shall not deposit grass trimmings; within 50 meters of storm drain (Substitute) (NR&E-43rd) Foundations of American Law and Government Displays; revise provisions (GvtO-31st) Government; modify provisions; verification requirements, procedures, and conditions for applicants for public benefits (Substitute) (JUDY-52nd) U.S. Congress; making renewed application to call for a convention; proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States (GvtO-46th) U.S. Congress; urged to adopt/submit to states a balanced budget amendment to U.S. Constitution and balance current budget (Substitute) (GvtO-32nd) Congress; urge to prohibit Environmental Protection Agency from further regulating greenhouse gas emissions; without comprehensive economic and environmental study (Substitute) (NR&E-20th) Georgia Services Administration; create; revise several Titles (GvtO-16th) Collins-27th State Personnel Administration; abolition; make conforming amendments and correct references (GvtO-16th) Collins-27th - 1 - Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today - 2 -