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SENATE FIRST READERS Monday, February 3, 1991
TENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 192. By Senators Clay of the 37th, Lamutt of the 21st and Tanksley of the 32nd:
A bill to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to allow county and independent school systems to deduct up to 2 mills from local fair share funds under certain circumstances; to provide for certain uses of retained local fair share funds.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 193. By Senators Clay of the 31th, Lamutt of the 21st and Tanksley of the 32nd:
A bill to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide an alternative method of calculating the local fair share for certain county and independent school systems in certain circumstances.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 194. By Senators Clay of the 31th, Lamutt of the 21st and Tanksley of the 32nd:
A bill to amend Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for midterm adjustments relative to the program adjustment amount for training and experience.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 195. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records,
so as to change the conditions under which a child's
putative father may be named on the birth certificate of that child and the consequences thereof; to provide when other information about a father and attestation of certain data may be required; to change the conditions under which new birth certificates may be registered and birth certificate records changed.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 196. By Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Chapter 47 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Used Motor Vehicle Dealers' and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers' Registration Act," so as to require certain disclosures of information to any person or entity purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle from a used motor vehicle dealer; to require the maintenance of certain records and provide for the inspection thereof.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.
SB 197. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fiscal affairs subcommittees, so as to change the designation of the appropriations period applicable to budget unit object class transfers; to specify categories of budget unit object class transfers which the subcommittees may approve.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
SB 198. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill to amend Code Section 40-2-65 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates for members of active reserve components of the United States, so as to allow retired reservists to retain their special license plates.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 199. By Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forgery and related offenses, so as to increase the penalty for sale or distribution of a false identification document to a minor.
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.
SB 200. By Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Article 4 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Peace Officer and Prosecutor Training Fund Act of 1983," so as to provide that funds remitted pursuant to such Act shall be disbursed on an annual basis to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to establish the percentage of such disbursement.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety.
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SB 201. By Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Code Section 50-14-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings of state agencies excluded from the requirements of law relating to open and public meetings, so as to provide that all information on the votes taken by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be released for inspection after such voting.
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.
SB 202. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill 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 provide that certain multiple or repeated violations of child welfare agency laws related directly to health and safety of children shall constitute felonies.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 203. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change the provisions relating to possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle; to provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle or while a passenger in a motor vehicle.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 204. By Senator Clay of the 37th:
A bill to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Election Code," so as to change the dates for the general primary and nonpartisan primary; to delete certain provisions relating to primaries held in the same week as national political conventions; to delete certain references to 1996 primaries.
Referred to Committee on Ethics.
SB 205. By Senators Clay of the 37th and Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Code Section 16-5-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to simple battery, so as to provide that simple battery committed against a woman who is pregnant at the time of the offense shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.
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SB 206. By Senator Langford of the 29th:
A bill to amend Code Section 3-3-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure and penalties upon violation of Code Secion 3-3-23, relating to furnishing to, or possession by, persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages, so as to provide that the punishment for conviction of possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years shall be increased from 30 days to 12 months' maximum imprisonment.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 207. By Senator Langford of the 29th:
A bill to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide procedures for the enactment of legislation mandating certain coverage in accident and sickness insurance policies; to define certain terms; to provide that such legislation bear a certain designation; to provide prerequisites for the introduction of health insurance legislation.
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor.
SB 208. By Senators Crotts of the 17th, Madden of the 47th, Price of the 56th and Thomas of the 54th:
A bill to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for the regulation of phenylpropanolamine and ephedrin and limit the sale or distribution of such drugs; to provide for penalties and sanctions.
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.
SR 134. By Senators Crotts of the 17th and Starr of the 44th:
A resolution congratulating Mrs. Ruby Hinton Gardner Hicks on the event of her ninety-ninth birthday.
Read and adopted.
SR 135. By Senator Brown of the 26th:
A resolution honoring the Douglass Theatre.
Read and adopted.
SR 136. By Senators Brown of the 26th, Gochenour of the 27th and Perdue of the 18th:
A resolution welcoming citizens and public officials from Macon and Bibb County, observing March 6, 1997, as Macon Day in Atlanta-Taste of Macon.
Read and adopted.
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SR 137. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Oliver of the 42nd, Guhl of the 45th and others: A resolution recognizing and commending the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Read and adopted. SR 138. By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A resolution recognizing and commending Yvonne Jamison. Read and adopted. SR 139. By Senators Perdue of the 18th, Walker of the 22nd,
Starr of the 44th and others: A resolution expressing congratulations and best wishes to Lieutenant Governor Pierre Howard on the occasion of his birthday. Read and adopted. SR 141. By Senator Ralston of the Slst: A resolution commending and honoring the Ellijay Apple Marketing Association and its member apple growers. Read and adopted.
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