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SENATE FIRST READERS Friday, February 7, 1997 THIRTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 2.

By Senators Glanton of the 34th, Thomas of the 10th and Gochenour of the 27th:

A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official

Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle

drivers' licenses, so as to provide for destruction of

certain fingerprint records; to provide for certain

disclosures; to prohibit the requirement of

fingerprinting and similar identification of applicants

for drivers' licenses.

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Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 228. By Senator Thomas of the 10th:
A bill to amend Chapter 33 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Georgia Physical Therapy Act," so as to revise certain definitions; to change provisions relating to the composition of the State Board of Physical Therapy; to provide for the qualifications of board members; to change provisions relating to license requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.

SB 229. By Senator Langford of the 29th:
A bill to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to repeal certain provisions of Chapter 10 thereof, relating to public works contracts of counties, and reenact those provisions to apply to counties, municipalities, and consolidated governments; to provide for emergencies.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations (General).

SB 230. By Senator Ralston of the 51st:
A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inter vivos gifts, so as to provide that the presumption of a gift of lands belonging to a parent but in possession of a child shall be a rebuttable presumption.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 231. By Senators Ralston of the 5lst, Oliver of the 42nd and Land of the 16th:
A bill to amend Code Section 19-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inclusion of life insurance in orders of child support, so as to provide that the amount of life insurance premiums may be counted as a part of the support.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 232. By Senator Griffin of the 25th:
A bill to amend an Act creating county courts (now state courts) in certain designat~d counties of this state, as amended, so as to change the compensation provisions relating to the solicitor-general of the State Court of Baldwin County.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.
SB 233~ By Senator Griffin of the 25th:
A bill to amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Putnam County, as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the selection of subsequent chief magistrates; to provide for the term of office of the chief magistrate currently in office; to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Putnam County.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.
SB 234. By Senator Griffin of the 25th:
A bill to amend an Act providing for the appointment of the initial chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Hancock County and the election of subsequent chief magistrates, as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the selection of subsequent chief magistrates; to provide for the term of office of the chief magistrate appointed in December, 1996.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.
SB 235. By Senator Griffin of the 25th:
A bill to amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Jasper County so as to change the provisions relating to the selection of subsequent chief magistrates; to provide for the term of office of the chief magistrate appointed in December, 1996; to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Jasper County.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.
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SB 236. By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Starr of the 44th and Madden of the 47th:
A bill to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that persons taking office as State School Superintendent following the general election held in 2002 or thereafter shall not be subject to the qualifications set forth in Code Section 20-2-31; to provide for an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 237. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Oliver of the 42nd, Henson of the SSth and Thomas of the 10th:
A bill to amend Code Section 46-5-134 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the billing of telephone subscribers for an emergency telephone number "911" system, so as to authorize payment, from an Emergency Telephone System Fund maintained by a local government, of certain personnel and supply costs and the cost of leasing, purchasing, or maintaining certain equipment.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.
SB 238. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Henson of the 55th and Thomas of the 10th:
A bill to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," so as to provide for programs to enroll and reimburse for certain diagnostic radiology services under certain conditions.
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 239. By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Boshears of the 6th and Brown of the 26th:
A bill to amend Code Section 7-4-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal penalties for excessive interest, so as to exclude title pawn transactions from the exceptions for pawnbrokers; to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to change the laws relating to pawnbrokers; to change definitions; to provide for different treatment of title pawn transactions.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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SB 240. By Senators Brush of the 24th, Johnson of the 1st and Cagle of the 49th:
A bill to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to provide for denial or limitation on recovery of damages to certain persons injured while committing felonies, uninsured motorists, drivers injured while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and motorists injured while driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 241. By Senators Lamutt of the 21st, 1 Clay of the 37th, Tanksley of the 32nd and others:
A bill to amend Code Section 40-5-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons not to be licensed as motor vehicle drivers, so as to require certain applicants for licenses to submit proof of satisfactory completion of approved driver education; to provide for standards for approval of driver education courses.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SR 163. By Senator Langford of the 29th: A resolution commending Mary Ann Roberts.

Read and adopted.

SR 164. By Senator Starr of the 44th:
A resolution authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for the operation and maintenance of water and sanitary sewer and utility facilities in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Clarke, Crisp, Gordon, Gwinnett, McDuffie, Sumter, and Troup Counties, Georgia.

Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities.

SR 16~. By Senator Starr of the 44th:

A resolution authorizing the granting of nonexclusive

easements for operation and maintenance of drainage

pipelines,

electrical

distribution lin~s, and

telecommunications facilities in, on, over, under,

upon, across, or through property owned by the State of

Georgia in Dougherty, Jasper, Macon, and Ware Counties,

Georgia.

Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities.

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SR 166. By Senator Starr of the 44th: A resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Clinch, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties, Georgia.
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities.
SR 167. By Senator Tysinger of the 41st: A resolution authorizing the leasing of certain state owned real property located in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities.
SR 168. By Senators Tysinger of the 41st, Roberts of the 30th and Bowen of the 13th: A resolution creating the senate Study Committee on Uninsured Motorists.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
SR 169. By Senators Broun of the 46th, Henson of the 55th and Burton of the 5th: A resolution commending Stone Mountain Park.
Read and adopted.
SR 170. By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Starr of the 44th and Madden of the 47th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for qualifications of the State School Superintendent; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SR 171. By Senator Price of the 56th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to create the State Government Waste Task Force, to require the task force to make recommendations to the General Assembly on the elimination of waste in state government, and to require the General Assembly to vote on recommendations made by such task force; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations (General).
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SR 172. By Senators Brush of the 24th and Johnson of the 1st: A resolution creating the Joint Study Committee on Cost Analysis of Prison and Jail Construction.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
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