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SENATE FIRST READERS
Monday, February 15, 1999
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
By Senator Crotts of the 17th:
A bill to amend an Act establishing the manner of electing members of the board of education of the Henry County School District so as to change the manner of electing such members.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

SB 161. By Senator Crotts of the 17th:
A bill to amend an Act providing supplements to the salaries of the judges of superior court, the district attorney, and the chief assistant district attorney of the Flint Judicial Circuit so as to change the amount and method of payment of such supplements; to change the proportion of such supplements which each county shall pay.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 162. By Senator Crotts of the 17th:
A bill to amend an Act relating to the compensation of the members of the Board of Education of Henry County, as amended, so as to change the compensation of such members.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

SB 163. By Senators Hecht of the 34th, Starr of the 44th, Walker of the 22nd and others:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offenses of assault and battery, so as to provide enhanced penalties for the con:nission of offenses of simple assault and battery against persons who are 65 years of age or older; to provide a short title.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 164. By Senators Ray of the 48th, Cagle of the 49th and James of the 35th:
A bill to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to change certain provisions relating to bailable offenses; to change certain provisions relating to punishments for certain violations of Code Section 40-6-391; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain provisions relating to limited driving permits for certain offenders.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

SB 165. By Senators Hecht of the 34th, Dean of the 31st, Scott of the 36th and others:
A bill to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employees' records checks for day-care centers, so as to provide that no person may be employed at a day-care center without a satisfactory preliminary records check or satisfactory state fingerprint records check determination and a satisfactory or pending national fingerprint records check determination within the previous 12 months.

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

SB 166. By Senator James of the 35th:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to declare certain motor vehicles operated by persons who are in violation of Code Section 40-2-5 to be contraband and subject to forfeiture to the state; to provide for forfeiture procedures.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 167. By Senators Walker of the 22nd and Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend an Act providing for the consolidated government of Augusta, Georgia, as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the filling of vacancies in the off ice of the mayor or in the membership of the commission; to repeal certain provisions relating to affirmative action and equal opportunities.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental

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SB 168. By Senator Polak of the 42nd:
A bill to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileged medical information, so as to provide for legislative intent; to define certain terms; to limit the discovery and admissibility of raw data used in research in civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings.

Referred to Committee on Defense, Science and Technology.

SR 152. By Senator Stephens of the Slst:
A resolution creating the Senate Study Committee on State Councils, Commissions, Boards and Committees.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

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SR 153. By Senators Hooks of the 14th and Meyer von Bremen of the 12th: A resolution commending the Lee County AmericaE All-Stars Dixie Youth baseball team.
Read and adopted. SR 154. By Senators Hooks of the 14th, Bowen of the 13th, Meyer
von Bremen of the 12th and Gillis of the 20th: A resolution recognizing and commending Clifford D. Woods. Read and adopted. SR 155. By Senator James of the 35th: A resolution proclaiming "Major Robert Hightower Day". Read and adopted.
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