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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1996

HB 1868. By: Representatives Felton of the 43rd, Burkhalter of the 41st, Ashe of the 46th, Campbell of the 42nd, Trense of the 44th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, rel.i;l.tJng t.o o:r-ganizatiQTL of. county government,.. so as to provide for special services districts in certain counti'es having-apopulation of 400,000 or more according to the United States Decennial census of 1990 or any future such census; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1869. By: Representative Greene of the l58th: A BILL to amend an Act relating to the Board of Commissioners of Calhoun County, so as to change the compensation of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1870. By: Representatives Greene of the l58th and Ponder of the l60th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Early County, so as to provide for staggered terms of office for members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB l87l. By: Representatives Simpson of the 101st and Stallings of the 100th: A BILL to provide that the tax commissioner of Carroll County shall retain a specified percentage of educational funds collected by said officer and remit the same to the governing authority of Carroll County to reimburse the county for the cost of collecting school taxes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1872. By: Representative Breedlove of the 85th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Buford, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1873. By: Representative Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hiawassee," so as to change the provisions relating to the corporate limits of said city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1874. By: Representative Byrd of the 170th: A BILL to amenq an Act providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the judge of the Prpbate CPurt of Appl ng County, so as to provide that such nonpartisan nominatiqn and e1ec ion of the judge
w of the Probate Court of ~ppling County shall begin th the election
held in 1996; anq for other purposes. Referreq to the Committee on STATE PLANNIN~ ~ COMMPNIry AFF~IRS LOCAL
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1996

SB 528.
By: Senator James of the 35th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for implementation of a Scholastic Aptitude Test preparatory course for certain public schools receiving state funds; to provide that the contents of such course shall be prescribed by each local board of education; to provide for elective credit for such course; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

SB 533. By: Senators Boshears of the 6th, Harbison of the 15th and James of the 35th: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of criminal records and the purging, modifying, or supplementing of criminal records, so as to provide that any person arrested or indicted for a crime and subsequently released without charge, not prosecuted, or cleared of the offense through court proceedings shall be entitled to have any criminal records relative to such case purged; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

SB 539. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Perdue of the 18th and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-11-59 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile law enforcement records, so as to provide that juvenile law enforcement records and files involving an offense which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult shall be kept and reported in the same manner as the law enforcement records of adults; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

SB 664. By: Senators Black of the 53rd, Guhl of the 45th, Day of the 48th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 17-6-50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons deemed professional bondspersons, so as to provide that such persons may be approved by the governing authority of the county in which such business is transacted; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

SB 677. By: Senators Day of the 48th and Newbill of the 56th: A BILL to amend Code Section 28-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the Senate, so as to provide for the description of senatorial districts 48 and 56; to provide for the election of members of the Senate; to provide for the continuation of present senatorial districts until a certain time; to provide for applicability to certain primary and general elections; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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REAPPORTIONMENT

CONGRESSIONAL

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SB 679. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Ray of the 19th and Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to provide that an insurer may not refuse to renew a policy of casualty insurance covering residential property or an individual or group accident and sickness policy because of certain reports identifying the insured as a victim of family violence; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 709. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Ray of the 19th, Hooks of the 14th and others: A BILL to enact the "Education Reform Act of 1996"; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Agriculture, to provide that the Department of Agriculture shall carry out all functions and exercise all powers previously held by the Department of Education for school nutrition programs; to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to create a new Office of School Readiness and transfer to that office certain functions and duties previously performed by the Department of Education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
SB 710. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st and Gillis of the 20th: A BILL to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pUblic school property and facilities, so as to allow Crossroads Alternative School Program staff and students from local school systems to participate in staff development and youth leadership programs on the campus of the Georgia School for the Deaf; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 7ll. By: Senators Farrow of the 54th and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-8-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to theft by conversion, so as to change the definition of the term "personal property" as used in said Code section; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 717. By: Senator Middleton of the 50th: A BILL to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to change the provisions regarding joint after-school programs for at-risk students; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 742. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd and Thomas of the 10th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, so as to change the provisions relating to physicians of other states and foreign countries entering this state for consultation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for registration; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
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SB 743. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd and Thomas of the 10th: A BILL to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of authority by a physician to a nurse or physician's assistant, so as to provide that the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners shall provide by rule or regulation for the scope of authority of licensed physicians to delegate to a qualified person any acts, duties, or responsibilities relating to radiological technology; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 749. By: Senator Edge of the 28th: A BILL to amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Development Authorities Law," so as to change the definition of the term "project" with respect to sewage disposal facilities and solid waste disposal facilities; to provide for the management of projects by persons, firms, or private corporations as an alternative to leasing or selling such projects; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
SB 750. By: Senator Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to numbers of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a tenth judge of the superior courts of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit of Georgia; to provide for the appointment of the first such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 751. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Ray of the 19th, Marable of the 52nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agreements for probation services, so as to require that approval to privatize probation services by the governing authority of a county, a municipality, or a consolidated government be by resolution with a copy of the final contract attached as an exhibit thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SB 755. By: Senator Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the "Georgia Insurance Code," and Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fraud and related offenses, so as to change the definition of insurance fraud; to provide civil immunity to certain persons sharing information regarding fraudulent insurance acts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 756. By: Senator Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medicare supplement insurance, so as to implement the requirements of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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SB 757. By: Senator Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to correct certain typographical and codification errors; to change certain provisions relating to limitations on amounts of risks retainable by farmers' mutual insurance companies; to change certain provisions relating to residency requirements for license applicants; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 758. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Thomas of the lOth and Glanton of the 34th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, as amended, so as to provide that the office of chief judge of said court shall be rotated annually among the judges of said court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 759. By: Senators Lamutt of the 21st, Tanksley of the 32nd, Clay of the 37th and others: A BILL to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, as amended, so as to provide for the position of administrative specialist in the office of the tax commissioner; to provide for appointment, powers, duties, compensation, and tenure of such person; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 764. By: Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st: A BILL to provide for the method of filling vacancies on the Board of Education of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 765. By: Senator Walker of the 22nd: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the board of education of Burke County, as amended, so as to change the compensation and expense allowance of the members of the board; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 766. By: Senators Crotts of the 17th, Ray of the 19th, Marable of the 52nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-24-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice required of insurers for termination, increase in premium rates, or change restricting coverage, so as to change certain provisions regarding failure of an insurer to comply with notice requirements; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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SB 769. By: Senators Gochenour of the 27th, Thompson of the 33rd, Ralston of the 51st and others: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of signs and signals along the state highway system, so as to provide that information concerning certain restaurants shall not be excluded from certain authorized signs, displays, and devices erected and maintained within the rights of way of the interstate system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION SR 515. By: Senator Thomas of the 10th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Teen-age Pregnancy Prevention; and fOr other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION SR 556. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Marable of the 52nd and Brown of the 26th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Hospital Restructuring; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES SR 567. By: Senator Ralston of the 51st: A RESOLUTION memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs and biologics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
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