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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY/ February 18, 1998

*Denotes rules suspended.
*HB 1703. By: Representatives Felton of the 43rd, Holmes of the 53rd, Trense of the 44th and Buck of the 135th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to joint county and municipal sales and use taxation, so as to provide, in certain counties having a population of 400/000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, that in negotiating the distribution certificate pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 48-8-89.1, the amount of proceeds of the local option sales tax received by certain new qualified municipalities ... ; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
*HB 1704. By: Representatives Reichert of the 126th, Coleman of the 80th, Hudson of the 156th and Westmoreland of the 104th: A BILL to amend Chapter 38 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operators of private detective businesses and private security businesses, so as to define certain terms; to amend the definition of certain terms; to amend licensing and registration qualificati'ons; to increase the amount of a certain required bond; to provide for reciprocity with other states; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
*HB 1705. By: Representatives Smyre of the 136th, Porter of the 143rd,Taylor of the 134th, Purcell of the 147th and Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state public library activities, so as to authorize funding of cooperative library projects between the Department of Technical and Adult Education and the Department of Archives and History; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
*HB 1706. By: Representative Davis of the 48th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,' relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for disclosure of adjustment rates for tires; to provide for definitions and notice to consumers that adjustment rates are available for inspection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY

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HB 1707. By: Representative McCall of the 90th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance, so as to provide for certain additional powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources and the Board of Natural Resources with respect to compliance wiLh the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, enforcement of vehicle emission standards, regulation of vehicle emission inspections, and enforcement of vehicle emission standards and regulations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1708. By: Representatives Scheid of the 17th, Burkhalter of the 41st, Scarlett of the 174th, Cash of the 108th, Sauder of the 29th and others: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit telemarketers from blocking caller identification services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 1709. By: Representatives Hecht of the 97th, Benefield of the 96th and Lee of the 94th: A BILL to amend Code Section 19-13-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violation of a protective order in cases involving family violence, so as to provide for concurrent jurisdiction over certain violations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1710. By: Representatives Trense of the 44th, Campbell of the 42nd, Burkhalter of the 41st and Felton of the 43rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County, so as to provide for the creation of community improvement districts in the municipalities within Fulton County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1711. By: Representative McKinney of the 51st: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Water Quality Control Act", so as to provide for definitions; to provide for notices regarding imposition of certain fees and conditions relating thereto; to provide for standards for certain waste-water discharges; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1712. By: Representative Joyce of the 1st: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-306 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated f relating to the honors program and residential high school program operated by the state Board of Education, so as to provide that students who live in Georgia but attend private high school outside of Georgia may participate in the honors program if they otherwise qualify; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 1713. By: Representative Scarlett of the 174th: A BILL to amend Code Section 19-8-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlawful advertisements and inducements relative to adoption, so as to provide for the offense of selling or exchanging or attempting to sell or exchange a minor child; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 1714. By: Representatives Scheid of the 17th and Westmoreland of the 104th: A BILL to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance of school, so as to provide for special diplomas for home schooled students; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

HB 1715. By: Representatives Dukes of the 161st and Everett of the 163rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 28-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the House of Representatives, so as to provide for the description of representative districts 161 and 163; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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HB 1716. By: Representatives Holland of the 157th, Jenkins of the 110th and Epps of the 131st: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-6-50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the term of office, qualifications, and training requirements for clerks of the superior courts, so as to provide training requirements and reporting requirements for such clerks; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 1717. By: Representatives Trense of the 44th and Hecht of the 97th: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, so as to provide for deprivation determinations when the deprivation is committed by persons while under the influence of drugs or alcohol; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 1718. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Murphy of the 18th, Walker of the 141st and Buck of the 135th: A BILL to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

HB 1719. By: Representatives Orrock of the 56th, McClinton of the 68th and Barnes of the. 33rd: A BILL to amend Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nuisances, so as to provide for actions to abate and enjoin drug related nuisances; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

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HB 1720. By: Representatives Golden of the 177th, Smith of the 109th, Bates of the l79th, Hammontree of the 4th and Bannister of the 77th: A BILL to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor, so as to change the provisions relating to rate of employer contributions under the "Employment Security Law"; to provide that each new or newly covered employer which has implemented a certain drug-free workplace program shall pay contributions at a rate of 0.2 percent lower than certain other rates specified; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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HR 1097.
By: Representatives Scarlett of the 174th and Tillman of the 173rd: A RESOLUTION commending Davis Love III and designating a portion of 1-95 as the "Davis Love III Highway"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1098.
By: Representatives Franklin of the 39th, Coan of the 82nd, Hammontree of the 4th, Lewis of the 14th, Mann of the 5th and others: A RESOLUTION designating the Larry McDonald Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1099. By: Representatives Twiggs of the 8th, Coleman of the 142nd, Poag of the 6th, Martin of the 145th and Jenkins of the 110th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Local Law Enforcement Officer Salaries and Benefits; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY

HR 1100. By: Representatives Manning of the 32nd, Grindley of the 35th, Bradford of the 30th, Shipp of the 38th, Cooper of the 31st and others: A RESOLUTION expressing support for projects and programs of the Regional Transportation Plan; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1101. By: Representative Poag of the 6th: A RESOLUTION designating a portion of State Highway 136 in County as "C. W. Bradley Highway"; and for other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1102. By: Representative Poag of the 6th: A RESOLUTION honoring Mr. Charles A. Pannell, Sr., and designating a portion of State Highway 61 as the "Charles A. Pannell, Sr., Highway"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1106. By: Representatives Snow of the 2nd, Murphy of the 18th, Perry of the 11th, Clark of the 3rd and Joyce of the 1st: A RESOLUTION designating the William "Billy" Shaw Abney Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, February 18, 1998
SB 445. By: Senators Oliver of the 42nd and Starr of the 44th: A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the Quality Basic Education Act, so as to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits for completion of an approved driver education course in a driver training school; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 521. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Clay of the 37th, Thomas of the lOth and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, so as to provide that at least 30 days prior to a zoning decision for rezoning initiated by a party other than the local government the local government shall post a sign on the property to be rezoned; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 532. By: Senators Thomas of the 10th, Price of the 28th, Johnson of the 2nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 21-3-105 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice of intent of write-in candidates, so as to require that notice of a write-in candidacy be provided no later than seven days after the close of the municipal qualifying period; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SB 566. By: Senators Hill of the 4th, Thomas of the 54th, Madden of the 47th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 31-11-53.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the automatic defibrillator program, so as to provide for easier public access to automated external defibrillators; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 567. By: Senator Thompson of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-1-19.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appropriations for charitable grants or contributions in counties having a population of 400,000 or more, so as to authorize charitable grants or contributions by authorities established by the governing authority of any such county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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SB 574. By: Senators Hill of the 4th, Gillis of the 20th, Madden of the 47th and others: A BILL to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to change requirements for the use of recycled paper by state institutions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 619. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st and Kemp of the 3rd: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 625. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st and Johnson of the 2nd: A BILL to create the City of Pooler Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation to have the responsibility of promotion of tourism, trade, and conventions for Pooler, Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, improve, equip, alter, repair, operate, and maintain public projects in Pooler, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 627. By: Senator Ralston of the 51st: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Fannin County," now known as the Board of Commissioners of Fannin County, as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the appointment of county officials and employees; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMI~NITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 628. By: Senator Ralston of the 51st: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a board of registrations and elections for Fannin County" so as to change the terms of the members; to provide that the board shall be responsible for the employment of poll workers; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SR 64. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Dean of the 31st and Cheeks of the 23rd: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for indemnification with respect to state highway employees who are or have been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1999; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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SR 474. By: Senators Harbison of the 15th, Hill of the 4th and Glanton of the 34th: A RESOLUTION to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to further recognize the services rendered to this country during the Vietnam War by Hmong and Lao soldiers by granting full and immediate United States citizenship to those who are currently living as legal immigrants in this country; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS SR 587. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Hill of the 4th, Thomas of the 10th and others: A RESOLUTION to encourage creation of graduate medical education curricula in geriatrics; to encourage the creation of graduate medical education fellowships in geriatrics; and to encourage the establishment of a visiting professorship in geriatrics to train faculty for medical universities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
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