fOL.l0 GA L4-12 .$1 1\4 /1 cr 1/2. -" (b FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 16, 1999 HB 645. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th, Smith of the 12th and Reece of the 11th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates, so as to provide for a prestige license plate for United States armed forces Georgia veterans; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 646. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th and Jones of the 71st: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the licensing of end stage renal disease facilities; to provide for definitions, fees, and rules; to provide for exemptions; to provide licensing standards; to provide for regulation of dialysis technicians; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY HB 647. By: Representatives Parham of the 122nd and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Baldwin County, so as to change the composition of education districts from which members of the board of education are elected; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL HB 648. By: Representatives Whitaker of the 7th, Jackson of the 112th, DeLoach of the 119th, Smith of the 12th and Poag 9f the 6th: A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, and Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to purchase and use of motor vehicles by state departments and entities, so as to require certain motor vehicles owned or leased by certain governmental entities or purchased or leased with public funds to be identified with certain markings, decals, or seals; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 649. By: Representative Connell of the 115th: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-13-32.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled substance, marijuana, or a counterfeit substance within 1,000 feet of a park or housing project, so as to provide a pena1tyfor the violation of one of two prohibited activities; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY - 1- HB 650. By: Representatives Porter of the 143rd, Hanner of the 159th, Coleman of the l42nd and Shanahan of the 10th: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-9-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Natural Resources relative to air quality, so as to provide that the board shall adopt standards and practices to reduce odors from rendering plants; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 651. By: Representative Scarlett of the 174th: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cruelty to children, so as to create the offense of reckless endangerment of a child; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY HB 652. By: Representatives Williams of the l14th, Howard of the ll8th, Allen of the 117th, Anderson of the 116th and Connell of the 115th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Tax Assessors for Richmond County, so as to change provlslons relating to the membership of the board; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL HB 653. By: Representatives Shaw of the 176th, Lane of the 146th, Hanner of the 159th, Parham of the 122nd and Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-2-49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting the Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program, so as to provide that certain funds derived from the sale of such plates shall not be earmarked; to provide that compensation of tag agents and distribution of fees in regard to such license plates shall be the same as provided by law for other license plates; and for other purposes. Referred to the Co~nittee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 654. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service for certain employees of district attorneys for certain prior service; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT HB 655. By: Representatives Epps of the 131st and Hugley of the 133rd: A BILL to amend an Act reconstituting the Meriwether. County Board of Education, so as to provide a per diem allowance for the members of such board; and for other purposes. Referred to the Con~ittee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL HB 656. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Walker of the 141st, Parrish of the 144th, Floyd of the 138th, Maddox of the 72nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to change certain provisions relating to transaction of insurance by lending institutions and bank holding companies; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE - 2- HB 657. By: Representatives Twiggs of the 8th and Whitaker of the 7th: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-7-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permit required for land-disturbing activities, so as to repeal certain provisions which prohibit the issuance of a permit unless the applicant provides a statement by the appropriate tax officials certifying that all ad valorem taxes levied against the property and due and owing have been paid; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 658. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Manning of the 32nd, McBee of the 88th, Orrock of the 56th, Stanley of the 50th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-12-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the creation of the Georgia Commission on Women, so as to change provisions relating to the terms of membership; to provide for the removal of members for four consecutive unexcused absences to require full-time Georgia residency; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HB 659. By: Representatives Jackson of the 112th, Walker of the l41st, Williams of the 83rd and Hudson of the 156th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding penal institutions, so as to define certain terms; to require that any telephone system installed in a penal institution to which inmates have access contains certain technical features; to impose certain duties on persons in charge of penal institutions regarding the use of telephone systems by inmates; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY HB 660. By: Representatives Dean of the 48th, Coleman of the 142nd, Hegstrom of the 66th, Holmes of the 53rd, Smyre of the l36th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding political subdivisions, so as to require political subdivisions and public authorities to have conducted environmental testing on certain property to be donated to or acquired by such entities and prohibit acceptance or acquisition thereof unless any dangers discovered have been eliminated; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HB 661. By: Representatives Stancil of the 16th, Scheid of the 17th and Pinholster of the 15th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of elections and registration for Cherokee County, so as to implement a system of staggered terms of office for the members of the board; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL - 3- HB 662. By: Representatives Coan of the 82nd, Jackson of the 112th, Lane of the 146th, McCall of the 90th, Rice of the 79th and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provlsl0ns relative to ethics in government, so as to regulate political contributions and expenditures by labor organizations and separate segregated funds thereof; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership in labor organizations, so as to regulate deductions from employees' earnings of contributions to labor organizations; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RULES HB 663. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Rice of the 79th, Unterman of the 84th, Coleman of the 80th, Dix of the 76th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction of magistrate courts, so as to change the civil jurisdiction of such courts; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 664. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Rice of the 79th, Unterman of the 84th, Coleman of the 80th, Dix of the 76th and others: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding venue, so as to authorize the courts of this state to apply the doctrine of forum non conveniens; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 665. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th and Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to provide for the court's consideration of the opinion and desire of a child of ten but less than 14 regarding custody of the child; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 666. . By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd, Ray of the 128th and Hugley of the 133rd: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of sign language and intermediary interpreters in administrative and judicial proceedings, so as to authorize state agencies, law enforcement agencies, and courts to obtain directly the services of qualified interpreters required by this article; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 667. By: Representatives Reichert of the l26th, Cooper of the 31st, Martin of the 47th and Kaye of the 37th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate under the Revised Probate Code of 1998, so as to enact the "Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY - 4- HR 303. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, Childers of the 13th, Sinkfield of the 57th, Martin of the 47th, Williams of the 114th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Delivery Study Committee; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 304. By: Representative Hudson of the 120th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Mohammed Ashraf; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 324. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Rice of the 79th, Unterman of the 84th, Dix of the 76th and Coleman of the 80th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for staying or dismissing an action in a court in this state when the court finds that in the interest of substantial justice the action should be heard in another forum; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HR 325. By: Representatives Jenkins of the ll0th, James of the 140th, Massey of the 86th, Jackson of the 112th, Whitaker of the 7th and others: A RESOLUTION designating the Georgia Emergency Management Agency hazardous materials training facility at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth as the "Neil Jordan Holton Hazardous Materials Training Facility"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY - 5- SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 16, 1999 SB 49. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Walker of the 22nd, Marable of the 52nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-751.3, relating to student codes of conduct in elementary and secondary schools, so as to require that student codes of conduct include provisions addressing verbal assault, physical assault or battery, and disrespectful conduct toward teachers, administrators, other school personnel, other students, and persons attending school-related functions; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION SB 50. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Walker of the 22nd and others: 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 for the appointment of an educational care team upon application by a local board of education; to provide for the duties of an educational care team; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION SB 110. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Tate of the 38th, Jackson of the 50th and others: A BILL to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act," so as to change the provision relating to eligibility for assistance for qualified aliens; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH - 1-