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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22,2007 TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 523. By Representatives Burkhalter of the 50th, Willard of the 49th, Jones of the 46th, Rice of the 51st, and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Johns Creek Public Buildings and Facilities Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to confer powers upon the authority; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, and earnings of the authority, to contract payments to the authority from other moneys pledged therefor, and to authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, earnings, and contract payments of the authority for the payment of such revenue bonds; to authorize the execution of resolutions and trust indentures to secure the payment of the revenue bonds of the authority and to define the rights of the holders of such obligations; to make the revenue bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for the validation of bonds; to provide for the separate enactment of each provision of this Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION LOCAL

HB 524. By Representatives Burkhalter of the 50th, Willard of the 49th, Jones of the 46th, Rice of the 51st, and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Johns Creek Parks and Recreation Authority; to authorize such authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate or contract for services to provide athletic and recreational centers, facilities, and areas, including, but not limited to, playgrounds, parks, hiking, camping, and picnicking areas and facilities, swimming and wading pools, lakes, tennis courts, athletic fields and courts, clubhouses, gymnasiums, auditoriums, youth centers, senior citizen centers, stadiums, performing arts centers, cultural centers, related buildings, golf courses, and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to such undertakings and extensions and improvements of such facilities; to acquire parking facilities and parking areas in connection therewith; to provide that bonds be validated as authorized by Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law"; to provide for construction; to provide for personnel; to provide for conveyance of property upon dissolution; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION LOCAL

HB 525. By Representative Bearden of the 68th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to require the recording of certain custodial statements under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for guidelines relating to the admissibility of certain custodial statements and exceptions thereto; to provide for preserving custodial statements; to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for training in recording certain custodial statements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL

HB 526. By Representatives Loudermilk of the 14th, Lewis of the 15th, Scott of the 2nd, Jerguson of the 22nd, Franklin of the 43rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family planning services, so as to revise and add definitions; to provide that agencies may offer medical referral services to persons who are not unemancipated minors; to provide that agencies shall not provide medical referral services to unemancipated minors except under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 527. By Representatives Horne of the 71st, Barnard of the 166th,and Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 establish a minimum supervision fee which shall be charged under agreements for private probation supervision services; to authorize the supervision of certain felony offenders pursuant to such agreements for private probation supervision services; to authorize certain probation officers to supervise certain nonviolent felony offenders; to preclude registration fe'es for private or governmental probation services registering with the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HB 528. By Representatives Martin of the 47th, Burkhalter of the 50th, Stephens of the 164th, Lane of the 158th, and Roberts of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cosmetologists, so as to provide for certificates of registration for cosmetic laser practitioners; to define a certain term; to provide certain requirements for one member of the State Board of Cosmetology; to provide for applications to be made to obtain a certificate of registration for three different levels of cosmetic laser practitioner; to provide continuing education for such practitioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 529. By Representatives Royal of the 171st, Harbin of the 118th, Keen of the 179th, Reese of the 98th, Hill of the 21st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend numerous provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to reflect changes in the organization of the General Assembly with respect to budgetary functions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT
HB 530. By Representatives Burkhalter of the 50th, Jones of the 46th, Rice of the 51st, and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating, creating, revising, and superseding the several Acts incorporating the City of Alpharetta in the County of Fulton and creating a new charter for said municipal corporation, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as amended, so as to remove certain property from the corporate limits of such city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION LOCAL

HB 531. By Representative Smith of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county governing authorities, so as to provide for minimum salaries for full-time county commission chairpersons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 532. By Representative Everson of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 53-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rules for inheritance when decedent dies without a will, so as to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide that the court shall have the discretion to award a share of the estate of a decedent who was mentally disabled at the time of his or her death to a legal guardian or a de facto guardian; to provide factors for the court to consider; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 533. By Representatives Reese of the 98th, Cox of the 102nd, Everson of the 106th, Coleman of the 97th, Walker of the 107th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act'to amend an Act authorizing Gwinnett County and the governing authority thereof to appoint a Merit System Board, approved April 18, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969,p. 305l), as amended, so as to comprehensively revise and restate such Act; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to establish the Merit System Board and provide for its membership, qualifications, terms of office, compensation, removal, powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for meetings; to provide for officers and their duties; to provide for unclassified positions; to provide for certain hiring preferences; to prohibit certain activities by classified employees; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for oaths; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION LOCAL
HB 534. By Representatives Freeman of the 140th, Keown of the 173rd, Casas of the 103rd, Benton of the 31st, Sims of the 1 19th,and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to require public notice of a budget deficit within three business days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 535. By Representative Butler of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to create a patient advocacy board and the position of Patient Advocate General to investigate fatalities and allegations of abuse, neglect, or improper treatment occurring in facilities operated by, subjection to certification by, or under contact with the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases; to provide for definitions; to provide for appointment of board members, qualifications of board members, terms, vacancies, removal, and immunity; to provide for oath of office and certificate of appointment; to provide for board meetings, procedure, and expenses;

to provide for the powers and duties of the Patient Advocate General; to provide f o ~ confidentiality of certain information and exceptions; to provide for reporting of certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 536. By Representatives Floyd of the 147th, Williams of the 178th, McCall of the 30th, Hatfield of the 177th, Graves of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide that fines for excess weight should be based on the weight including the allowed variance; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 537. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Johnson of the 37th, Manning of the 32nd, Cooper of the'4 1st, Franklin of the 43rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 321 l), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3939), so as to change the compensations of the clerk and the chief deputy clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 538. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Johnson of the 37th, Manning of the 32nd, Cooper of the 4 1st, Franklin of the 43rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 4,2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4 177), so as to change the compensation of certain employees of such office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 539. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Johnson of the 37th, Manning of the 32nd, Cooper of the 4 1st, Franklin of the 43rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Cobb County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 35 16), as amended, so as to revise procedures relating to the establishment or revision of school attendance zones; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HB 540. By Representatives Smith of the 168th, Manning of the 32nd, Randall of the 138th, and Lindsey of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to change certain provisions relating to voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse; to create a duty in certain circumstances to provide child support for a mentally or physically disabled child beyond the age of 18; to provide for postmajority child support in final verdict or divorce decree; to provide that a child's eligibility to receive public benefits shall not be impacted by an award of postmajority child support; to change certain provisions relating to inclusion of life insurance in order of support; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SUDICIARY
HB 541. By Representatives Smith of the 168th,Morris of the 155th, Sims of the 169th, Williams of the 178th, Maddox of the 172nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, and Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to require the use of clean and renewable fuels in certain vehicles operated by certain government entities under certain circumstances; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 542. By Representatives Hugley of the 133rd,Porter of the 143rd, and Randall of the 138th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to create the Georgia Legislative Youth Advisory Council to advise the legislature on issues relating to youth; to provide for duties, jurisdiction, and membership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Commjttee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 543. By Representatives Carter of the 159th and Burns of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to further define and prescribe the powers and duties of the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority," approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3873), as amended, so as to provide that the authority shall be subject to county zoning ordinances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTMGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 544. By Representative Hembree of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-50-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a required license for any multiple employer self-insured health plan to transact business in this state and health plans of municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions, so as to provide that any plan or amangement established or maintained by two or more accredited independent nonproprietary institutions of higher education located in this state is not subject to the requirements relating to multiple employer self-insured health plans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

*HB 568. By Representatives Golick of the 34th, Cooper of the 4 1st, Scott of the 153rd, Smith of the 129th, Cole of the 125th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to enact the "Health Care Competition, Transparency and Improvement Act"; to provide for extensive revision of the certificate of need program; to revise the declaration of policy for state health planning; to revise and add definitions; to establish the Health Strategies Advisory Council as the successor to the Health Strategies Council; to provide for its composition and duties; to revise provisions relating to the Department of Community Health; to provide for a temporary moratorium on certificate of need applications under certain circumstances; to provide for penalties, sanctions, and enforcement actions relating to certificates of need; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CERTIFICATE OF NEED
HR 349. By Representatives Peake of the 137th, Sellier of the 136th, and Freeman of the 140th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and service of Marine Sergeant Kelley L. Courtney and dedicating the Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney Interchange; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 350. By Representatives Harbin of the 118th, Butler of the 18th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Stephens of the 164th, Parrish of the 156th,and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on the State Health System; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR351. By Representatives Lindsey of the 54th, Holmes of the 61st, Willard of the 49th, Ashe of the 56th, Jones of the 46th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Fulton County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION
HR 352. By Representatives Benfield of the 85th, Murnford of the 95th, Everson of the 106th, Mangham of the 94th, Abrams of the 84th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Eyewitness Identification Procedures; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR 369. By Representative Barnard of the 166th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Baldwin County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Charlton County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Chatham County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Coffee County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Columbia County, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY