First readers in House [Jan. 10, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017 SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY
Legislation not listed consecutively indicates those pre-filed.
HB 14. By Representative Jones of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees for sheriff's services, so as to provide for the sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 23. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter schools, so as to provide for certain accountability requirements for charter schools; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for disfavored practices with respect to assessments; to provide for transparency regarding assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 24. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for a program of incentive pay for quality teachers in schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families; to provide for a legislative finding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 27. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to foreclosure in general, so as to provide, under certain circumstances, for an opportunity, prior to foreclosure, for a debtor to cure a foreclosure and bring the debt current by making all past due payments along with any late fees and charges; to provide for a method of payment; to provide for a limitation; to provide for a definition; 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 JUDICIARY
HB 28. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to require testing of drinking water in public and private
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schools for lead contamination; to provide for remediation plans or alternate sources of drinking water; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 29. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: 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 prohibit local boards of education from seeking or maintaining accreditation by an accrediting entity which does not make its records relating to sanctions it imposes open for inspection and copying; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 30. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Broadrick of the 4th, Cooper of the 43rd, Epps of the 144th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Schedule I controlled substances, so as add a synthetic opioid to Schedule I; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL HB 31. By Representatives Prince of the 127th and Jackson of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Jefferson County desire the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to levy an additional ad valorem tax for the purpose of realizing additional tax revenue to provide payment for Jefferson County Hospital Authority's services and facilities and to retire hospital debt; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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