SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATUTES ENACTED AT THE 1988 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334 LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMITTEE MEMBERS THOMAS B. MURPHY Speaker, House of Representatives Chairman HAMILTON MCWHORTER, JR. Secretary of the Senate Secretary ZELL MILLER Lieutenant Governor SENATOR THOMAS F. ALLGOOD SENATOR J. NATHAN DEAL SENATOR FLOYD HUDGINS SENATOR JOSEPH E. KENNEDY SENATOR TERRELL STARR REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN MCDONALD, JR. REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES THOMAS REPRESENTATIVE LARRY WALKER REPRESENTATIVE JOE MACK WILSON GLENN W. ELLARD Clerk, House of Representatives SEWELL R. BRUMBY Legislative Counsel CONNITTIE:11: Nl!:Nl!:ltS: TH=::..:.u.:~!.-NT.TlYH HANILTON NcWHORTIER, JR. slCIICTnOPTlfl!S-n ZLLNILLEIII --Of'lMaMNn GLENN~ 11!:LLARD snr for signature ~ . Privilege Adopted m442 Sl!IIMEBILIS = PASSED SIGNrn/VETOED BY 'lHE OOJEFINJR Pending fran the 1987 Session Introduced durin] 1988 Sess:i..on 205 20 ~ ~ 501 152 20 0 ~ ! 148 Generals Passed...... 112 [Deals Passed ,., 40 ID..... Sent to the Govern)r for signature api:iroval, s,w.,E RESQlllTICNS IN1'l SIGNID;VE'!CE) BY 'lHE QJVERNJR Pending fxan the 1987 Session Introduced during 1988 Session 27 2 ~ ~ 295 239 2 0 !2. ~ 17 Generals 1\d::,pted..... 9 COnstitutional /lmerdrents Ad::,pted.,, B IT..... Sent to the GovenDr for signature ~roval. Privilege hxlpted .. ~ 239 '.lUTAL BILIS Souse senate '.lUTAL RESOLUTIOr for siqnature awroval. INl'RCX:O::l:D AOCPim SIGNED;'lmICm BY 'rnE GCJJEROOR 626 481 ~ ~ 39 0 !2 ~ 921 720 56 0 56 Sent to the GovenDr for signature ~roval. The Acts in this summary are arranged ccording to the title of the Official Code of eorgia Annotated which they amend. In those ases in which an Act amends more than one Code itle the Act appears under only one of the ffected titles. A table of titles appears below. o Acts are listed for those titles which are ndicated by an asterisk. Title l* Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6 Title 7 Title 8 Title 9 Title 10 Title 11* Title 12 Title 13 Title 14 Title 15 Title 16 Title 17 Title 18* Title 19 Title 20 Title 21 Title 22* Title 23* Title 24 Title 25 Title 26* Title 27 Title 28 Title 29 Title 30 Title 31 Title 32 Title 33 Title 34 Title 35 Title 36 Title 37 Title 38 Title 39 Title 40 Title 41 Title 42 Title 43 Title 44 Title 45 Title 46 Title 47 Title 48 Title 49 Title 50 Title 51 Title 52 Title 53 General Provision.s Agriculture Alcoholic Beverages Animals Appeal and Error Aviation Banking and Finance Buildings and Housing Civil Practice Commerce and Trade Commercial Code Conservation and Natural Resources Contracts Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations Courts Crimes and Offenses Criminal Procedure Debtor and Creditor Domestic Relations Education Elections Eminent Domain Equity Evidence Fire Protection and Safety Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Game and Fish General Assembly Guardian and Ward Handicapped Persons Health Highways, Bridges, and Ferries Insurance Labor and Industrial Relations Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies Local Government Mental Health Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs Minors Motor Vehicles and Traffic Nuisances Penal Institutions Professions and Businesses Property Public Officers and Employees Public Utilities and Public Transportation Retirement and Pensions Revenue and Taxation Social Services State Government Torts Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Act 816; HB 1229 This Act makes extensive editorial amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions and reenacts the statutory portion of the Code as so amended. Effective February 16, 1988. TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE Act 902; HB 303 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-3-5 to provide members of the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority with an expense allowance and travel cost reimbursement while in performance of their duties. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1090; HB 1402 This Act changes the name of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. This Act amends Code sections in Title 2, Title 12, and Title 45 of the o.c.G.A. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1329; HB 1401 This Act extends the powers of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee by authorizing the committee to enter into certain contracts and agreements and to receive and to make certain grants. This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-6-27. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1355; HB 1518 This Act provides that in the absence of proof of negligence or lack of due care, no person, firm, or corporation shall be liable for pollution of the land, water, air, or other resources of the State of Georgia resulting from use, under certain conditions, of certain fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides. This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 2-7-170. Effective July 1, 1988. - 1- TITLE 2 (continued) Act 1257; SB 440 This Act provides that a grain dealer applying for a license or renewal of a license who posts a bond in a certain maximum amount shall not be required to submit financial statements for independent audit and reviews. The Act also extends the investigatory powers of the Commissioner of Agriculture to include unlicensed persons, partnerships, corporations, or other entities. This Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 2-9-32 and 2-9-41. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Act 913; HB 1848 This Act authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 P.M. and 12:00 Midnight in municipal corporations having a population of 300,000 or more in special entertainment districts. The Act defines special entertainment districts as contiguous properties upon which is located a festival marketplace and entertainment project which is financed in whole or in part by public funds and which contains a minimum of 200,000 square feet of gross leasable space for retail sales and entertainment purposes and which is located in the central business district of any such municipality if more than 50 percent of such contiguous properties are owned or controlled by a governmental entity. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-3-7. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1343; HB 1322 This Act requires a person who is about to sell or otherwise furnish alcoholic beverages to an individual to request to see and be furnished with proper identification in order to verify the age of such individual in any case where a reasonable or prudent person could reasonably be in doubt as to such individual's age. A failure to make such request and verification can be considered in determining whether a person knowingly sold or furnished alcoholic beverages to an individual under 21 years of age. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 3-3-23. Effective July 1, 1988. - 2- TITLE 3 (continued) Act 905; HB 516 This Act makes it unlawful and a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature to perform acts which constitute or simulate sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, or flagellation or the touching, caressing, or fondling of the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals or the displaying of any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or the displaying of any portion of any person's pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals on premises licensed to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on such premises. This Act also makes it unlawful to show, display, or exhibit, on such premises, any film, still picture, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproduction of any such act; to view such acts from such premises; or to remove alcoholic beverages from such prem~ses to an adjacent or other premise for the purpose of reviewing such acts. The Act also makes any violation grounds for the suspension or revocation of all alcoholic beverages licenses of the violator. The Act enacts Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., O.C.G.A. Sections 3-3-40 through 3-3-46. The Act provides 'that it will become effective July 1, 1987. Act 910; HB 1558 This Act authorizes farm wineries which have a license to sell wine on the premises of the winery to sell wine on the premises and under the same conditions and restrictions on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 12:00 Midnight. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. 3-6-21.2. Effective March 15, 1988. TITLE 4 ANIMALS Act 1118; HB 1806 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 4-3-10 by increasing the fees allowed for the impounding, care and feedi~g, and the sale of livestock found running at large and for serving of notice of impoundment and report of sale. Effective July 1, 1988. - 3- TITLE 4 (continued) Act 1267; HB 1273 This Act enacts the "Dangerous Dog Control Law" which defines a dangerous dog and a potentially dangerous dog and provides procedures for the classification, registration, and control of such dogs by counties, municipalities, or any combination of such local governments. The Act makes unlawful the failure to register a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog and the failure to maintain such a dog in a proper enclosure or, if outside such enclosure, under suitable restraint. The Act provides that the owner of a dangerous dog shall be guilty of a felony (1) if an owner with a previous conviction under the Act knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the provisions of the Act and the owner's dangerous dog attacks or bites a human being under circumstances constituting another violation or (2) if an owner knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the provisions of the Act and the owner's dangerous dog aggressively attacks and causes severe injury or death of a human being under circumstances constituting a violation of the Act. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 4-8-20 through 4-8-29. Effective July 1, 1988, for administrative purposes and effective January 1, 1989, for enforcement purposes. TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR Act 921; SB 492 This Act provides for the term of trial of an appeal to the state court in addition to the superior court. Provision is also made for the waiver of trial by jury with the consent of both parties. This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 5-3-30. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1338; HB 1235 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 5-6-35 by providing the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals discretion to grant or to deny appeals from decisions of the state court reviewing decisions of the magistrate courts by de novo proceedings so long as the subject matter is not otherwise subject to a right of direct appeal. Effective July 1, 1988 - 4- TITLE 6 AVIATION Act 1445; HB 1238 This Act prohibits the sale or lease of any airport by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision or by any public authority to any person or business entity which is not a U.S. citizen or to any business entity with a substantial foreign ownership which sale or lease results in such person or business entity managing, operating, owning, or controlling such airport. This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 6-3-20 .1. Effective April 12, 1988. TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE Act 1381; HB 1162 This Act authorizes the short-term investment or deposit by a trust company of fiduciary funds awaiting investment or distribution. The Act provides that it is to be construed as a codification of existing law regarding the fiduciary duties of trust companies. This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-311 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-315. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1096; HB 1345 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-483 so as to authorize the Department of Banking and Finance to reduce the frequency of required meetings of boards of directors of banks and trust companies. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1265; HB 1310 This Act authorizes the creation of small minority business development corporations for the promotion, assistance, and development of small minority business and industry. The corporations are authorized to provide financial, technical, and other assistance to small minority businesses. Lending institutions are authorized to become members of, invest in, and make loans to such development corporations. The Act also authorizes the investment of fiduciary funds in such development corporations. The Act provides for a period of duration of 35 years with earlier dissolution authorized. The Act provides for an annual state occupational license tax of $50.00 and - 5- TITLE 7 (continued) authorizes the levy of such taxes by counties or municipalities. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 7-1-940 through 7-1-958, Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1195; HB 1416 This Act amends o.c.G.A, Section 7-4-2 so as to provide that the parties to a loan transaction involving $250,000.00 or more may provide by written contract any rate of interest expressed in simple interest terms or otherwise. Effective March 30, 1988. TITLE 8 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING Act 1288; HB 1499 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-13 to authorize housing authorities and urban residential finance authorities, created pursuant to Chapter 41 of Title 36, to cooperate or join with the other in the exercise of their powers with regard to a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of said authorities. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1395; SB 479 This Act makes several changes in the provisions of Article 3 of O.C.G.A, Chapter 8-3, relating to residential and family farm mortgages. O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-172 is amended to provide for the eligibility of persons qualified under the Internal Revenue Code to live in multifamily residential rental properties. O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-176 is amended to authorize the Georgia Residential Finance Authority to provide mortgage insurance in part on mortgages purchased by the authority, to exempt such a program of insurance from certain provisions of the Georgia Insurance Code, to clarify the powers of the Georgia Residential Finance Authority to issue mortgage credit certificates, and to repeal the allocation provisions relating to the state ceiling for single-family residential housing bonds under the Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act of 1980. o.c.G.A. Section 8-3-177 is amended to provide for guidelines and procedures for the periodic review of occupant homes for those occupants of income restricted units and periodic adjustment of rental or carrying charges on income restricted units. The Act also enacts O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-199, - 6- TITLE 8 (continued) which designates the Georgia Residential Finance Authority as the State Office of Housing and assigns to it certain powers and duties, and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 8-3-199.1, which directs the State Office of Housing to develop a state housing goal and to prepare a state housing goal report for presentation to the General Assembly. Article 3 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 50-8, which placed the State Office of Housing within the Department of Community Affairs, is repealed in its entirety. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 1246; HB 430 This Act substantially revises and supersedes provisions of Article 4 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 8-3, dealing with discrimination in the selling, leasing, and financing of housing. The Act prohibits certain discriminatory practices based upon race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and lists certain limited exceptions for individual owners, religious organizations, or private clubs. The authority for administration of the Act is vested in the administrator of the Office of Fair Employment Practices and the Attorney General is directed to conduct any litigation in which the administrator is a participant. The Act provides for the rights granted under it to be enforceable by civil actions. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1248; HB 1339 This Act creates the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission and provides for the appointment of members of the commission and their terms, powers, and duties. The commission is eligible to receive federal funds or other grants or donations to establish the trust fund. The commission may utilize the staff of the Georgia Residential Finance Authority if needed. Funds may be disbursed by the commission from the fund for residential housing projects sponsored by qualified sponsors. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 8-3-300 through 8-3-310. Effective January 1, 1989. Act 1266; HB 435 This Act prohibits certain construction activity on any real property on which a commercial landfill has been located without first obtaining a permit from the local governing authority and requires the Environmental - 7- TITLE 8 (continued) Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to maintain records on the location of such landfills. The Act also requires any deed conveying an interest in real property which has been used as a commercial landfill to include a notice of the landfill operation. The Act enacts a new Chapter 6 of Title 8 of the O.C.G.A. and enacts a new o.c.G.A. Section 44-5-48. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE Act 1480; SB 649 This Act provides for the revival or extension of certain actions against manufacturers or suppliers of asbestos or material containing asbestos which might otherwise be barred prior to July 1, 1990, as the result of expiration of the applicable period of limitation. Such actions must be commenced no later than July 1, 1990. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-30.1. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1166; HB 1545 This Act provides that the fees of an auditor to whom a court case has been referred and the compensation of a special master in a condemnation proceeding shall be assessed as court costs and provides for the time of payment of such fees or compensation. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 9-7-22 and 22-2-106. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1290; SB 73 This Act extensively revises o.c.G.A. Chapter 9-9, relating to arbitration. Part 1 of Article 1 of the chapter is renamed the "Georgia Arbitration Code" and is applicable to all disputes in which the parties thereto have agreed in writing to arbitrate and provides the exclusive means by which agreements to arbitrate disputes can be enforced, with certain enumerated exceptions. A written agreement to submit an existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit a controversy arising thereunder to arbitration shall be enforceable without regard to the justiciable character of the controversy. The Act provides for venue and procedure relative to arbitration proceedings, empowers the court to consolidate - 8- TITLE 9 (continued) separate arbitration proceedings in certain circumstances, and makes provision for arbitration in the event a party dies or becomes incompetent after making a written agreement to arbitrate. Finally, the Act contains special provisions relative to and encouraging the use of arbitration in the resolution of conflicts arising out of international transactions. These special supplemental provisions are designed to be used concurrently with the basic provisions of the chapter. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 9-9-1 through 9-9-18 and 9-9-30 through 9-9-43, repeals Parts 1, 2, and 3 of existing Article 2, and redesignates existing Sections 9-9-110 through 9-9-133 of existing Part 4 as new Sections 9-9-60 through 9-9-83 of new Article 2. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1149; HB 1301 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 9-11-34, relating to the production of documents and things and the entry upon land for inspection, so as to provide that the provisions of that Code section shall not be deemed to repeal the confidentiality provisions of Code Sections 37-3-166 concerning mental illness, 37-4-125 concerning mental retardation, and 37-7-166 concerning alcohol and drug treatment. Effective March 28, 1988. Act 1114; HB 1635 This Act deletes the specific monetary fees of the provisions relating to filing foreign judgments and filing petitions for relief from family violence and includes these fees in the listing of fees of clerks of the superior courts. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 9-12-135, 15-6-77, and 19-13-3. Effective March 24, 1988. TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE Act 1273; HB 1449 This Act amends the "Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act" to provide that it shall be unlawful to induce the buyer of a motor vehicle under a retail installment contract or the lessee of a motor vehicle under a lease contract to sublease the vehicle without the written consent of the holder of the retail installment contract or the lessor. The - 9- TITLE 10 (continued) Act also provides circumstances under which it shall be unlawful for a sublessee of a vehicle to offer such vehicle for hire. The Act provides for penalties and authorizes certain civil action. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-39, 10-1-40, and 10-1-41. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1117; HB 1724 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-310 to increase from $2.00 to $3.00 the amount of certain authorized service charges on the sale of admission tickets to certain sports events by authorized ticket agents licensed to do business. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1415; HB 1370 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-393 by declaring that certain representations or implications that a person is the winner of an opportunity or prize when the enterprise is a promotional scheme to contact prospective customers are unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions and shall be unlawful. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1162; HB 1497 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-393 by declaring that advertising a telephone number which has a 976 prefix and which imposes an additional per-call charge to the consumer other than regular charges for long-distance telephone service is an unfair and deceptive practice unless certain information is contained in the advertisement. Effective March 28, 1988. Act 1308; SB 648 This Act establishes certain actions as a remedy against existing unfair or deceptive acts which are unlawful and provides that certain advertisements to assist debtors whose loan for property used as a dwelling is in default are also declared as unlawful acts. The Act also removes certain requirements for notice and demand when temporary restraining orders are sought. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-393, 10-1-397, and 10-1-399. Effective July 1, 1988. - 10 - TITLE 10 (continued) Act 1416; HB 1405 This Act extensively revises the provisions relating to actions by the administrator of the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975" to restrain or enjoin certain unlawful methods, acts, or practices and changes certain provisions relating to civil penalties. The Act amends O.C.G,A. Sections 10-1-397, 10-1-398, 10-1-403, 10-1-404, and 10-1-405 and enacts O,C,G.A, Section 10-1-398.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1453; HB 1565 This Act makes a number of changes in the provisions relating to the sale of business opportunities to provide that multilevel distribution companies shall be regulated in the same manner as companies which sell business opportunities. The Act prohibits multilevel distribution companies from engaging in certain activities, requires surety bonds under certain circumstances, requires a registration report filed with the state's Office of Consumer Affairs, and chanqes certain references to such companies in provisions relating to lotteries. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-410, 10-1-411, 10-1-412, 10-1-413, 10-1-414, 10-1-415, 10-1-416, 10-1-417, and 16-12-38 and deletes o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-510 through 10-1-514. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1369; SB 558 This Act authorizes counties and municipalities to register their own service marks and provides for liquidated damages for certain infringements of registered trademarks and service marks. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-441 and 10-1-450. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1258; SB 441 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-4-10 to allow a warehouseman who op~rates two or more warehouses in the same county in conjunction with each other and if one set of records is maintained for agricultural products stored in all such warehouses to be required to hold only one license for operation. The Act also provides that the financial statements of certain licensed applicants shall be exempt from certain auditing and certification requirements. - 11 - TITLE 10 (continued) Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1148; HB 1266 This Act provides for the detention and condemnation of tobacco treated with certain pesticides or containing certain residues by the Commissioner of Agriculture and establishes procedures for the release of tobacco from detention and for the actions and cost of actions for condemnation of tobacco. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 10-4-117.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1327; HB 1566 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapter 10-5 to establish procedures for the regulation of the investment advisory business. The Act requires the registration of investment advisers and investment advisers representatives and provides for certain exceptions. The Act specifies certain information required on registration statements, provides for examinations and fees, and declares certain acts as unlawful. The Act authorizes rules and regulations, provides for investigations and hearings, provides for administrative, civil, and criminal actions, and establishes penalties. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 10-5-2, 10-5-3, 10-5-4, 10-5-10, 10-5-11, 10-5-12, 10-5-13, 10-5-14, 10-5-16, and 10-5-20 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 10-5-23.1. Effective April 1, 1989. Act 1414; HB 1366 This Act enacts o.c.G.A. Chapter 10-SA to regulate the sale and purchase of commodities and commodity contracts and options to prevent and prosecute illegal and fraudulent schemes involving commodity contracts. The Act prohibits certain activities, provides for registration and licenses, authorizes investigations, and provides for civil penalties. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1210; HB 1691 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapters 10-7 and 50-9 to provide for the acquisition, construction, and operation of a stadium for multipurpose use in connection with the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center and to provide for the financing of the project with revenue bonds. The Act provides for contracts - 12 - TITLE 10 (continued) with users of the project and authorizes the Department of Industry and Trade with the approval of the State Properties Commission to acquire land for the construction of certain projects. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 10-9-3, 10-9-4, and 10-9-14 and enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 10-9-40 through 10-9-60 and Sections 50-7-40 and 50-7-41. Effective March JO, 1988. Act 1233; HB 1035 This Act authorizes the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to contract with any county, municipality, public corporation, or public authority or combination of such entities to provide services in connection with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of any local trade and convention center of such local entity. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 10-9-16.1. Effective March 31, 1988. TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Act 1139; HB 775 This Act provides definitions relating to the spill or release of oil or hazardous material. The Act also requires that any person with knowledge of a spill or release of any oil or hazardous material shall notify the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources. Violations of the provisions of this Act may result in assessment of a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00 per day. The Act also provides for remedies which the director may seek for violations of its provisions or of any rule or regulation of the board. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 12-3-1 through 12-3-4. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1300; SB 503 This Act adds to the power of the Board of Natural Resources relating to submerged cultural resources. The Act provides that the Board of Natural Resources may provide by rule that certain submerged cultural resources are of no cultural or economic value to the State of Georgia. The Act also empowers - 13 - TITLE 12 (continued) the board to promulgate such rules as are necessary for effective administration of the laws relating to submerged cultural resources. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-3-80 through 12-3-82. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 908; HB 1347 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 12-3-194 to extend the power of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to sell alcoholic beverages at any restaurant or coliseum area or at any group or meeting function closed to the general public and for which services are provided by contract with the association and within or upon property or facilities owned, operated, used, or controlled by the association. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1334; HB 308 This Act makes it unlawful to discharge any sewage from a boat into the waters of Lake Sidney Lanier. The Act requires any boat operated or floated on Lake Sidney Lanier that is equipped with a marine toilet to be equipped with a holding tank. Any boat which has a marine toilet must be registered and must obtain a certificate for the marine toilet. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Act are punishable as a misdemeanor. This Act authorizes law enforcement personnel to search boats without warrants to determine compliance. The Act amends Q.C.G.A. Sections 12-5-29, 52-7-3, and 52-7-25 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 52-7-8.1. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 1344; HB 1336 This Act amends the "Water Well Standards Act of 1985" by providing that the Attorney General shall provide legal services for the State Water Well Standards Advisory Council. The Act also limits the requirements for licensing of water well contractors to one or more affidavits proving at least two years' full-time water well construction experience. This Act also provides that under certain extenuating circumstances, a variance from prescribed distances for wells and boreholes may be granted by the health department to property owners upon application. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-5-123, 12-5-127, and 12-5-134. Effective April 11, 1988. - 14 - TITLE 12 (continued) Act 1303; SB 550 This Act makes several changes in the provisions relating to the practice of professional forestry. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 12-6-41 to remove the exception applying to persons who have been engaged in the practice of forestry for ten years as of March 10, 1959, and to exclude such persons from registration as registered foresters. The Act sets the terms of the five members of the State Board of Registration for Foresters as five years, specifying that the Governor shall make all appointments to the board. The Act deletes a provision requiring that members of the board be members of the Society of American Foresters. The Act provides that the board shall hold meetings as necessary and deletes the requirement for a quorum. The Act restricts the powers of the board relating to witness attendance and testimony before the board. The Act changes provisions relating to records of the board's proceedings. The Act changes the requirements relating to the content of licenses issued by the board. The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 12-6-53. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 12-6-57 to provide that the board under certain conditions may refuse a license, revoke a license, or discipline a licensee. This Act provides for the issuance of a duplicate license under certain conditions. The Act repeals o.c.G.A. Section 12-6-59. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 12-6-63 to change the year for termination of the board from 1988 to 1994. Other o.c.G.A. sections amended by the Act are Sections 12-6-42, 12-6-43, 12-6-46 through 12-6-48, 12-6-52, and 12-6-58. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 906; HB 862 This Act amends the "Solid Waste Management Act," so as to regulate, through April 1, 1990, the issuance of permits for solid waste disposal sites to any county having a pu~ulation greater than 350,000 and to all counties after April 1, 1990. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-28.1. Effective March 15, 1988. - 15 - TITLE 12 (continued) Act 1251; HB 1563 This Act amends the "Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act" to provide a definition for "designated hazardous waste" as any solid waste identified as such by the Board of Natural Resources and to make changes relating to the definitions of "federal act," "hazardous waste," and "solid waste." The Act authorizes the board to promulgate rules and regulations deleting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, exempting from certain regulations certain hazardous wastes, and designating certain solid wastes as designated hazardous wastes. The Act also provides that the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources may exclude from regulation certain solid wastes. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-8-62, 12-8-64, 12-8-65, and 12-8-71. Effective March 31, 1988. Act 1301; SB 518 This Act amends Q.C.G.A. Section 12-8-122, relating to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive waste Management Compact, by setting limits on the length of time a party state is required to operate a regional facility. The Act also provides that upon the second host state's disposal facility becoming operative, a party state may withdraw from the compact only with the unanimous approval of the Commission and with the consent of Congress. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1483; HB 1851 This Act enacts extensive measures and policies to manage and control the storage of regulated substances in underground tanks to protect the environment and the public health. The Act vests administrative control of its provisions in the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and charges the Board of Natural Resources with the promulgation of rules and regulations within its specific guidelines. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 12-13-1 through 12-13-22. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1420; HB 1543 This Act makes extensive changes in the statutes relating to water resources. Among these changes, the Act - 16 - TITLE 12 (continued) provides for circumstances and a time frame which mandate the issuance of permits to allow withdrawal or diversion of surface waters and ground waters for farm uses. The Act expands the definition of farm uses. Rates of withdrawal and diversion for mandatory permits during certain time periods are specified. The Act provides for regulatiqns relating to permits. The Act also provides for methods of appeal relating to the granting, modification, or denial of permits. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-5-31, 12-5-92, 12-5-96, 12-5-97, 12-5-102, and 12-5-105. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1185; HB 34 This Act makes changes in the "Georgia Forest Fire Protection Act" to require a permit from the foras.__t ranger or an employee of the forestryunit authorized by the chief forester before burning any woods, lands, marshes, or any other flammable vegetation. No \permit is required but notice must be given before burning improved pastures or residue on cultivated crop land. Owners of forest land may burn over their own land if they obtain a permit and unless prohibited by the State Forestry Commission. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-6-90 and 12-6-91. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 919; SB 453 This Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 12-8-28.1 to provide that no permit shall be issued for a solid waste disposal site within 5,708 yards of the geographic center of a national historic site. An exception is provided. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1463; SB 597 This Act amends the statute relating to hazardous waste management. In addition to expanding the definition of project, the Act authorizes and sets procedures for involvement of the Department of Industry and Trade with a project. The Act also limits the liability of the members and employees of the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The Act authorizes the authority to charge for use of its facilities and services and assigns the authority to the Office of Planning and Budget for administrative purposes. - 17 - TITLE 12 (continued) The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-101 and enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 12-8-103.1, 12-8-103.2, 12-8-112.1, and 12-8-112. 2. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1474; SB 667 This Act substantially revises the "Solid waste Management Act." The Act expands the legislative intent, amends the definitions, and revises the authority and duties of the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to provide for the regulation of the handling and disposal of special solid waste and infectious waste. The Act establishes a Solid Waste Management Trust Fund and authorizes the expenditure of moneys from the fund for the purpose of preventing or correcting the release of contaminants from waste disposal facilities or sites. The Act establishes certain standards to be met by owners and operators of any special solid waste storage, treatment, disposal facility or disposal site and authorizes inspection and monitoring of such generators, collectors, processors, transporters, and disposers for the management of special solid waste. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-8-21 through 12-8-23, 12-8-27, 12-8-28, and 12-8-41 and enacts Sections 12-8-23.1, 12-8-43, and 12-8-44. Effective April 14, 1988. TITLE 13 CONTRACTS Act 1164; HB 1536 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 13-5-30, so as to provide that a commitment to lend money must be in writing and signed by the lender in order to be binding. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1137; HB 636 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 13-10-1, so as to provide that the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any public board or body is authorized to require a bid bond or other security in an amount not less than 5 percent of the total amount of the contract on any bid for a public works contract. - 18 - TITLE 13 (continued) The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-82-102, relating to bonds for public contractors, and 36-82-104, relating to actions on breached bonds, by amending the references to O.C.G.A. Section 13-10-1. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Act 1319; HB 1272 This Act substantially revises and replaces the laws relating to business corporations. The Act enacts a new o.c.G.A. Chapter 14-2 and repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 14-5-5 and 14-5-10. Effective July 1, 1989. Act 829; HB 1571 This Act provides that a resident domestic corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any interested shareholder for a period of five years following the date that such shareholder became an interested shareholder except under certain conditions, provided that the requirements of this Act shall not apply to business combinations with interested shareholders unless the bylaws of the resident domestic corporation specifically provide that all of such requirements are applicable to the resident domestic corporation. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Article llA of Chapter 2 of Title 14. Effective March 3, 1988, provided that the Act has two parts containing the same provisions and Part 1 shall be repealed at the time Part 2 becomes effective on July 1, 1989, as part of the new "Georgia Business Corporation Code." Act 1101; HB 1444 This Act changes annual registration fees required of business and nonprofit corporations in order to provide funds to create a state-wide county computerized information network for access to corporate records maintained by the Secretary of State. Upon the necessary appropriation of funds, the clerks of the superior courts shall participate in the network to provide local public access to such information filed with the Secretary of State. The Act provides that business and nonprofit corporations shall not be subject to a - 19 - TITLE 14 (continued) penalty for failing or refusing to file annual reports but may be subject to involuntary dissolution. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 14-2-371, 14-2-410, 14-3-291, and 14-3-330 and enacts new o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-87.1. The changes in the provisions relating to failure or refusal to file an annual report are effective March 24, 1988, and otherwise effective July 1, 1988. Act 827; HB 1631 This Act provides that business and nonprofit corporations shall not be subject to a penalty for failing or refusing to file annual reports but may be subject to involuntary dissolution. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 14-2-410 and 14-3-330. Effective March 3, 1988. Act 1342; HB 1302 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 14-7-5, relating to professional corporations, so as to provide that a shareholder of a professional corporation must be an active practitioner in the corporation which issued the shares. The Act provides for the redemption, cancellation, or transfer of shares held by a deceased shareholder or shareholder who is not an active practitioner in the issuing corporation. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1314; HB 924 This Act modernizes the laws of Georgia relating to limited partnerships. The Act redesignates o.c.G.A. Chapter 14-9 as o.c.G.A. Chapter 14-9A and enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 14-9, the "Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act." The Act also enacts o.c.G.A. Section 14-9A-2.1 and amends newly designated O.C.G.A. Section 14-9A-110. Effective April 15, 1988, provided that necessary funds are appropriated to implement the Act during state fiscal year 1988-89 and otherwise effective April 15 immediately preceding the state fiscal year for which such funds are appropriated. - 20 - TITLE 15 COURTS Act 1472; SB 99 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-1-9.1, so as to provide that the chief judge of any court in which a death penalty habeas corpus petition has been filed may request assistance from the president of the Council of Superior Court Judges. The Act provides for the assignment of the case to a judge from a circuit other than the circuit in which the conviction and sentence were imposed. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1448; HB 615 This Act authorizes the Court of Appeals to establish by rule a voluntary preappeal settlement conference procedure and to provide for extensions of time for certain filings. Settlement conference judges shall be Senior Appellate Court Justices and Judges and senior superior court judges and shall be entitled to the same travel, per diem, and pay allowances paid to senior judges of the superior courts. The Act also requires the Court of Appeals to submit any rules adopted pursuant to the Act to the State Bar of Georgia and the Judiciary Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate and to receive and consider comments from such bodies. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 15-3-13. Effective February 1, 1989. Act 915; SB 334 This Act creates a second superior court judgeship for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-2. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 911; HB 1670 This Act creates a ninth superior court judgeship for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-2. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 935; HB 1427 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Carroll County of the Coweta Judicial Circuit. Effective March 15, 1988. - 21 - TITLE 15 (continued) Act 936; HB 1639 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Jackson County of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1205; HB 1540 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of court for Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties of the Waycross Judicial Circuit. Effective January 1, 1989. Act 937; HB 1325 This Act authorizes the holding of sessions of superior court outside the county site in facilities of the state court where it is impractical to hold the session of court at the county site upon application of the senior or chief judge of the superior court and consent of a judge of the state court. Sessions of such state court are authorized to be held in facilities of the superior court. All acts of a superior or state court done at a place other than the county site shall have the same force and effect as if done at the regular court site. The Act amends o.c.G.A. 15-6-18. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1285; HB 1429 This Act repeals in its entirety o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-71, relating to records of sex criminal convictions and furnishing of such records to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1296; SB 463 This Act provides for cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum annual salaries of the constitutional county officers: the clerk of the superior court, judge of the probate court, sheriff, and tax collector or tax commissioner, by the same percentage or amount received by employees in the classified service of the state merit system. Such cost-of-living increases are effective six months after the date that the state employees receive such cost-of-living increases. - 22 - TITLE 15 (continued) The Act amends o.c.G.A. sections 15-6-88, 15-9-63, 15-16-20, and 48-5-183. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1192; HB 1298 This Act authorizes the clerk of the superior court in any county with a population of less than 10,000 persons to close the office for a designated lunch period if all other county courthouse offices also close for the same period of time. The Act also provides for the closing of the office of the clerk of the superior court if all other county offices are closed because of inclement weather. The Act amends O.C,G,A. Section 15-6-93. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1174; SB 432 This Act provides for the creation of the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia and the Council of Magistrate Court Judges. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 15-7-26 and 15-10-7. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1256; SB 413 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-1.1 so as to provide for the payment and reimbursement of required training for each probate judge elect. The Act also amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-9-120, relating to definitions and jury trials in certain probate courts, so as to provide that certain civil practice procedures shall be applicable to the probate courts in counties having a population of 100,000 or more. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1215; SB 409 This Act provides for the chief clerk of the judge of the probate court to discharge the duties of the probate iudqe in the event of a vacancy in the office under certain circumstances. The Act also provides for the chief clerk to temporarily assume the duties of the probate judge if the judge is incapacitated or unable to serve. The Act removes the provision that a chief clerk is appointed at the expense of the judge of the probate court. The Act changes certain requirements and procedures relative to the filling of vacancies in the offices of county - 23 - TITLE 15 (continued) surveyor and coroner. The Act authorizes the appointment of chief deputy tax receivers, collectors, or commissioners and changes certain provisions relative to the filling of vacancies in the offices of tax receiver, collector, or commissioner. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-9-11.1, 15-9-36, 36-7-3, 45-16-2, and 48-5-211 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 48-5-212. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1359; HB 1647 This Act provides that probate courts shall have jurisdiction to try misdemeanor violations under O.C.G.A. Title 27, the "Game and Fish Code," when the defendant waives a jury trial. Misdemeanors of a high and aggravated nature and a first violation of hunting deer at night with lights shall not be within the jurisdiction of the probate court. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-30.3. Effective July 1, 1988, and applicable to violations occurring on or after July 1, 1988. Act 1254; SB 411 This Act creates the Council of Probate Judges of Georgia. The Act also provides that certain civil practice procedures shall be applicable to the probate courts in counties having a population of 100,000 or more. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-15 and amends o.c.G.A Section 15-9-120. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1255; SB 412 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-9-30, so as to provide the judge of the probate court of each county a copy of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and annual supplements. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-9-120, so as to provide that certain civil practice procedures shall be applicable to probate courts in counties having a population of 100,000 or more. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1172; SB 197 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-23, relating to compensation of the judges of the magistrate courts, so as to change the minimum salaries of magistrates. The Act provides - 24 - TITLE 15 (continued) exceptions for magistrates receiving a county supplement or serving as judge of a civil court. Effective January 1, 1989. Act 1088; HB 1391 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-10-50, relating to post judgment interrogatories, so as to change the amount of unpaid judgments for which postjudgment interrogatories may be propounded to not more than the jurisdictional amount for civil claims in magistrate court. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-82, relating to hearing fees in magistrate courts, so as to provide for a hearing fee for issuance of a bad check citation. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1229; SB 621 This Act amends the "Parental Notification Act," so as to provide for an alternative form of written proof of notification, a statement signed by a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis of the unemancipated minor and such minor acknowledging notification of the minor's intent to seek an abortion. The Act authorizes the further alternatives of the notification by the physician or an agent in person, by telephone, or by mail. The minor may also petition any juvenile court for a waiver of the notice requirements. The court is required to assist the minor in such petition and failure to hold a hearing within three days of the filing of a petition or failure to render a decision within 24 hours of such hearing is deemed a granting of the petition. All juvenile court records are to be sealed to protect the minor's identity and the name, address, birthdate, or Social Security number is not to be disclosed in juvenile court proceedings or on appeal. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-110 through 15-11-118. Effective July 1, 1988. VETO NO. 13; SB 516 This Act increases the maximum per !!~:~~:m,pensfat::nff:ocroufr:rnbail!i::~~~; The A en 15-12-7. G. Section -- - 25 - TITLE 15 (continued) Act 1204; HB 1531 This Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 15-12-77, relating to presentment of a list of persons who hinder, obstruct, or interfere with a sheriff, constable, or other officer to the grand jury of the county investigation by the grand jury, and the penalty for failure of an officer to make such report, in its entirety. Effective July 1, 1988, Act 1203; HB 1530 This Act changes the fees for services of the sheriff for serving process against a tenant or intruder or for dispossessing a tenant or intruder to $20.00 and provides a $20.00 fee for serving a bad check citation issued by a magistrate court. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-16-21. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1214; HB 1797 This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-40, so as to create the honorary office of sheriff emeritus. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1092; HB 1202 This Act provides that the additional penalty imposed in certain criminal and traffic cases and upon violation of bond shall be applicable to cases in the magistrate courts. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-21-73. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES Act 1243; HB 1662 This Act makes it a misdemeanor to subject a student to an activity which endangers the physical health of such student in conner.~;0n w;th or as a condition or precondition to joining or participating in a school organization. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-5-61. Effective July 1, 1988. - 26 - TITLE 16 (continued) Act 1439; HB 1221 This Act changes the definition of pandering by expressly stating that the offense of pandering can be committed by males and females when such persons knowingly assemble male or females for the purpose of soliciting for prostitution. The Act also changes the punishment for pandering and for solicitation of sodomy and makes the commission of such offenses a felony if the person soliciting or being solicited for such offense is under the age of 17 years. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-6-12, 16-6-13, and 16-6-15. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1262; SB 599 This Act provides that the crime of theft by conversion applies to leased personal p:operty which is knowingly converted in violation of an agreement or other legal obligation. The Act also repeals O.C.G.A. section 16-8-19 which relates to the specific crime of conversion of leased personal property. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-8-4. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1260; SB 511 This Act makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute knowingly a government agency issued document containing a description of the person or such person's photograph, or both, and giving such person's date of birth. Such documents include, without being limited to, passports, military identification cards, drivers' licenses, and identification cards authorized under O.C.G.A. Sections 40-5-100 through 40-5-104. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-4. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1089; HB 1392 This Act changes the form of notice for dishonored checks or instruments by adding to such form the provision that information relating to the dishonored check or instrument may be given to a magistrate for the issuance of a criminal warrant or citation. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-20. Effective July 1, 1988. - 27 - TITLE 16 (continued) Act 1261; SB 556 This Act provides that an action for the issuance of a bad check, draft, or order may be prosecuted by the party initially receiving such instrument or by any subsequent holder in due course. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-9-20. Effective March 31, 1988. Act 1099; HB 1431 This Act makes the taking of action regarding property subject to a security interest with the intent to hinder the enforcement of that security instrument a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature if such action results in damage to the property in an amount greater than $500.00. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-9-51. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1374; SB 647 This Act makes a felony any action of a person to purchase or attempt to purchase residential property by knowingly or willfully representing that moneys provided to or on behalf of a debtor, as defined in o.c.G.A. Section 44-14-162.1, in connection with property used as a dwelling place by said debtor, are a loan if in fact they are used to purchase said property or such debtor's interest therein or knowingly or willfully making fraudulent representation to a debtor about assisting the debtor in connection with said property. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-9-60. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1100; HB 1436 This Act makes knowingly and willfully resisting, obstructing, or opposing any firefighter in the lawful discharge of the firefighter's official duties a misdemeanor or knowingly and willfully resisting, obstructing, or opposing any firefighter in the lawful discharge of the firefighter's official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such firefighter a felony. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-10-24.1. Effective July 1, 1988. - 28 - TITLE 16 (continued) Act 1232; HB 768 This Act provides that the criminal offense of bail jumping can be charged after the defendant has received actual notice in open court of the time and place the defendant must appear. The Act also makes jumping bail by leaving the state to avoid appearing in court a felony if the defendant has been charged with or convicted of certain listed misdemeanor offenses and has been released on the defendant's own recognizance. Misdemeanor bail jumping or out-of-state bail jumping shall not apply to any person who has been charged or convicted of the commission of a misdemeanor under the laws of this state and has been set at liberty after posting a cash bond and fails to appear in court at the specified time and place where such failure to appear, in accordance with the rules of the court having jurisdiction over such misdemeanor, is construed as an admission of guilt and the cash bond is forfeited without the need for any further statutory procedures and the proceeds of the cash bond are applied and distributed as any fine imposed by the court would be. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-51. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1110; HB 1577 This Act adds administrative proceedings to the list of forums in which influencing witnesses is unlawful and provides that any threat to injure or damage a person's employment, as well as such person's person or property, can constitute unlawful influencing of witnesses. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-93. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1168; HB 1598 This Act makes unlawful any action of a person with intent to conceal any material fact relating to a potential claim or cause of action to knowingly and willfully destroy, alter, or falsify a patient's health record, including, but not limited to, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports, x-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition, or the pertinent portion of the record relating to a specific condition or a summary of the record. - 29 - TITLE 16 (continued) The Act enacts o.c.G.A. 16-10-94.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Section Act 1159; HB 1479 This Act provides that it shall be unlawful, by threat, force, any threatening letter or communication, to intimidate, impede, or injure any grand or petit juror or judicial officer because of or during the discharge of such juror's or officer's official duties. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-10-97. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 815; HB 1226 This Act makes editorial and cross-reference changes and corrects typographical errors in the Code section relating to sexual exploitation of children and sexually explicit conduct. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-12-100. Effective February 16, 1988. Act 1181; SB 586 This Act changes the provisions relating to persons who are exempt from the restriction against carrying or possessing firearms by requiring that such person be employed full time in the offices which qualify for the exemption, or if not employed full time, by requiring that such persons be engaged in their official duties to qualify for the exemption. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-11-130. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1170; HB 1629 This Act amends the "Bus Passenger Safety Act" by expanding the provisions of such Act to include rail vehicles. The Act also makes unlawful the placing of or attempting to place an explosive on any bus or rail vehicle and makes unlawful the use of force or violence or the threat of the use of force or violence to seize or exercise control over any transportation company or transportation facility. The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 16-12-121 through 16-12-125. Effective March 28, 1988. - 30 - TITLE 16 (continued) Act 1171; SB 109 This Act adds cocaine to the list of controlled substances and dangerous drugs. The Act also eliminates the requirement that a person be in actual possession of a controlled substance or dangerous drug before such person can be charged with or found guilty of certain offenses relating to trafficking in controlled substances and dangerous drugs. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 16-13-26 and 16-13-31. Effective March 28, 1988. Act 1304; SB 561 This Act authorizes a district attorney to deposit currency seized under the "Georgia Controlled Substances Act" in an interest-bearing account and provides for the use of the interest derived thereon. The Act also provides that photographs, photocopies, or video tapes of seized and deposited currency may be admissible in criminal prosecutions. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-49. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1316; HB 1203 This Act makes unlawful any action of a person knowingly to manufacture, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute any product specifically designed or manufactured to resemble the physical appearance of a controlled substance, such that a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would not be able to distinguish the imitation from the controlled substance by outward appearances. These provisions also apply to any product, not a controlled substance, which, by representations made and by dosage unit appearance, including color, shape, size, or markings, would lead a reasonable person to believe that, if ingested, the product would have a stimulant or depressant effect similar to or the same as that of one or more of the controlled substances included in Schedules I through V of O.C.G,A, Sections 16-13-25 through 16-13-29. The Act also declares such products to be contraband and subject to forfeiture. The Act also provides that it does not impose any civil or criminal liability on practitioners engaged in lawful professional practice or research. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-21 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-13-30.2. Effective July 1, 1988. - 31 - TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Act 1324; HB 1407 This Act changes the definition of the term "family violence" to include certain acts between unrelated persons living in the same household and modifies the provisions relating to the arrest of such persons. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 17-4-20 and 19-3-1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1175; SB 470 This Act authorizes a judge, in any case involving a misdemeanor or felony in which the defendant is punished in whole or in part by a fine, to allow the defendant to satisfy such fine through community service. The Act also provides a method to determine the number of hours of community service required to satisfy a fine. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 17-10-1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 920; SB 471 This Act amends the provision specifying persons to be present at the execution of a convicted person so as to require at least three executioners, more than one electrician, and such other correctional officers, assistants, and witnesses as determined by the commissioner of corrections. The Act also authorizes the commissioner of corrections to determine the total number of persons requested by the convicted person to be present at the execution. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-10-41. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1216; SB 431 This Act creates the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board and the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund for the purpose of compensating victims who have suffered personal injury, financial hardship, or death as the result of criminal acts. The Act provides for the composition, powers, and terms of office of the board, provides for procedures for the filing, investigation, and payment of claims, provides for a maximum award of $1,000.00, and provides - 32 - TITLE 17 (continued) that no award shall be paid to any victim of a crime which occurred prior to July 1, 1989. The Act enacts a new Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A. Effective January 1, 1989, but only if a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to provide by law for the compensation of innocent victims of crime is ratified at the general election in November, 1988. Act 1450; HB 1529 This Act changes the current method of reimbursing counties for expenses in conjunction with capital felony cases. The Act also provides that the reimbursement payments to the counties shall be made in the second or fourth quarter of each calendar year, if such funds have been appropriated or are otherwise available. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 17-11-21, 17-11-22, and 17-11-23. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1313; HB 878 This Act prohibits the death penalty and provides for the sentencing of a defendant who is found guilty but mentally retarded. The Act also deletes the provisions allowing the Governor to determine the sanity of a person convicted of a capital offense and provides new procedures for determining if a person is mentally competent to be executed and for challenging mental competency to be executed. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-7-131 and Article 3 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the o.c.G.A. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1140; HB 776 This Act specifies certain offenses which shall be bailable only before a judge of the superior court and allows other offenses to be bailable by a court of inquiry. The Act also authorizes judges of courts of inquiry to establish a schedule of bails by written order and defines the term "bail" to include the release of a person on his own recognizance. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 17-6-1. Effective July 1, 1988. - 33 - TITLE 17 (continued) Act 1364; SB 100 This Act provides that in capital felony cases there may be a review of all pretrial proceedings by the Supreme Court upon a determination by the trial judge that such review is appropriate. The Act specifies the procedure for such review and the procedure to be used in transmitting the reports to the Supreme Court. The Act provides that before the Supreme Court reviews the pretrial proceedings, the trial court may conduct a hearing to determine if an interim appellate review of the proceedings is needed. The Act also provides that the Supreme Court shall establish, by rules, a new unified review procedure in death penalty cases. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 17-10-35.1 and 17-10-35.2. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 5-6-34, 5-6-38, 17-7-171, and 17-10-36. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS Act 1424; HB 1612 This Act deletes the words "illegitimate" and "bastard" and other derivations of either and substitutes in lieu thereof words relating to being born out of wedlock. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Title 19 and numerous other provisions of the o.c.G.A. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1182; SB 640 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-1-1 so as to add to the membership of the child abuse protocol committee established in each county a representative from the office of the chief of police of a county police department, a representative from the office of the chief of police of the largest municipality in the county, and a representative appointed by the chief superior court judge from a local citizen or advocacy group which focuses on rhi1ti "h11se awareness and prevention. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1274; HB 1434 This Act defines the term "grandparent" and expands the right of a grandparent to file an original action for visitation rights to a minor child and to intervene in and obtain visitation rights in other proceedings - 34 - TITLE 19 (continued) before the court. The Act further provides that in certain adoptions by blood relatives, the court shall have the authority to grant or continue visitation rights of the grandparent to the child in the adoption order. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 19-7-3 and 19-8-10. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1408; HB 1355 This Act requires child-counseling personnel and child service organization personnel to report suspected cases of child abuse and modifies certain restrictions on the manner of taking photographs of a child's injuries. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-7-5, Effective April 12, 1988, Act 1341; HB 1294 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-9-1, relating to custody of children, so as to provide that upon a court order requiring notice of a change of address, the custodial parent shall be required to furnish to the noncustodial parent the new address or location for pickup and delivery so that the noncustodial parent may exercise visitation rights. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1353; HB 1509 This Act amends the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act" so as to provide that the term "custody proceedings" includes adoption proceedings and the term "state" includes any foreign country. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-9-42. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1321; HB 1399 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-13-3, relating to the filing of a petition seeking relief from family violence, so as to provide that a petitioner. jR nnw required to allege with specific facts that probable cause exists to establish that family violence has occurred in the past and may occur in the future. Effective July 1, 1988. - 35 - TITLE 19 (continued) Act 1323; HB 1406 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-13-4, relating to granting of protective orders and approval of consent agreements, so as to provide that the court issuing any protective order may order certain law enforcement officers or officials to enforce or carry out such order. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1322; HB 1400 This Act redefines the violation of a domestic violence order which constitutes a misdemeanor so that any person who violates the provisions of a domestic violence order which excludes, evicts, or excludes and evicts that person from a residence or household shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-13-6. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1326; HB 1450 This Act provides that family violence programs and family violence shelters shall be licensed rather than certified by the Department of Human Resources. The Act provides that a family violence program shall only include a program whose primary stated purpose is to provide services to victims of family violence. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 19-13-20, 19-13-21, and 19-13-22. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 20 EDUCATION Act 1275; SB 352 This Act provides that each local board of education shall prescribe a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction and authorizes the State Board of Education to prescribe a minimum course of study in such topics. The Act provides for implementation, supplementation, development of content, and standards of such course of study authorizing any parent to elect that their child not receive such course of study. The Act also prohibits certain facilities operated on public school property or operated by a public school district or employees of such facility from providing certain health services regarding contraception and abortion and prohibits certain utilization of state - 36 - TITLE 20 (continued) funds for the distribution of contraceptives. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-143 and 20-2-773. Effective April 4, 1988. Act 1479; HB 1422 This Act makes several amendments with respect to financial calculations under the "Quality Basic Education Act." The Act changes the date of the final enrollment count from March 15 to February 15 and provides a new method of calculation for the initial determination of the amount of funds to be appropriated to finance programs for the ensuing fiscal year. The Act also revises the manner in which the State Board of Education annually recalculates amounts needed for the midterm adjustment. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-160 and 20-2-162. Effective July 1, 1989. Act 1356; HB 1539 This Act amends Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the o.c.G.A., the "Quality Basic Education Act," by providing for limitations and procedures with respect to the payment of stipends for participation in professional development programs and by revising provisions relating to staff development plans. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-167, 20-2-182, and 20-2-232. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 814; HB 1276 The Act authorizes a local board of education, without the necessity of authorization from the State Board of Education, to shorten the length of the school year under certain enumerated conditions. This authority is repealed effective July 1, 1990. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-168. Effective February 12, 1988. Act 1382; HB 1240 This Act provides that program weights under the "Quality Basic Education Act" shall reflect sufficient funds to make payments to teachers for unused sick leave. The Act also provides for payments to teachers for unused sick leave and authorizes the accumulation of additional unused sick leave for the purpose of receiving such payments. - 37 - TITLE 20 (continued) The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-182 and 20-2-850 and enacts o.c.G.A. section 20-2-853. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1115; HB 1692 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-188, relating to student transportation, by increasing the minimum salary for school bus drivers. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1427; HB 1714 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-200, relating to the certification of professional personnel by the State Board of Education, by providing a schedule of fees which the state board shall charge to persons who file applications for certificates. Effective July 1, 1989. Act 1447; SB 588 This Act extensively revises the law relating to the comprehensive evaluation of public schools and school systems and the Quality Basic Education task force. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-282 and 20-2-320. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1160; HB 1491 This Act provides for procedures whereby the commissioner of personnel administration may administratively discharge a debt or obligation due the health insurance fund for public school teachers or public school employees when the amount is $400.00 or less. The Act also provides that any check or draft that is not presented for acceptance during the seven years following the date the check or draft was issued shall be void and the funds retained by the insurance fund issuing the check or draft. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-890 and 20-2-917 and enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-896 and 20-2-924. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1113; HB 1622 This Act changes the method of computing the local employer's share of contributions to the health insurance fund. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-892. Effective March 24, 1988. - 38 - TITLE 20 (continued) VETO NO. 14; SB 638 This Act establishes minimum standards for grievance procedures for IDem;~~;!~ certificated personnel so that local i : : : : ~ , f: ~ c a t i o n adoption policies o which gra a a procedural - The Act enacts O.C.G.A. 20-2-989.1 through 20-2-989.5. s and ucation ve and Sections Act 1473; SB 438 This Act changes the term "public liability" to "general liability" throughout Article 29 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the o.c.G.A., relating to interlocal risk management agencies. The Act changes several definitions with respect to motor vehicle liability. The Act extensively revises the provisions regarding the maintenance of excess insurance and also provides that participation by a board of education in an interlocal risk management agency shall not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-2001, 20-2-2002, 20-2-2005, 20-2-2018, and 20-2-2020. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1318; HB 1228 This Act authorizes institutions of the University System of Georgia to deduct from salaries or wages of their employees contributions or dues to charitable associations. The Act requires the written consent of an employee for such deductions and provides for procedures for administration. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-83. Effective July 1, 1988. This VETO NO. 12; SB 424 Act amends o.c.G.A. Section ~;;:;1::~jtfi~:Ttoiodfroionsra~~t "foll-tt.e' nt, [. a, ... - 39 - TITLE 20 (continued) Act 1201; HB 1483 This Act abolishes the office of secretary to the State Medical Education Board and authorizes the board to employ an executive director and to provide for his duties, responsibilities, and compensation. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-3-511. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1325; HB 1403 This Act changes the State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education to the State Board of Technical and Adult Education and provides for its powers, duties, and responsibilities in providing technical education, adult education, and general educational development programs. The Act also creates the office of adult literacy, the Adult Literacy Advisory Committee, and the Department of Technical and Adult Education and provides for their powers, duties,and responsibilities. The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-304, 20-2-311, 20-2-1140, 20-2-1141, and 20-4-100; amends Articles 2 and 3 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 20-4; enacts o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-169; and amends o.c.G.A. Sections 45-20-2 and 50-16-38. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1218; HB 1404 This Act provides for powers, duties, and authority of the State Board of Education with respect to asbestos management plans. The Act extensively revises provisions relating to meetings of local boards of education and to local school superintendents. The Act provides that, effective July 1, 1988, children in the custody of the Department of Human Resources or placed in facilities by the department will be eligible for a free public education and provides for applicable conditions, procedures, and funding. The Act authorizes handicapped children to be eligible for certain special education services through programs financed by local or federal funds or funds specifically appropriated by the General Assembly. The Act revises the definition of the term "eligible full-time equivalent program count" and changes the manner in which maximum class sizes are determined. The Act provides that performance evaluation records shall be part of the personnel evaluation file and shall be confidential. The Act provides that the House of Representatives and Senate Education and Appropriations Committees - 40 - TITLE 20 (continued) shall, upon request, be provided with a report which includes data and calculations used to determine the minimum base salary of certificated personnel and requires that the list of such salaries by degree field be annually presented to each member of the General Assembly. The Act makes several changes with respect to substitute teachers and provides that their salaries shall be set by the local boards of education. The Act extensively revises the provisions relating to the program for career development. The Act revises certain dates with respect to State Board of Education grants to continue the operations of regional education service agencies. The Act extensively revises the law relating to quarterly annual reports by the principals of each public high school. The Act provides that in certain counties certain school security personnel may be authorized by a local board of education to carry firearms or weapons for the purpose of carrying out law enforcement duties. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-19 and amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-58, 20-2-109, 20-2-133, 20-2-152, 20-2-154, 20-2-165, 20-2-182, 20-2-210, 20-2-212, 20-2-216, 20-2-230, 20-2-274, 20-2-292, 20-2-962, and 20-8-5. Effective March 31, 1988. TITLE 21 ELECTIONS Act 1095; HB 1326 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-2-131, relating to qualifying fees for party and public offices, by providing that 75 percent of such fees paid to the state political party shall be retained by the state political party and that 25 percent of such fees shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State. Effective March 24, 1988. Act 1294; SB 404 This Act eliminates the requirement that the submission of a change of address to the board of registrars by an elector who has moved be made under oath. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-240 and 21-3-140. Effective January 1, 1989. - 41 - TITLE 21 (continued) Act 1306; SB 615 This Act provides for the use of optical scan voting systems in elections. The Act also provides that a candidate's agent may qualify on behalf of the candidate for party nomination in certain municipal primaries. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-2, 21-3-2, and 21-3-98 and enacts o.c.G.A, Sections 21-2-365 and 21-3-264. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1226; SB 414 This Act extends the time within which certain absentee registration cards shall be considered as applications for absentee ballots from 90 to 180 days prior to a primary or election. The Act also provides that with respect to voting machines, when there is no opposed candidate in a precinct in a special or general election, no special or general election shall be held unless there is a properly qualified write-in candidate or unless there are issues to be submitted to the electorate. The Act prohibits the solicitation of votes, distribution of campaign literature, exit and public opinion polling, and petition signature solicitation within the room in which absentee ballots are being cast. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-217, 21-2-325, 21-2-414, and 21-3-321. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1293; SB 402 This Act revises procedures with respect to a change of an elector's address by providing that the board of registrars may accept a properly submitted application for an absentee ballot as a change of address notification. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-240 and 21-3-140. Effective January 1, 1989. Act 1224; SB 405 This Act provides that a certified copy of a marriage license shall be acceptable identification for voter registration. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-221 and 21-3-125. Effective July 1, 1988. - 42 - TITLE 21 (continued) Act 1259; SB 508 This Act makes numerous amendments to o.c.G.A. Chapter 21-2, the "Georgia Election Code" and o.c.G.A. Chapter 21-3, the "Georgia Municipal Election Code." o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-212 and 21-3-120 are amended so as to provide that each principal or assistant principal of every public or private high school and the director of each area vocational school may register to vote persons employed by the private high school or school system. O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-226 and 21-3-130 are amended so as to provide that applications for voter registration which are refused by registration officers shall be placed on file and maintained for at least 20 years from the date of refusal. o.c.G.A. Section 21-2-227 is amended by deleting the requirement that a copy of the certified supplemental list of electors be filed with the clerk of the superior court prior to certain primaries and elections. o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-228 and 21-3-126 are amended so as to exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the five-day period of time for the closing of the voter registration books prior to a special primary or election. o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-246 and 21-3-143 are enacted so as to provide a procedure whereby a voter may request and have his name removed from the electors list. o.c.G.A. Section 21-3-130.1 is enacted so as to provide that the registration cards of all electors whose registration is canceled, purged, rejected, or removed for any reason shall be maintained for a period of not less than 20 years. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1225; SB 407 This Act eliminates the requirement that a person making application for an absentee ballot on behalf of an elector residing temporarily out of the county or city or a physically disabled elector residing within the county or city be 18 years of age or older. The Act also provides that a niece or nephew may make application for an absentee ballot on behalf of an elector residing temporarily out of the county or city or a physically disabled elector residing within the county or city. The Act further provides that a niece or nephew may deliver an absentee ballot to the board of registrars on behalf of a physically disabled elector and authorizes an aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew to assist a physically disabled or illiterate elector in preparing an absentee ballot. - 43 - TITLE 21 (continued) The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-381, 21-2-385, 21-3-283, and 21-3-285. Effective January 1, 1989. Act +263; SB 625 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-3-64, relating to the authority of the General Assembly by local law to change terms of office of elected municipal officers, so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by local law for any municipality that has terms of municipal office of four years that municipal officers elected in 1986 shall serve until December 31, 1991, and for the election of successors to such officers in a municipal election held in 1991. Effective March 31, 1988. Act 1217; SB 564 This Act makes numerous changes to O.C.G.A. Chapter 21-5, the "Ethics in Government Act. O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-30 is amended so as to change provisions relating to contributions made to a candidate or campaign committee or for recall of a public officer. o.c.G.A. Section 21-5-31 is amended by deleting the provision that copies of campaign contribution disclosure reports do not have to be filed with local election superintendents. O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-32 is amended by changing provisions with respect to duties of the campaign committee treasurer. o.c.G.A. Section 21-5-34 is amended by providing that a candidate for membership in the General Assembly, rather than for any state office, must file the candidate's reports with the county election superintendent. o.c.G.A. Section 21-5-34 is amended by changing provisions with respect to campaign contribution disclosure reports. o.c.G.A. Section 21-5-50 is amended by extensively revising the provisions regarding the filing of financial disclosure statements. O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-53 is amended by requiring filing officers to notify the commission with respect to delinquent financial disclosure statements. O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-9 is amended by revising the criminal penalty provisions and making any violation of the chapter a misdemeanor. Effective March 31, 1988. - 44 - TITLE 24 EVIDENCE VETO NO. 16; HB 1292 This Act removes the specific penalty relating to enforcement of subpoenas by attachment for contempt and substitutes ~on~!i~~-enctoe ltheOslpeciBfic1;~::~: relating the it f the superior t p t. The Act als vid w rcement officers t din c 1 eedings during g u all be entitled to witness fees, provided such officers receive no overtime pay for time spent attending such proceedings. This Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 24-10-25 and 24-10-27. Act 1425; HB 1627 This Act provides procedures for the prosecution or the defense in a felony case to obtain the testimony of a prisoner under a death sentence as a witness. This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 24-10-60. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY Act 1231; HB 311 This Act requires that smoke detectors must be installed in certain buildings constructed prior to 1976 and provides for the location of such detectors. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 25-2-13. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH Act 1270; SB 594 This Act changes the definition of alligator products to include alligator meat, alligator carcasses, or alligator eggs and changes the definition of fur dealer and fur dealer agent to include oe who deals in alligator products. The Act also establishes new alligator hunting seasons and bag limits and makes changes in the provisions relating to alligator hunting to recognize and correspond to such new seasons and limits. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 27-1-2, 27-2-9, 27-3-15, 27-3-19, and 27-3-73. Effective April 4, 1988. - 45 - TITLE 27 (continued) Act 1269; HB 1597 This Act authorizes the Board of Natural Resources to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states providing for honorary hunting and fishing licenses for persons 65 years of age or older and authorizes the commissioner of Natural Resources to adjust fees for nonresident fishing and small game hunting licenses to encourage other states to reduce their nonresident fees or to enter into a reciprocal agreement with Georgia. The Act also changes the reference to a ten-day nonresident hunting license to a seven-day nonresident hunting license in the provision relating to the requirement to take hunter education or safety courses prior to obtaining such license. The Act also authorizes the killing of pen raised quail in field trials. The Act also requires bear hunters to wear 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange material. The Act also authorizes certain insurers other than those licensed to do business in this state to provide liability insurance to persons handling wild animals. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 27-2-4, 27-2-5, 27-2-7, 27-2-21, and 27-5-4 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 27-3-25. Effective April 4, 1988. Act 1268; HB 1441 This Act changes the bag limit for deer, opossum, and raccoon and changes the minimum number of days for hunting anterless or either-sex deer in each county. The Act specifically continues prosecutions under the law as it existed prior to the enactment of this Act and specifically repeals the authorization to kill anterless or either-sex deer effective July 1, 1989. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 27-3-15 and 27-3-44. Effective April 1, 1988. Act 1116; HB 1694 This Act requires the Department of Natural Resources to report to the General Assembly each year the number of deer killed, by sex, in the immediately preceding season. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 27-3-15. Effective July 1, 1988. - 46 - TITLE 27 (continued) Act 1206; HB 1611 This Act changes the limit of American and hickory shad which can be taken from the Ogeechee River until July 1, 1993. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-10. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1199; HB 1460 This Act provides that after July 1, 1990, there shall be no minimum size for taking red drum, commonly known as spot-tail or channel bass, or for taking spotted sea trout, also known as winter or speckled trout, but maintains a size limit on such fish until such date. The Act also maintains the creel and possession limit for striped bass, rockfish, and striped-white bass hybrid which was to expire on June 30, 1988. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 27-4-10 and 27-4-11, Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1102; HB 1446 This Act makes it unlawful to and prohibits the use of sport trotlines within one-half mile below any lock or dam on any of the fresh waters of the State of Georgia. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-32. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1143; HB 1139 This Act provides that nongame fish may be taken in impounded waters of Lake Strom Thurmond by bow and arrow at any time during the day and may be taken at night by the use of a light. The Act amends o.C.G.A. Section 27-4-34. Effective July 1, 1988, Act 1141; HB 912 This Act changes the criminal penalties for illegal fishing by the operation of a commercial fishing boat by increasing the monetary fines imposed for such activity and makes the commission of such crimes a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature rather than merely a misdemeanor. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-138. Effective April 1, 1988, and applies to all violations which occur after April 1, 1988. - 47 - TITLE- 27 (continued) Act 1363; HB 1794 This Act removes the prohibition against taking oysters from the salt waters of this state during the period from May 15 through August 15. The Act does, however, authorize the commissioner of Natural Resources to open or close the salt waters of this state for the taking of oysters based on the wildlife management principles of the laws of the State of Georgia. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-195. Effective May 1, 1988. Act 1146; HB 1244 This Act authorizes the State of Georgia to enter into reciprocity agreements with adjoining states regarding honorary fishing licenses for blind persons. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-234. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY Act 1394; HB 1872 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-15, relating to population bills, by revising the qualifications authorizing certain bills using classification by population as a means of determining applicability. The Act makes several changes in the enumeration of bills which do not constitute population bills including the requirement that such bill affect three or more political subdivisions. The Act provides that such requirements shall not apply to or affect certain bills enacted prior to July 1, 1988, or which become effective July 1, 1988. In addition, the Act expressly provides that a bill utilizing an authorized classification device must fit within only one of the authorized classifications and any bill which uses two or more such classifications shall be a prohibited population bill. Effective January~. 1989. Act 1372; SB 582 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-2-2, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the Senate, by changing the descriptions of Senate Districts 15 and 16. Effective April 11, 1988, and applicable to all elections for members - 48 - TITLE 28 (continued) of the Senate held on and after such date. Act 809; HB 1223 This Act authorizes the legislative counsel to provide compilation, editorial, and indexing services in connection with the publication of the Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly by the Secretary of State and revises certain provisions relating to duties of the Secretary of State. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 28-4-3 and 45-13-22. Effective February 3, 1988. Act 1451; HB 1535 This Act provides that no lease of property owned by a state authority shall become valid until approved by the fiscal affairs subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives meeting jointly at the call of the Governor if such lease is a lease of land for the acquisition of which state funds were appropriated, directly or indirectly, by an appropriations Act which specified that such lease must be approved by such subcommittees. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 28-5-25.1. Effective April 14, 1988. TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD Act 1399; HB 669 This Act authorizes the judge of the probate court to order certain guardians who are required to post bonds to do so for a period in excess of one year if appropriate under the circumstances. A surety on such a bond shall not be relieved of liability merely because of the expiration of the term of the bond but will be subject to other provisions of law for the discharge of a surety applicable to other bonds. The Act also authorizes the judge of the probate court to take certain actions in the event a guardian wastes or mismanages the property of his ward allu .:u proceed with settlement proceedings if the guardian fails or refuses to appear as cited by the court. The court is authorized to issue a judgment or writ of fieri facias, and execution thereon, for any balance of money found due to the ward from the guardian. - 49 - TITLE 29 (continued) The Act amends o.c.G.A. 29-2-40, 29-2-45, 29-2-76, 29-4-12, and 29-6-9. Effective July 1, 1988. Sections 29-2-79, Act 1144; HB 1163 This Act allows guardians an additional annual commission of .5 percent of the market value, determined as of December 31 of each year, of the property held in the estates of their wards. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 29-2-42. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1422; HB 1557 This Act provides that a petition for guardianship over property or any order of the court granting or terminating a guardianship over property where the ward has an interest in real property shall include the name of the county in which such real property is located and that a certified copy of the court's order granting the guardianship or terminating the guardianship shall be filed in the real property grantor index of each county of this state in which the real property is located within 30 days of the date of such order. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 29-5-6. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS Act 1397; SB 608 This Act amends the statute relating to access to and use of public facilities by physically handicapped persons to include within the definition of renovation the resurfacing, restriping, or repainting of any parking facility. The Act also provides for specific standards relating to accessible parking spaces for handicapped persons. A 90 day warning period. is provided to persons, firms, or corporations following notificat.inr, of alleged violations of provisions relating to parking lots. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 30-3-2, 30-3-3, 30-3-4, 30-3-4. 1, and 30-3-5. Effective July 1, 1988. - 50 - TITLE 30 (continued) Act 1475; SB 318 This Act creates the Advisory Commission on Programs for the Visually Impaired and the Hearing Impaired. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 30-6-1 through 30-6-5. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1337; HB 1217 This Act authorizes the creation of a personal attendant care program for severely physically disabled adults by the Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Human Resources. The Act enacts Q.C.G.A. Section 30-6-1 through 30-6-5. Effective April 11, 1988. TITLE 31 HEALTH Act 1253; SB 98 This Act provides for the marking of all dentures and other removable dental prostheses with the name or Social Security number of the intended wearer. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-1-7. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1433; SB 527 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 31-3-4, relating to powers of county boards of health, so as to delete the restriction on the boards of health of consolidated city-county governments with respect to the establishment and collection of fees for environmental health services. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1311; HB 254 This Act requires all public or private hospitals or ambulatory surgical or obstetrical centers to file an annual report with the Department of Human Resources. The penalty for failure or refusal to file such annual reports is $1,000.00 per violation and $500.00 for each additional day during which such violation continues, and sanctions include suspension or revocation of the health care provider's permit or license. The department is required to establish and operate a state-wide health care data system and is directed to collect and disseminate comparative information from such system. Information provided to the department - 51 - TITLE 31 (continued) in such annual reports shall not identify any patient. The Act grants immunity to persons releasing information in accordance with the Act. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 31-7-280 through 31-7-285. Effective when funded. Act 1365; SB 367 This Act provides for disclosure of the diagnosis of a patient's condition, the nature and purpose of proposed surgical or diagnostic procedures, the material risks of such procedures, the likelihood of success, alternatives, and the prognosis if the procedure is rejected. Consent obtained in accordance with these requirements gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of validity. Failure to disclose may give rise to a cause of action for medical malpractice. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 31-9-6 .1. Effective January 1, 1989, and applicable to all surgical or diagnostic procedures performed on or after January 1, 1989. Act 1460; SB 462 This Act requires that emergency medical technicians and designated first responders meet certain requirements in order to use automatic defibrillators. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-11-53 .1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1462; SB 573 This Act defines and substitutes the term "paramedic" for "advanced emergency medical technician" wherever the term appears. The Act provides for a de novo appeal to the superior court and a jury trial from any final order of the Department of Human Resources regarding revocation or suspension of the license of an ambulance service. The Act also clarifies that a paramedic must be 18 years of age or older. The Act amends Q.C.G.A. Sections 31-11-2, 31-11-36, 31-11-52, 31-11-54, 31-11-57 through 31-11-61, and 45-9-81. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1417; HB 1411 This Act provides for licensing by the Department of Human Resources of radiation-generating equipment and users of radioactive materials other than by-product, source, and special nuclear - 52 - TITLE 31 (Continued) materials as sources of ionizing radiation. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 31-13-8.1, 31-13-8.2, and 31-13-8.3 and amends o.c.G.A. Sections 31-13-3, 31-13-5, 31-13-8, 31-13-10, and 31-13-14. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1385; ,HB 1348 The Act authorizes a physician to refuse to reuse a kidney dialyzer and prohibits discrimination by any provider of kidney dialysis services against such physician for such refusal. The Act directs the Office of Regulatory Services of the Department of Human Resources to create a task force on kidney dialysis centers. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 31-16-7 and 31-16-8. Provisions relative to the task force become effective April 11, 1988, and stand repealed on December 31, 1988. The remainder of the Act becomes effective July 1, 1988. Act 1440; HB 1281 This Act deals with numerous problems associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its causative agent, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Act authorizes the involuntary testing of persons convicted of sexual crimes or crimes involving illegal drugs and such testing of prisoners who enter the state prison system or seek release, through the Board of Pardons and Paroles, from that system. The Act creates a new felony of reckless conduct for HIV infected persons who know they are infected and who engage in sexual acts, needle sharing, or who donate body fluids or body parts without disclosing the fact of that infection. An AIDS brochure is required to be distributed by judges of the probate court to all applicants for marriage licenses. It is a misdemeanor for certain persons who record, report, or maintain information identifying people who have AIDS or HIV infection or who have had HIV tests to disclose that information, subject to numerous exceptions, nor may those persons be compelled by any judicial process to disclose that information. Court ordered HIV testing of and submission to public health measures by persons suspected of being infected with HIV is authorized. Anonymous reporting to the Department of Human Resources is required of any person determined to be infected with HIV. Counseling is required before an HIV test is performed - 53 - TITLE 31 (continued) and when those test results are disclosed. Blood and tissue banks are required to have donated body parts and fluids tested for HIV prior to the use of those parts or fluids in humans. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-35.1, 17-10-15, 19-3-35.1, 24-9-40.1, 24-9-47, 31-17A-l through 31-7A-3, 31-22-9.1, 31-22-9.2, 42-5-52.1, 42-9-42.1, and 44-5-151 and amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-5-60. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES Act 1457; HB 1781 This Act requires that persons bidding on public road construction contracts with the Department of Transportation examine the site and make their own determinations as to subsurface and latent physical conditions. The Act provides that the department shall not pay additional compensation on such project solely due to the encountering of different subsurface or latent physical conditions from those anticipated by the bidder but that the department shall pay for increases in work resulting from any material alterations to the contract. The Act does not affect existing contracts. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 32-2-60. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1428; HB 1768 This Act provides for conformity with federal law regarding relocation assistance with respect to federal-aid highway projects and provides uniform relocation assistance to persons displaced by federal-aid projects. The Act also provides for uniform land acquisition policies with regard to such projects. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 32-4-41, 32-4-92, 32-8-1, 32-8-2, and 32-8-4 through 32-8-6 and repeals Section 3-8-3, relating to real property acquisition and relocation assistance to persons displaced by federal-aid river and harbor improvement projects, in its entirety. Effective April 12, 1988. Act 1361; HB 1678 This Act authorizes the Department of Transportation to lease real property not needed for public road purposes to - 54 - TITLE 32 (continued) the state, any federal agency, a county, or municipality without requiring closed bids or offering such property to the former owner. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 32-6-1 and 32-7-5. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 912; HB 1769 This Act changes certain powers of the State Tollway Authority with regard to certain federal-aid highway projects. The Act authorizes the Governor or the governing authority of any county or municipality to convey any real property or rights of way owned by the state or any county or municipality to the authority to be used as a tollway project. The Act also authorizes the State Financing and Investment Commission to contract with the authority. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 32-10-60, 32-10-63, 32-10-64, 32-10-69, and 50-17-22. Effective March 15, 1988. TITLE 33 INSU!-!..NCE Act 1242; HB 1492 This Act amends o.c.G.A. section 33-1-2 so as to include health care plans within the definition of "insurer," as that term is used in Title 33 of the o.c.G.A. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1387; HB 1490 This Act modifies various provisions relating to the term, expiration, and cost of licenses for insurance agents, solicitors, brokers, counselors, and adjusters and to charges and fees of the office of the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act authorizes the biennial renewal of certain types of licenses, provides that persons may not reapply for certain licenses until a period of two years following a revocation, increases license fees from $15.00 to $20.00, and deletes United states citizenry as a requirement for certain licenses. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-5-22, 33-8-1, 33-15-24, 33-23-11, 33-23-13, 33-23-43, and 33-23-60. Effective July 1, 1988. - 55 - TITLE 33 (continued) Act 1373; SB 589 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-7-6, relating to property insurance, so as to authorize certain corporate surety insurers to guarantee a contract agreement or other instrument whereby a retailer in the business of selling electrical or electronic consumer products assumes the risk of and the expense or a part of the expense of the cost of repair or replacement of electrical or electronic consumer products. Such contracts or agreements shall be considered as property insurance. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1403; HB 1160 This Act makes several changes in the provisions relating to insurance premium taxes levied by counties and municipalities. The provision requiring the Commissioner of Insurance to provide estimated revenue statements to cities and counties is deleted and the dates for collection and distribution of the insurance premium taxes are changed. The Act also authorizes the expenditure of the proceeds of county insurance premium taxes for funding certain serVices to inhabitants of the unincorporated areas of counties in addition to the use of the proceeds for the reduction of the county ad valorem taxes of inhabitants of the unincorporated areas of counties. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-8-8.1, 33-8-8.2, and 33-8-8.3. Effective April 12, 1988. Act 1392; HB 1747 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-10-2 so as to allow good will to be considered as an asset in the determination of the financial condition of an insurer, subject to such limitations as may be imposed by rule of the Commissioner of Insurance. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1444; HB 1247 This Act allows insurers to make and invest in loans guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United Student Aid Funds, Inc., to the extent of such guaranty. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-11-19.2. Effective July 1, 1988. - 56 - TITLE 33 (continued) Act 1390; HB 1590 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-15, relating to fraternal benefit societies, so as to require that any provision of a life benefit certificate, issued by a fraternal benefit society, which stipulates or relates to the control of the exercise of rights incident to the certificate shall be set out under a separate caption and printed in boldface type. The Act also requires that a provision of a life benefit certificate which changes control of the exercise of rights under the certificate from the original applicant to the named member upon such member's attainment of a certain age shall not become effective unless written notice is given and the written consent of the parties is obtained. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 33-15-11.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1434; SB 601 This Act provides that group conversion insurance policies and individual major medical insurance policies may contain provisions relating to insurance benefits payable under group or blanket accident and sickness insurance policies and makes certain related editorial revisions. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-21-13, 33-29-2, and 33-29-4. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1111; HB 1589 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-3, relating to the requirement of insurable interest with regard to personal insurance, so as to provide that a publicly owned corporation has an insurable interest in the lives of any of its directors, officers, and employees. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1305; SB 604 This Act requires any insurer issuing individual or group accident and sickness insurance plans or policies to make available, either as part of the policy or as an optional endorsement to the policy, coverage for human heart transplants, including any charges for acquisition, transportation, or donation of a human heart when a transplant is performed. The Act also provides standards for the coverage. - 57 - TITLE 33 (continued) The Act enacts o.c.G.A. 33-29-3.1 and 33-30-4.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Sections Act 1378; HB 507 This Act amends Chapter 30 of Title 33 of the o.c.G.A., relating to group or blanket accident and sickness insurance, so as to provide for and authorize health care insurers to enter into preferred provider arrangements. The Act provides for standards with regard to preferred provider arrangements, requires certain provisions relating to coverage for emergency care, benefit levels, and differences in benefit levels to be included, and provides for regulation of such preferred provider arrangements by the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act applies to health benefit plans issued, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 1989. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 33-30-20 through 33-30-27. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1396; SB 578 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-34-3, relating to requirements for the issuance of motor vehicle liability insurance policies, so as to pr~v~de that the policy requirement of giving notice of a claim, if not satisfied by the insured within 45 days of the accident, may be satisfied by an injured third party who, as a result of the accident, has a claim against insured, provided that the notice is given by registered mail. Each motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 1988, shall be deemed to include the new notice requirements. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1456; HB 1671 This Act makes a number of changes in the provisions relating to the Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. The scope and coverage of the association is modified to include certain contracts such as guaranteed investment contracts and deposit administration contracts and eligibility requirements for payments of the association are specified. The provisions relating to the accounts maintained by the association and the assessments for such accounts are modified. The Act further provides for the maximum liability of the association with regard to an unallocated annuity - 58 - TITLE 33 (continued) contract and allows for assessments of a member insurer to be applied as an offset against such insurer's premium tax liability. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-38-2, 33-38-4, 33-38-5, 33-38-7, 33-38-15, and 33-38-21. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1389; HB 1527 This Act requires certain individual and group health insurance policies which, by their terms, provide coverage for family members of insureds to provide coverage for adopted children of insureds in the same manner as newly born children of insureds. Coverage provided for an adopted child shall be effective from the date of the final decree of adoption, but such coverage shall not be required or applicable to persons adopted as adults pursuant to o.c.G.A. Section 19-8-16. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-24-22. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1235; HB 1268 This Act provides that a notice for nonrenewal of an automobile or motorcycle insurance policy or a residential real property insurance policy shall be valid only if based upon certain enumerated reasons. The Act also requires a notice of nonrenewal to contain certain information for the benefit of the insured and requires a written notice to be sent to the insurer from the insured if the nonrenewal is to be contested as unlawful. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-24-45 and 33-24-46. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1241; HB 1489 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-2-11, relating to the requirement of an examination by the Commissioner of Insurance of insurers, rating organizations, and advisory organizations, so as to provide that any insurer which moves its domicile from Georgia to another state on or after April 1, 1988, shall be examined by the Commissioner of Insurance once a year for five years after the occurrence of the change in domicile. The requirement shall not apply if an insurer retains in Georgia its principal place of business and the complete record of its assets, transactions, and affairs. - 59 - TITLE 33 (continued) The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-2-11. Effective March 31, 1988. Act 1449; HB 1494 This Act requires each insurer to report statistics to the Insurance Department through a recognized statistical agency or advisory organization with the exception of unique or unusual risks, risks rated in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 33-9-32, or any lines or sublines of insurance for which rates or rating plans are not promulgated by such statistical agencies or advisory organizations. The Act also provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall withhold from public inspection any proprietary information of any insurer, agency, or organization. The Act amends O,C.G.A. Section 33-9-20. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1454; HB 1570 This Act amends the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act" so as to authorize the issuance of restricted driving permits by the Department of Public Safety to persons whose driver's licenses have been suspended as a result of certain violations. A restricted driving permit may be issued if the refusal to issue such permit would result in the loss of the person's employment and certain conditions for the issuance of the permit are enumerated. This Act further provides that any court having jurisdiction to try and dispose of traffic cases shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of misdemeanor offenses under the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act." The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 33-34-12.2 and 33-34-12.3 and amends 33-34-3. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1393; HB 1748 This Act amends Title 33 of the O.C.G.A. so as to provide for the extensive regulation of long-term care insurance policies. Long-term care insurance is defined in the Act and certain standards and required policy provisions for long-term care insurance policies are specified, including the right of a dissatisfied policyholder to return such a policy within 30 days of its delivery and have the premium for such policy refunded. - 60 - TITLE 33 (continued) The Act enacts a new o.c.G.A. Chapter 33-41. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1307; SB 635 This Act provides for the establishment and extensive regulation of captive insurance companies. The Act specifies requirements for certificates of authority, incorporation, organization, minimum capital and surplus, allowable assets and reserves, records, reinsurance, annual reports, examinations, rates and policy forms, and other matters relating to the transaction of insurance by captive insurance companies. The Commissioner of Insurance is given regulatory authority over such companies. The Act enacts a new O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-41 and amends 33-40-3. Effective January 1, 1989. TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Act 1299; SB 491 This Act makes certain editorial changes in various penalty provisions of the "Employment Security Law," and provides that if a false representation or failure to disclose a material fact occurs with respect to more than one claim made in more than one benefit year or results in benefits in excess of $4,000.00, the person making such false representation or failing to disclose a material fact shall be guilty of a felony instead of a misdemeanor. The Act prohibits the establishing of a fictitious employing unit for the purpose of enabling a person to receive unemployment benefits, increases the penalty for delinquent employer's reports from $10.00 to $20.00, increases the amount of interest on delinquent contribution payments from 1 to 1 1/2 percent, and provides that employees of educational institutions, including educational institutions operated by the United States government or any of its instrumentalities, divisions, or agencies shall be disqualified for benefits during certain stated intervals between academic years, terms, and holidays. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 34-8-5, 34-8-6, 34-8-17, 34-8-78, 34-8-83, 34-8-125, and 34-8-152. Effective July 1, 1988. - 61 - TITLE 34 (continued) Act 1418; HB 1437 This Act makes a number of changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 34-9, relating to workers' compensation. Among these changes are the filing of certifications of corporate officers exempting themselves from workers' compensation coverage with insurers rather than the State Board of Workers' Compensation; designating deputy directors of the State Board of Workers' Compensation as administrative law judges; abolishing the position of secretary-treasurer of the State Board of Workers' Compensation and replacing it with the position of executive director; providing for compensation of board members and employees; authorizing the board to provide for minimum assessments of insurers and self-insurers, to enforce subpoenas, and to issue writs of fieri facias; providing a new method of calculating partial lump sum advance payments; and clarifying the power of the board to inspect places of employment and records. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-2.1, 34-9-12, 34-9-20, 34-9-40, 34-9-47 through 34-9-49, 34-9-51 through 34-9-53, 34-9-57, 34-9-59, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, 34-9-101 through 34-9-103, 34-9-105, 34-9-128, and 34-9-222 and repeals o.c.G.A. Sections 34-9-50 and 34-9-62. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1297; SB 473 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-2, relating to the applicability of workers' compensation laws to employers and employees, so as to extend the application and coverage of the workers' compensation laws to employees of the Department of Corrections who are engaged in farm or livestock operations. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1228; SB 495 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-265, relating to liability for compensation for death resulting from causes other than injury and payment of compensation for death resulting from injury, by requiring a penalty of 20 percent, not to exceed a maximum amount of $20,000.00, to be added to the weekly income benefits paid to the dependents of a deceased employee if it has been determined that the death of such employee was the direct result of an injury proximately caused by the intentional act of the employer with specific intent to cause such injury. - 62 - TITLE 34 (continued) Effective July 1, 1988, and applicable with respect to causes of action arising on or after such date. Act 1196; HB 1438 This Act provides that an appeal taken from a decision of the State Board of workers' Compensation to a superior court shall be heard by the court within 60 days of the date the appeal is filed or the decision of the board shall be considered affirmed. The court may continue a hearing originally scheduled within the 60 day period to a date certain, but the issues on appeal must be disposed of by the court within 20 days of the continued hearing or the decision of the board shall be considered affirmed. The Act also makes certain editorial changes. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-105. Effective July 1, 1988, and applicable to awards or decisions of the administrative law judges or members of the State Board of Workers' Compensation issued on or after July 1, 1988. Act 1179; SB 547 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 34-9-354, relating to the creation and appointment of the Board of Trustees of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, by providing that the executive director of the State Board of Workers' Compensation, rather than the secretary-treasurer of said board, shall serve as an ex officio member of the board of trustees. The position of secretary-treasurer of the State Board of Workers' Compensation was abolished and replaced with the position of executive director by Act 1418 (HB 1437) contained in this summary. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1109; HB 1576 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-11-7, relating to exemptions under the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act," by providing an exemption for pressure vessels used for the storage of liquid propane gas, 2,000 gallons and below under the jurisdiction of NFPA 58, and which are inspected on a regular basis by the state fire marshal or a local fire marshal. Effective July 1, 1988. - 63 - TITLE 34 (continued) Act 1412; HB 1364 This Act makes several changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 34-12, known as the "Amusement Ride Safety Act." These changes include the exemption of moonwalks and live rides from the provisions of the chapter, authorizing the Commissioner of Labor to issue an order for the temporary cessation of operation of an amusement ride if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous, authorizing the Commissioner or his authorized representative to initiate an action in superior court for an injunction or a writ of mandamus to enforce an order for temporary cessation, providing for misdemeanor penalties, and changing certain provisions relating to the qualifications of insurers and sureties under the chapter. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 34-12-14, 34-12-16, and 34-12-18. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1302; SB 544 This Act makes a number of changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 34-13, known as the "Carnival Ride Safety Act," including the requirement of a permit for operation in any calendar year and the provision that permits for operation issued by the Department of Labor shall be valid for the calendar year in which issued. The Act also requires the reporting of any accident which occurred during the operation of a carnival ride and which resulted in an injury requiring medical attention from a licensed medical facility, changes certain provisions relative to liability insurance and bonds, exempts moonwalks and live rides from the provisions of the chapter, authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to issue an order for temporary cessation of operation of a carnival ride under certain conditions and to initiate an action in superior court to enforce the order, and provides certain penalties. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 34-13-7, 34-13-10, 34-13-13, 34-13-14, 34-13-16, and 34-13-18. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES This 35-2-33 Act 1476; SB 417 Act amends O.C.G.A. to authorize the Section Uniform - 64 - TITLE 35 (continued) Division of the Department of Public Safety to provide protection services, or transportation or escort services, during collegiate athletic events of University System of Georgia institutions which offer four-year postsecondary degrees. Effective April 14, 1988. VETO NO. 18; HB 1700 Act 1107; HB 1523 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 35-2-36, relating to the composition of the battalion of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, to include process servers among the enumerated ranks of the battalion. Effective March 24, 1988. Act 904; HB 312 This Act makes changes in the statute relating to the dissemination of criminal history records by the Georgia Crime Information Center. The center may make records available to private individuals, businesses, public agencies, political subdivisions, authorities, and instrumentalities upon the condition that the request be accompanied by the fingerprints or notarized consent of the person whose records are requested. The Act makes an exception for records of certain first offenders who have been exonerated and discharged without court adjudication of guilt. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 35-3-34 and 35-3-35. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1230; HB 228 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-80 to raise the age used in defining a missing child from 17 years to 18 years. Effective March 31, 1988. - 65 - TITLE 35 (continued) Act 917; SB 430 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-6A-3 to increase the number of members of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council from 20 to 21. The additional member whose term begins July 1, 1988, shall be the chairman of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1189; HB 1241 This Act authorizes the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to appoint an executive director. The executive director is authorized to employ necessary staff and to appoint investigators with the power of arrest. The Act provides for direct appropriations to the council. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-8-6. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1315; HB 1201 This Act provides that beginning in 1989 all peace officers are required to complete 20 hours of training each year. Failure to complete the training requirement will result in loss of power to arrest. Waiver of the requirement may be granted for good cause. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 35-8-21. Effective April 7, 1988. TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Act 1409; HB 1357 This Act places limits on the powers granted by statute to county governing authorities with regard to providing civil service systems for county employees relative to certain constitutional amendments and statutes. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-1-21. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1426; HB 1657 This Act lists gross receipts, square footage, number of employees, or fixed fee among the criteria upon which counties may base the taxes or fee levied, assessed, and collected against different classes of businesses. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-1-22. Effective April 12, 1988. - 66 - TITLE 36 (continued) Act 1112; HB 1594 This Act authorizes counties and municipalities to preserve and protect abandoned cemeteries. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 36-1-23. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1209; HB 1675 This Act exempts from the licensing requirements of o.c.G.A. Section 36-7-2 any county surveyor who has held his position continuously since January 1, 1977. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1234; HB 1192 This Act provides that a county governing authority may make a private sale of property within a subdivision conveyed to the county by developers for recreational purposes to a homeowners' association under certain conditions. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-9-3. Effective May 1, 1988. Act 1310; HB 1567 This Act makes changes in the bidding requirements for county public works contracts and applies to counties having a population of more than 150,000 in any metropolitan statistical area having a population of not less than 260,000 nor more than 360,000. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 36-10-2.2. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1388; HB 1501 This Act makes changes in certain definitions relating to urban residential finance authorities. The Act also changes the number of members on the governing boards of each authority and provides that ethics and conflicts of interest provisions applying to authorities shall apply to the members of each board. The Act provides additional powers to authorities. The Act also authorizes members of the authority to select the firm to perform the annual audit. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 36-41-3, 36-41-4, 36-41-5, and 36-41-13. Effective July 1, 1988. - 67 - TITLE 36 (continued) Act 1371; SB 577 This Act changes the definition of "project," relating to downtown development authorities, to include certain not for profit hospitals, not for profit skilled nursing homes, or not for profit intermediate care homes. The Act also includes among the powers of authorities the power to refinance projects. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 36-42-3 and 36-42-8. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1289; HB 1502 This Act increases the power of downtown development authorities by authorizing authorities to enter into agreements with urban residential finance authorities. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-42-8. Effective April 5, 1988. Act 1197; HB 1442 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-43-3, relating to definitions regarding city business 'improvement gistricts, by changing the definition of the term "municipality" to mean any municipal corporation located wholly within this state. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1446; SB 630 This Act provides that if the public may acquire a fire alarm system, burglar alarm system, or other electronic security system from a private contractor within a county or municipality, then such county or municipality is prohibited from offering such systems or services on private property. The Act makes an exception that permits volunteer fire departments to sell or lease battery operated fire detection equipment or fire extinguishers in their service areas. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 36-60-12. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1470; HB 1550 This Act provides that counties or municipalities may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts for acquisition of goods, materials, property, services, and supplies so long as the contract adheres to certain stipulations. The Act also - 68 - TITLE 36 (continued) authorizes counties or municipalities to contract for one year or less with certain private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of attracting new business and industry. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-60-12. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1236; HB 1303 This Act amends the "Development Authorities Law" to change the definition of the term "project" to include the acquisition, construction, leasing, or financing of an office building for use by any charitable corporation, association, or similar entity. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-62-2. Effective March 31, 1988. Act 1283; HB 1285 This Act provides for circumstances under which law enforcement officers, fire departments, and emergency medical technicians of one political subdivision may render emergency assistance extraterritorily within another political subdivision. The Act shall be known as the "Georgia Mutual Aid Act." The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 36-69-1 through 36-69-10. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1349; HB 1420 This Act amends the statute relating to local government budgets and audits to require each local government to submit an annual report of local government finances with the Department of Community Affairs. The Act authorizes the department to condition release of state appropriated funds to the local government upon submission of the report. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-81-8. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 1282; HB 1218 This Act applies to counties with populations of 550,000 or more. The Act requires that all county-wide bond elections or school bond elections in the unincorporated area pf the county be held only on the date of the November general election. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-82-1. Effective July 1, 1988. - 69 - TITLE 36 (continued) Act 1461; SB 537 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-82-4.1, relating to letting of construction contracts, by providing additional requirements for the expenditure of bond funds. The Act also lengthens the amount of time allowed for letting contracts related to projects financed with bond proceeds in counties having a population of not less than 250,000 nor more than 400,000. Effective April 14, 1988. TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH Act 1435; SB 641 This Act authorizes the Department of Human Resources to develop and establish a minor child drug screening program in each county of the state. Such programs shall be operated by the county boards of health and shall constitute the provision of disability services. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 37-2-11.1. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 38 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Act 1277; SB 359 This Act authorizes the Veterans Service Board to establish, operate, and maintain a Georgia War Veterans Cemetery where only war veterans and their unremarried spouses shall be eligible for interment. Such board shall be authorized to receive federal funds and other contributions for the establishment of the cemetery. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 38-4-70 through 38-4-72. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 39 MINORS Act 1213; HB 1752 This Act authorizes the employment of minors 14 years old or older during school vacation months in the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer of such minor, provided certain conditions are satisfied. - 70 - TITLE 39 (Continued) This Act enacts o.c.G.A. 39-2-11.1. Effective June 1, 1988. Section Act 1410; HB 1361 This Act repeals o.C.G.A. Section 39-2-8, relating to employment of minors 15 years of age during school vacation months. The Act repeals o.c.G.A. Section 39-2-15, relating to the maximum hours of employment of minors. The Act also repeals o.c.G.A. Section 39-2-16, relating to the prohibition on corporal punishment of minors. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 39-2-21 to provide that the Commissioner of Labor may seek injunctive relief against persons, firms, or corporations for violations of child labor provisions. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Act 1455; HB 1660 This Act revises the laws relating to driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs by changing the definition of alcohol concentration to express it in weight per unit of blood or breath; by changing the expression of the criminal activity to include the requirement that a person must be under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the extent that such person is less safe to drive; by stating that the crime can be shown by measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's urine, breath, or other substance as well as in a person's blood; by clarifying the period of time during which measurements of levels of alcohol concentrations can be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions; by providing that a certification by the office of the Secretary of State or by the Department of Human Resources that a person was a licensed or certified physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse, practical nurse, medical technologist, medical laboratory technician, or phlebotomist at the time the blood was drawn shall be admissible into evidence for the purpose of establishing that such person was qualified to draw blood. The Act also provides that a probationary driver's license may be issued to a habitual violator if such license is necessary for such pers?n to attend regularly scheduled sessions or meetings of support organizations for persons who have addiction or abuse problems related to alcohol or other drugs. The Act also - 71 - TITLE 40 (continued) provides that a motion to change or modify a traffic law sentence or judgment may, at any time prior to the expiration of the term of court following the term at which judgment and sentence were pronounced or within 90 days of the time judgment and sentence were pronounced, whichever time period is greater, be made by the defendant and accepted by the court. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-1-1, 40-5-58, 40-6-391, 40-6-392, and 40-13-32. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1240; HB 1470 This Act defines "all-terrain vehicle" to mean any motorized vehicle designed for off-road use which is equipped with three or more low pressure tires and with a seat to be straddled by the operator and with handlebars for steering control. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-1-1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1398; HB 172 This Act makes it a misdemeanor to own, operate, or use a motor vehicle in this state and knowingly affix or attach to any part of such motor vehicle any sticker, decal, emblem, or other device containing profane or lewd words describing sexual acts, excretory functions, or parts of the human body. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-1-4. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1153; HB 1328 This Act provides that in counties which have a staggered registration of motor vehicles, the lessee of a motor vehicle may register such vehicle during the designated registration period of either the lessee or lessor and the late registration penalties can be waived. The Act also provides that a copy of a police report is not required to obtain a duplicate of such if the original is still legible and is surrendered with the application. The Act also provides for a five-year license plate instead of a seven-year license plate. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-20.1, 40-2-29, and 40-2-42. Effective July 1, 1988, except that the provision relating to the new five-year license plate is effective January 1, 1990. - 72 - TITLE 40 (continued) Act 1284; HB 1382 This Act authorizes the tax commissioner of each county to require the giving of an annual performance bond by any private person who processes applications for the registration of motor vehicles. The Act also makes j_t a misdemeanor to fail to comply with such requirement if such requirement is imposed. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-24. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1151; HB 1307 This Act provides that when the application fee for a license plate or revalidation sticker is paid in installments, the second installment shall be due on or before the first day in July. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-30. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1272; SB 458 This Act provides that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in activities of a new car dealer unless and until such person, firm, or corporation has registered as a new car dealer with the Department of Revenue and unless such activity is carried on at an established place of business or a temporary site, as defined. The Act provides that violations may be punished as a misdemeanor or by civil enforcement by the commissioner of the Department of Revenue through the imposition of a civil fine. The Act also provides for distinctive license plates for retired members of the Georgia National Guard. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 40-2-36.1 and amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-2-65. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1150; HB 1305 This Act authorizes the commissioner of the Department of Revenue to revoke any pre&tige, special, or distinctive license plate which was issued in error or which was paid for by a check which was returned for insufficient funds or which was issued to a member of the General Assembly who ceases to hold such office. The Act also authorizes law enforcement officers and other designated persons, upon the request of the commissioner, to go upon private property to seize such revoked license - 73 - TITLE 40 (continued) plates. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. 40-2-134. Effective July 1, 1988. Section Act 1333; HB 159 This Act requires any person, firm, or corporation that pays a total loss claim on a vehicle to transfer the certificate of title into such person's, firm's, or corporation's name and prohibits the conveyance of such vehicle until the certificate of title has been so transferred. The Act provides for civil enforcement of this requirement by the commissioner of the Department of Revenue and the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act also requires that replacement certificates of titles issued to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of less than 16,000 pounds shall show the odometer reading on the day of application for the certificate of title and exempts certificates of title issued to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of more than 16,000 pounds from showing odometer readings. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 40-3-41 and amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-3-25.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1180; SB 562 This Act provides that in response to a subpoena or upon the request of any appropriate governmental or judicial official, the Department of Public Safety shall provide a duly authenticated copy of any record or document. The Act also provides that any such copy of such record or document of this state or any other state is admissible in any administrative or judicial proceeding and provides that such copies may be electronically transferred by computer. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-2 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 24-3-17. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1237; HB 1334 This Act authorizes the Department of Public Safety to correct records which contain known improper, false, fraudulent, or invalid information. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-2. Effective July 1, 1988. - 74 - TITLE 40 (continued) Act 1287; HB 1467 This Act requires courts to notify the Department of Public Safety within ten days of convicting an individual of certain serious traffic offenses. The Act also provides that the law which authorizes the suspension of a driver's license upon the failure to respond to a citation for an offense shall not apply to any offense for which a license may be suspended. The Act also adds the offense of driving with a suspended or revoked license to the list of offenses the conviction of which will cause the revocation of a probationary license. The Act also authorizes the Department of Public Safety to use any identification number available to a person when issuing such person an identification card. The Act also establishes the procedures and the requirements for issuing a citation to a person driving with a suspended driver's license and provides for extending the period of suspension when a person is convicted of driving with a suspended license and provides for accepting one plea of nolo contendere to a charge of driving with a suspended driver's license every five years. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-5-54, 40-5-56, 40-5-58, 40-5-100, and 40-5-121. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1155; HB 1337 This Act provides that it shall be a felony for any person who has been declared to be a habitual violator to operate a vehicle before such person has been issued a driver's license or before the expiration of five years, whichever occurs first. The Act provides that it shall be a misdemeanor for any person who has been declared a habitual violator to operate a vehicle after the expiration of five years but before such person has been issued a driver's license. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-58. Effec~ive July 1, 1988. Act 1198; HB 1443 This Act provides that when a school bus is transporting school children to or from an event or school activity or an express bus transporting students from one school to another school and is not loading or unloading children during such transportation, the speed limit shall be 55 miles per hour on other public roads as well as on those public roads which are a part of the National - 75 - TITLE 40 (continued) System of Interstate and Highways. The Act amends o.c.G.A. 40-6-160. Effective July 1, 1988. Defense Section Act 818; HB 652 This Act provides that the speed limit shall be 65 miles per hour on any highway on the federal interstate system which is outside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-181. Effective February 19, 1988. Act 1370; SB 574 This Act defines "counterfeit handicapped parking permit" and defines "ramp" as it relates to handicapped parking. The Act also changes the color of special handicapped parking permits to gold and requires that certain information, relating to the dispensing of gasoline to certain handicapped persons, be placed on each special handicapped parking permit. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-6-221 and 40-6-222. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1158; HB 1475 This Act authorizes countz and municipal law enforcement agencies to appoint citizens to enforce the laws relating to handicapped parking. Citizens so appointed shall not receive compensation, shall not be deemed law enforcement officers, shall not enforce other laws, and shall not carry firearms. The Act also provides that no county, municipality, or other political subdivision and no official of such shall be liable or accountable for the acts or omissions of any citizen so appointed. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 40-6-227. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1383; HB 1263 This Act requires persons involved in a vehicle accident resulting in death, injury, or property damage to stop and remain at the scene of the accident. The Act also provides that it is a felony to fail to stop and remain at the scene of the accident if the accident involves death or serious injury, otherwise it is a misdemeanor. The Act also provides that a plea of nolo - 76 - TITLE 40 (continued) contendere shall constitute a conviction but provides that fines may be paid in installments at the judge's sole discretion. This also prohibits charging persons who leave the scene of an accident with a violation of a local ordinance but requires that such person be charged with violating a state statute. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-6-270 and 40-6-376. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1186; HB 71 This Act expands the class of children required to use motor vehicle safety restraints to include four-year olds and adds the requirement that the safety restraint must be installed properly and must be properly used. The Act also eliminates the provision which voided the traffic citation issued for failing to use a child safety restraint if the violator, within 14 days, showed proof of the future availability of a safety restraint. The Act also requires children being transported to a licensed church or public or private school in a van operated by such school to be in a safety restraint. The Act also extends until January 1, 1989, the deadline for the state's child safety restraint education and implementation program and adds to the list of organizations authorized to cooperate with and assist the state in accomplishing such program. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-8-76. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 819; HB 751 This Act requires the occupants of the front seat of a passenger vehicle to use seat safety belts. The requirement does not apply to a driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving the vehicle or delivering property from the vehicle, if the speed of the vehicle between stops does not exceed 15 miles per hour; a driver or passenger possessing a written statement from a physician that such person is unable, for medical or physical reasons, to wear a seat safety belt; a driver or passenger possessing an official certificate or license endorsement issued by the appropriate agency in another state or country indicating that the driver is unable for medical, physical, or other valid reasons to wear a seat safety belt; a driver operating a passenger vehicle in reverse; a passenger vehicle with a model year prior to 1965; a passenger vehicle which is not required to be equipped with seat - 77 - TITLE 40 (continued) safety belts under federal law; a passenger vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing duties as a rural letter carrier; a passenger vehicle from which a person is delivering newspapers; or a passenger vehicle performing an emergency service. The Act also provides that the failure to use a seat safety belt shall not be evidence of negligence and shall not be considered in determining any civil liability. The Act provides that there shall be no criminal sanction for failing to wear a seat safety belt unless a person is also charged with violating one of eight other serious traffic offenses. A person may then be fined up to $15.00 for failing to wear a seat safety belt; however, the record of such conviction shall not be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-8-76.1 Effective September 1, 1988. Act 1212; HB 1743 This Act authorizes law enforcement vehicles to operate with a blue light and authorizes fire department vehicles to operate with a red light without the necessity of obtaining a permit. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-8-92. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1379; HB 1030 This Act authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance rather than the Department of Public Safety to approve, issue, and cancel certificates of self-insurance for motor vehicle insurance purposes and authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to make determinations regarding claims practices of self-insurers. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-9-101. Effective April 1, 1989. Act 1431; SB 442 This Act extensively revises and modifies the notification procedures and requirements to be used when a motor vehicle is removed from public or private property at the request of a law enforcement officer or someone other than the owner of the vehicle and is subsequently stored. The Act also provides civil and criminal sanctions for failing to comply with these notification procedures and requirements. The Act also changes the notification procedures and requirements - 78 - TITLE 40 (continued) to be followed when a motor vehicle becomes an abandoned motor vehicle. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-11-2, 40-11-3, and 40-11-5. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1238; HB 1385 This Act authorizes law enforcement officers to investigate and check out unattended motor vehicles to determine if such vehicles contain injured or incapacitated persons or pose a threat to public health or safety and authorizes law enforcement officers to place an inspection card on motor vehicles which have been inspected. The Act also provides that it shall be unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer to attach an inspection card to an unattended motor vehicle. The Act enacts o.C.G.A. Section 40-11-3 .1. Effective October 1, 1988. Act 1468; HB 1471 This Act provides that any motor vehicle or component part thereof the manufacturer's identification number of which has been removed, altered, defaced, falsified, or destroyed is declared to be contraband and subject to forfeiture. The Act also provides the procedures for the judicial forfeiture and sale of such contraband vehicles and parts and provides for the disposition of proceeds of such sale. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 40-11-20 through 40-11-24. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1104; HB 1469 This Act provides that a technician must be certified by the Department of Public Safety before such technician can certify speed detection devices for use by state, county, or municipal law enforcement agencies. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-14-4, Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 41 NUISANCES Act 1437; SB 570 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 41-1-7, so as to define the terms "agricultural facility" and "agricultural operation." The Act - 79 - TITLE 41 (continued) provides that neither an agricultural facility nor any agricultural operation conducted on such facility shall be or become a nuisance due to changed conditions in or around such facility if the facility has been in operation for a period of one year or more. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1360; HB 1650 This Act provides for the abatement of nuisances in the unincorporated areas of counties. Jurisdiction for such proceedings is granted to the magistrate court of the county. The Act authorizes county governing authorities to exercise in unincorporated areas of the county the same powers granted to municipal governing authorities in municipalities to repair, close, or demolish unfit buildings or structures. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 41-2-5, 41-2-7 through 41-2-12, 41-2-15, and 41-2-16. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS Act 1366; SB 472 This Act provides that the commissioner of corrections or his designee shall be authorized to make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the acquisition of professional and personal employment services and for the leasing of real property. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-2-8. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 924; SB 546 This Act authorizes the commissioner of corrections to make grants of funds to municipal corporations and counties for establishing, constructing, and operating local jails and correctional institutions. The Act further provides for confirmation and ratification of prior grants. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 42-2-13. Effective March 15, 1988. Act 1087; HB 1261 This Act provides that chiefs of police are the jailers of the municipal corporations and responsible for maintaining inmate records and - 80 - TITLE 42 (continued) authorizes such chiefs of police to appoint other jailers, subject to the supervision of the municipal governing authority, as prescribed by law. The Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 42-4-1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1176; SB 476 This Act authorizes the commissioner of corrections to confer police powers upon wardens of county correctional institutions and upon persons in the commissioner's employment as the commissioner deems necessary, provided that individuals so designated meet the requirements specified in all applicable laws. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 42-5-35. Effective March 28, 1988. VETO NO. 17; HB 1689 This Act requires the Department of Corrections to notify and provide certain information to a member of the ~~i;;i!;i:01~~1ueo: ~~! facility wh 11 ed the member's di i than property r l the department and having a confinement facility thereon. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 42-5-51.1. Act 1309; SB 651 This Act amends O.C.G,A. Section 42-8-34, relating to probation and suspension of sentences, so as to provide that with respect to probation for misdemeanor offenses, probation supervision may be transferred pursuant to court order to the judicial circuit of the county in which the defendant resides. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1458; SB 434 This Act substantially revises the requirements for imposition of periods of probation or suspension and revocation of probation or suspension. The Act limits terms of probation to four years except in special cases involving restitution or protection to victims or a class of victims. The Act provides procedures for payment of restitution, costs, or fines. - 81 - TITLE 42 (continued) A probated or suspended sentence may be revoked only upon admission of a violation by the defendant or upon a violation being established by a preponderance of the evidence. The court shall not revoke more than six months of probation with time to be served in a diversion center or similar program except under limited circumstances. Revocation of probation resulting from the commission of a felony or other special violation is limited to the lesser of the balance of probation or the maximum time of the sentence authorized to be imposed for the crime constituting the violation of the probation. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-34.1. Effective April 14, 1988. Act 1469; HB 1476 This Act amends the "State-wide Probation Act" to provide that the county probation system of each county having a population of 250,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census shall become a part of the state-wide probation system. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-43.3. The Act shall become effective only upon the appropriation of the funds necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act by the General Assembly. TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Act 1194; HB 1349 This Act extends to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Pharmacy, the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Georgia Board of Dentistry, the Georgia Board of Nursing, the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, and the State Board of Podiatry Examiners. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 26-4-41, 43-9-20, 43-11-23, 43-26-13, 43-26-39, 43-30-15, 43-34-2, and 43-35-14. Effective March 30, 1988. Act 1103; HB 1454 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-3-38 so as to extend to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the - 82 - TITLE 43 (continued) State Board of Accountancy. Effective March 24, 1988. Act 1407; HB 1352 This Act makes a number of changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 43-3, known as the "Public Accountancy Act of 1977." Among these changes are the authorization granted to the State Board of Accountancy to appoint persons or committees to assist in the administration and enforcement of requirements governing the practice of public accountancy, to promulgate rules governing the registration of offices established for the practice of public accountancy, to require certain information and reports from registered offices, and to impose sanctions against licensees for noncompliance. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-3-4, 43-3-5, 43-3-28, 43-3-29, and 43-3-32 and enacts Sections 43-3-23.1, 43-3-23.2, 43-3-23.3, 43-3-29.1, and 43-3-36 .1. Effective July 1, 1989, or when the necessary funds to implement the Act are appropriated. Act 1108; HB 1559 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-4-18 so as to extend to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Architects. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1227; SB 423 This Act enacts the "Georgia Athlete Agents Regulatory Act of 1988." The Act provides for the registration and regulation of athlete agents who recruit or solicit athletes to enter into a contract or for a fee attempt to obtain employment for an athlete with a professional sports team. The Act is to be administered by the Georgia Athlete Agent Regulatory Commission which shall be scheduled for termination on July 1, 1994. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 43-4A-1 through 43-4A-18. Effective July 1, 1988, with respect to appointment of the commission members and promulgation of rules; otherwise, effective January 1, 1989. Act 1211; HB 1701 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-7A-13 by providing that a law degree and certain experience and supervision satisfy the educational, experience, and - 83 - TITLE 43 (continued) training requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy. This amendment is repealed January 1, 1989. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1352; HB 1496 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-8, relating to operators of billiard rooms, by providing that the governing authority of a county rather than the tax collector or tax commissioner shall have the power to license the operation of billiard rooms in a county and changes such references accordingly. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-8-2 through 43-8-5 and 43-8-15. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1190; HB 1243 This Act changes the scope of practice of chiropractors by authorizing chiropractors to recommend the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements provided their generic name is used but prohibits chiropractors from selling or profiting from the sale of such substances. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-9-16. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1105; HB 1503 This Act extends to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and increases the number of land surveyors serving on the board. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-15-3 and 43-15-31. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1239; HB 1394 This Act requires firearm dealers to maintain records of the acquisition and disposition of firearms for a period of not less than five years, provides for the form of such records and availability for inspection by law enforcement officials, and establishes s&nctions for noncompliance. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 43-16-10.1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1193; HB 1324 This Act supersedes O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-17 and enacts the "Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988." The Act - 84 - TITLE 43 (continued) makes extensive changes regarding the registration of charitable organizations, fundraising counsels, and paid solicitors and the regulation of their practices and promotional activities. The Act is to be administered by the Secretary of State and provides for administrative, civil, and criminal actions. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 43-17-1 through 43-17-23. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1386; HB 1377 This Act clarifies the licensing requirements for persons engaged in occupational therapy and extends to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Occupational Therapy. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-28-8 and 43-28-17. Effective April 11, 1988. Act 821; HB 1169 This Act authorizes certain optometrists certified by the State Board of Examiners in Optometry to use or prescribe topically applied pharmaceutical agents approved by the board for treatment and diagnostic purposes. The Act provides for civil and criminal immunity of pharmacists regarding prescriptions issued by optometrists and makes other changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 43-30 relating to the standards of care of optometrists and continuing education requirements. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-30-1, 43-30-8, and 43-30-13. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1247; HB 816 This Act provides that any optical firm with more than seven locations in the state shall not be required to list the names of optometrists in written or broadcast advertisements but shall identify to a telephone inquirer the names of optometrists practicing under a trade name at a specific location. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 43-30-5. 1. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1207; HB 1619 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-39-8 so as to increase from one year to two years the experience required for a license to practice psychology. Effective July 1, 1991. - 85 - TITLE 43 (continued) Act 1350; HB 1451 This Act makes several changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 43-40 relating to the regulation of real estate brokers and salespersons. The Act increases to $1 million the minimum balance the Georgia Real Estate Commission must maintain in the real estate education, research, and recovery fund and limits the maximum amount of an individual claim against the fund to $15,000.00 and the maximum aggregate judgment paid from the fund on behalf of a licensee to $45,000.00. The Act extends to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the commission. The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 43-40-22, 43-40-27, 43-40-30, and 43-40-32. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1188; HB 1237 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-41-8 so as to change the education and experience required by the State Board of Recreation Examiners for admission to take the examination for licensure as a master therapeutic recreation specialist. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1384; HB 1304 This Act makes several changes in o.c.G.A. Chapter 43-47, known as the "Used Car Dealers' Registration Act." The Act redefines a used car dealer so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of certain additional persons who sell used motor vehicles and revises the composition of the State Board of Registration of Used Car Dealers. The Act extends to July 1, 1990, the "sunset" or termination date of this regulatory board. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-47-2, 43-47-3, 43-47-7, 43-47-8, 43-47-10, and 43-47-16. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1404; HB 1209 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-50, known as the "Georgia Veterinary Practice Act." The Act provides for continuing education requirements, revises the practices and procedures for revocation and suspension of licenses or disciplinary action, and changes provisions concerning veterinary faculty licenses and the sanctioning of the registration of veterinary technicians. - 86 - TITLE 43 (continued) The Act extends to July 1, 1994, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-50-4, 43-50-23, 43-50-26, 43-50-27, 43-50-30, and 43-50-57 and repeals Sections 43-50-28 and 43-50-31. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 44 PROPERTY Act 1202; HB 1528 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-5-145, relating to anatomical gifts, by eliminating the requirement that certain documents making anatomical gifts be signed by two witnesses. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1292; SB 248 This Act prohibits a landlord from knowingly and willfully suspending the furnishing of utilities to a tenant until the final disposition of dispossessory proceedings and provides for the payment into court of utility payments by a tenant during such proceedings. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 44-7-14.1 and amends o.c.G.A. Section 44-7-54. Effective July 1, 1988. Act 1432; SB 510 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-13-100, relating to property which may be exempted by certain debtors for purposes of bankruptcy, by exempting certain funds or property held on behalf of debtors under certain public retirement and pension plans and systems and under certain plans and systems of nonprofit corporations. Effective July 1, 1988. TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES This Act amends o.C.G.A. Section 45-2-1, relating to persons ineligible to hold civil office, so as to provide that municipalities may by charter provide residency requirements of less than 24 months to be eligible to hold nonjudicial municipal offices. Effective July 1, 1988. - 87 - TITLE 45 (continued) Act 1091; HB 1196 This Act provides that members of the General Assembly may be reimbursed from funds of the executive and judicial branches of state government for service upon boards and commissions of the executive and judicial branches subject to certain limitations. The Act changes the compensation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-7-3 and 45-7-4. Effective January 9, 1989, with respect to changes in compensation of such officers and otherwise effective March 25, 1988. Act 826; HB 1342 This Act changes the compensation of numerous elected and appointed state officials. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 45-7-4. Effective March 1, 1988. VETO NO. 15; HB 1195 This Act changes the compensation 1ker provisions relating to the Lieutenant Governor and RGANS-- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); anatomical gifts .......... HB 1281 53 Anatomical gifts; documents; witnesses ......................... HB 1528 87 Heart transplants; insurance coverage .......................... SB 604 57 - p- ARAMEDICS-- "Advanced emergency medical technicians"; title changed . . . . . . . SB 573 52 ARENTAL NOTIFICATION ACT-Abortion; statements; notice to parents, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis; hearings in juvenile court; penalties ......................... SB 621 25 - 169 - Bill Pag4 PARTNERSHIPS-Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act ................... HB 924 2( PEACE OFFICER AND PROSECUTOR TRAINING FUND-- Magistrate courts; penalties ........ HB 1202 26 PEACE OFFICERS' ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND-- Benefits ............................ HB 458 10 Commissioners ....................... SB 419 10 Employees; health insurance . . . . . . . . . HB 1212 9 Medical examinations; date . . . . . . . . . . HB 1213 10 Options; surviving spouses; divorce; death; alternative benefits .......................... SB 128 10 Public Service Commission enforcement officers; membership .. HB 157 10 PENAL INSTITUTIONS-- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); sentencing; testing; reports ........................... HB 1281 5 Bail jumping ........................ HB 768 2 Commissioner of corrections; contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 472 8 County correctional institutions; wardens; police power . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 476 8 Death penalty; persons not to be executed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 878 3 Death penalty; persons required to be present at executions; witnesses ......................... SB 471 3 Department of Corrections; additional confinement facilities; notices to General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1689 8 Department of Corrections; employees engaged in farm and livestock operations; workers' compensation ...................... SB 473 6 Georgia Building Authority (Penal); membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 Grants to municipal corporations and counties for jails and correctional institutions; cooperative agreements ............ SB 546 80 Municipal jails; chiefs of police as jailers; records ............... HB 1261 80 Probation; counties of 250,000 or more; county probation systems to become part of state-wide probation system; funding ......... HB 1476 82 Probation; suspension of sentence; maximum duration; revocation . . . . . . SB 434 81 Probation; transfer of probation supervision to judicial circuit in which probationer resides ...... SB 651 81 State Board of Pardons and Paroles; committee to review membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 PERSONAL ATTENDANT CARE PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS ACT-- Enactment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1217 51 - 170 - Bill PESTICIDES-- Tobacco; detention and condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1266 12 PHARMACISTS-- State Board of Pharmacy; continuation ...................... HB 1349 82 PHYSICIANS-- See Medicine; Health; Professions and Businesses PICKENS COUNTY-Superior court; additional judge .... SB 334 21 PIEDMONT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT-Jackson County; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1639 22 PIERCE COUNTY-Superior court; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1540 22 PODIATRISTS-State Board of Podiatry Examiners; continuation ...................... HB 1349 82 POPULATION BILLS-Definition .......................... HB 1872 48 PREFERRED PROVIDER ARRANGEMENTS ACT-- Group or blanket accident and sickness insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 507 58 ! 'PROBATE COURTS-Judges; minimum annual salaries; cost-of-living adjustments ........ SB 463 22 Judges; training; expenses .......... SB 413 23 Judges; vacancies; clerks ........... SB 409 23 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; benefits .......................... SB 15 99 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; commissioners ........... .......... SB 419 108 Jurisdiction; misdemeanor game and fish cases ........................ HB 1647 24 Jury trials in counties of more than 100,000 ...................... SB 411 24 Jury trials in counties of more than 100,000 ...................... SB 412 24 Jury trials in counties of more than 100,000 ...................... SB 413 23 Official Code of Georgia Annotated .. SB 412 24 The Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia; creation ....... SB 411 24 PROBATION-Counties of 250,000 or more; county probation systems to become part of state-wide probation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1476 82 Suspension of sentence; maximum duration; revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 434 81 Transfer of probation supervision to judicial circuit in which probationer resides ............... SB 651 81 PROFANITY-Bumper stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 72 - 171 - Bill Page PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS-Shareholders to be active practitioners in corporation . . . . . . HB 1302 20 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES-- Accountants; registration of offices; reports; sanctions; working papers; confidential communications; continuing education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1352 83 Accountants; State Board of Accountancy; continuation . . . . . . . . . HB 1454 82 Architects; State Board of Architects; continuation . . . . . . . . . . HB 1559 83 Billiard rooms; licenses ............ HB 1496 84 Chiropractors; Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 Chiropractors; recommending use of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements ....................... HB 1243 84 Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 1 Commodity merchants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1366 12 County business and occupational license taxes and fees; criteria .. HB 1657 66 County surveyors; qualifications .... HB 1675 67 Dentistry; dentures and dental prostheses; markings .............. SB 98 51 Dentistry; Georgia Board of Dentistry; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 Dentistry; licenses to practice; stays in contested cases .......... HB 1456 111 Firearrns dealers; records ....... .... HB 1394 84 Forestry; State Board of Registration for Foresters; membership; powers; licenses; funds; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 550 15 Georgia Athlete Agents Regulatory Act of 1988; enactment ............ SB 423 83 Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988; regulation of charitable organizations, solicitations, and fund raisers ... HB 1324 84 Grain dealers; financial statements; records of unlicensed persons ................ SB 440 2 Investment advisers and investment adviser representatives; regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1566 12 Licensed practical nurses; Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses; continuation .... HB 1349 82 Marriage and family therapy; licenses; qualifications; law degree ............................ HB 1701 83 Master therapeutic recreation specialists; qualifications . . . . . . . HB 1237 86 Medicine; Composite State Board of Medical Examiners; continuation ... HB 1349 82 Medicine; health records; destruction, alteration, or falsification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1598 29 Medicine; informed consent to surgical, medical, or diagnostic procedures ........................ SB 367 52 Medicine; licenses to practice; stays in contested cases . . . . . . . . . . HB 1456 111 Medicine; State Medical Education Board; executive director . . . . . . . . . HB 1483 40 - 172 - Page Motor vehicle dealers; new vehicles; registration and place of business ....................... SB 458 73 Multilevel distribution companies; regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1565 11 Nursing; Georgia Board of Nursing; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 Occupational therapy; licenses; State Board of Occupational Therapy; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1377 85 Optometrists; advertising; trade names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 816 85 Optometrists; pharmaceutical agents; use; continuing education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1169 85 Optometrists; State Board of Examiners in Optometry; continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 Pharmacy; State Board of Pharmacy; continuation ...................... HB 1349 82 Podiatrists; State Board of Podiatry Examiners; continuation .. HB 1349 82 Professional corporations; shareholders to be active practitioners in corporation . . . . . . HB 1302 20 Psychologists; licenses; qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1619 85 Real estate brokers and salespersons; real estate education, research, and recovery fund; investigations; termination date of cornrnission .... HB 1451 86 Speed detection device technicians; qualifications . . . . . . . HB 1469 79 State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; continuation; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1503 84 Used car dealers' registration; board; licenses; records checks; inspectors; continuation . . . . . . . . . . HB 1304 86 Veterinary medicine; continuation of board; licenses; continuing education; liability; records ..... HB 1209 86 PROPERTY-- Abandoned motor vehicles; notices and information; law enforcement agencies; owners; liens ........... SB 442 78 Agricultural property; preferential assessment; covenants; transfer to a relative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1464 102 Anatomical gifts; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) .. HB 1281 53 Anatomical gifts; documents; witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1528 87 Anatomical gifts; heart transplants; insurance coverage ... SB 604 57 Bankruptcy; exemption; public retirement or pension systems; nonprofit corporations ............ SB 510 87 Buildings and structures in unincorporated areas; unfit for human habitation; health hazards .. HB 1650 80 Burglar and fire alarms; electronic security systems ....... SB 630 68 Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 1 County real property; sale; recreational set-aside property ... HB 1192 67 - 173 - Bill Damage to property subject to a security interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1431 Deeds; landfills; notices; Construction Activity Prohibition on Abandoned Landfills Act of 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 435 Discrimination in housing . . . . . . . . . . . HB 430 Dispossessing tenants; sheriffs' fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1530 Dispossessing tenants; suspension of utilities ...................... SB 248 Foreclosure fraud ................... SB 647 Guardianship over property; orders; filing in county where real property is located; time limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1557 Handicapped parking facilities and spaces; standards; renovations .... SB 608 Landfills; construction on abandoned landfills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 435 Landfills; national historic monuments ......................... SB 453 Landlord and tenant; suspension of utility service prior to Jina! disposition of dispossessory proceeding prohibited; utility payments .......................... SB 248 Leases by state authorities; approval of fiscal affairs subcommittees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1535 Liability of owner of property where alcoholic beverages are sold, furnished, or served .... .... HB 1495 Moneys provided in connection with a dwelling; misrepresenting as a loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 648 Nuisances; abatement in unincorporated areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1650 Nuisances; agricultural facilities and operations .................... SB 570 Permits for burning woods, lands, marshes, or vegetation ............ HB 34 Pesticide, plant growth regulator, or fertilizer contamination cases; liability; proof . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1518 Real estate brokers and salespersons; real estate education, research, and recovery fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1451 Renunciations of successions to interests in property; minors; attempted renunciations; precatory expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1250 Road and highway projects; relocation assistance; uniform land acquisition policies . . . . . . . . . HB 1768 Smoke detectors; sleeping accommodations; construction prior to 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 311 State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1339 State Mapping and Land Records Modernization Advisory Board; creation .......................... SB 437 State Properties Commission; acquisition related services ...... HB 1626 State Soil and Water Conservation Committee; name changed ........... HB 1402 Tax executions; notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1280 28 7 7 26 87 28 1 so 1' sol 7 17 87 49 115 10 80 79 17 1 86 116 54 45 7 110 112 1 101 - 174 - Tax sales; notice to defendant; redemption period; expiration . . . . . HB 1674 102 Theft by conversion of leased or rented personal property .......... SB 599 27 PRUDENT PERSON-Investments by executors and trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1435 117 PSYCHOLOGISTS-Licenses; qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1619 85 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 1988-Enactment ........................... HB 503 92 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES-- Attorney General; membership on boards, commissions, and authorities ....................... SB 419 108 Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 1 Commissioner of Insurance; council to review capability; membership .. SB 419 108 Consumers' utility counsel; office; personnel; repeal . . . . . . . . . HB 1605 94 Coroners; fee system; training course; expense allowance; transportation .................... HB 1707 90 Coroners; fees; abolition of office by local law with referendum ........................ HB 1350 90 Coroners; "medical examiner-11 ; definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1362 90 Coroners; vacancies ................. SB 409 23 Counties; civil service systems for county employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1357 66 County boards of family and children services; nominees for membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1189 106 County surveyors; qualifications .... HB 1675 67 County surveyors; vacancies ......... SB 409 23 Court bailiffs; compensation ........ SB 516 25 Deferred compensation plans; state authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1638 91 Emergency medical technicians; indemnification; paramedics ....... SB 573 52 Ethics in Government Act; financial disclosure statements; reports; penalties ................ SB 564 44 General Assembly; committees of the Executive or Judicial Branch; reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1196 88 Grand juries; municipal governing authorities; indictment and appearance of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1425 89 Health insurance funds for teachers and public school employees; discharge of debts; checks or drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1491 38 Liability insurance or indemnity contracts; foster parents and foster children; Department of Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1546 89 Lieutenant Governor; Speaker of the House of Representatives; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1195 88 "Medical examiner"; definition ...... HB 1362 90 Medical examiners; creation of office by local law with - 175 - Bill referendum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1350 90 Municipal corporations; nonjudicial municipal offices; residency requirements ............ SB 408 87 Municipal officers elected in 1986; terms; local laws ........... SB 625 44 President Pro Tempore of the Senate; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1196 88 Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 503 92 School bus drivers; minimum salaries .......................... HB 1692 38 Secretary of State; Georgia Laws; publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1223 49 Sheriff emeritus; honorary office created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1797 26 Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives; compensation .. HB 1196 88 State Commission on Compensation; members; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1414 89 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; contributions by departments; discharged employees ......................... HB 1623 91 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; employees of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund and the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1212 90 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; presentment of checks or drafts; discharge of debts .... .... HB 1493 91 State employees physically disabled in line of duty or by willful act of violence; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 88 State Merit System of Personnel Administration; State Board of Technical and Adult Education . . . . . HB 1403 40 State officials; compensation . . . . . . . HB 1342 88 State-owned motor vehicles; liability insurance for nonprofit agencies and their employees contracting with the Department of Transportation . . . . . . HB 1519 89 State Soil and Water Conservation Committee; name changed to "State Soil and Water Conservation Commission" .......... HB 1402 1 Tax commissioners, receivers, and collectors; vacancies; personnel .. SB 409 23 Tax commissioners, receivers, and collectors; vacancies; personnel .. SB 485 103 Teachers' health insurance; local employer's contributions . . . . . . . . . . HB 1622 38 Wardens of county correctional institutions; police powers ....... SB 476 81 PUBLIC RECORDS-Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 435 113 PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-- Creditable service .................. SB 221 97 Postretirement benefit adjustments .. HB 480 98 Retirement benefits; amount . . . . . . . . . HB 482 98 Retirement with 40 years of creditable service ................ HB 1025 98 - 176 - State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education changed to Department of Technical and Adult Education ................... HB 1779 95 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION-- Enforcement officers; Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 157 100 Special fee on corporations and utilities; amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 443 92 Telecommunications companies; deregulation or detarriffing by Public Service Commission . . . . . . . . . HB 1234 92 See also Public Utilities and Public Transportation PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-- Ad valorem taxes of public utilities; local assessment . . . . . . . HB 337 101 Bus and Rail Vehicle Passenger Safety Act; rail vehicle hijacking; explosives; weapons .... HB 1629 30 Consumers' utility counsel; attachment of office; personnel; repeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1605 94 Electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives; officers and directors; standard of care; liability; indemnification . . . . . . . . SB 536 93 Emergency telephone number "911" systems; cellular radio telecommunications services; fees prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 484 94 Emergency telephone number "911" systems; maintenance fees; enhanced systems; local governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 218 93 Motor common carriers and motor contract carriers; permits; registration; stamps; fees; exempt commodity intrastate commerce; interstate commerce ..... HB 1282 94 Public Service Commission; amount of special fees on corporations and utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 443 92 Public Service Commission; enforcement officers; Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 157 100 Telecommunications companies; deregulation or detarriffing by Public Service Commission . . . . . . . . . HB 1234 92 Telephone numbers with 976 prefixes; advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1497 10 Telephones; solicitations for calls to 976 numbers; automatic dialing equipment; u. s. mail ..... HB 1284 93 Utilities; suspension of utility service by landlord prior to final disposition of dispossessory proceeding prohibited; payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 248 87 - Q- - 177 - - R- Page I RADAR-Technicians; qualifications . . . . . . . . . HB 1469 79 RADIATION CONTROL-- Definitions; licenses; users of radioactive materials; registration of radiation generation equipment; prohibited uses of sources of radiation ...... HB 1411 52 See also Hazardous Waste RAIL VEHICLES-Hijacking; explosives; weapons ...... HB 1629 30 RECORDS-- Department of Public Safety; evidence; photocopies and computer printouts ................ SB 562 74 Firearms dealers ..................... HB 1394 84 Health records; destruction, alteration, or falsification ...... HB 1598 29 Inspection of public records ........ SB 435 113 State Mapping and Land Records Modernization Advisory Board; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 437 110 State Records Committee; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 RECREATION SPECIALISTS-Master therapeutic recreation specialists; qualifications . . . . . . . HB 1237 86 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS-- Bankruptcy; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 510 District Attorneys Retirement Fund of Georgia; trustees ............ SB 419 District Attorneys' Retirement System; trustees .................. SB 419 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; benefits; cost-of-living increase ........... HB 358 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; county boards and departments of health in counties of 550,000 or more; payments by Department of Human Resources ......................... SB 87 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; district attorneys' investigators; membership . . . . . . . . . HB 24 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority; membership of officers and employees . . . . . . . . . HB 305 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Georgia Agrirama Development Authority; membership of officers and employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 896 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; membership; Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority .................. , ...... HB 1046 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; optional retirement allowances; divorce; death of spouse; alternative benefits ...... SB 129 87 108 108 95 95 95 96 96 96 I 95 - 178 - Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; State Board of Education and State Department of Education; membership of employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1071 94 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education changed to Department of Technical and Adult Education .. HB 1779 95 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; employees; health insurance . . . . . . . HB 1212 90 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; maximum benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 356 99 Georgia Legislative Retirement System; membership; creditable service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 106 98 Joint Municipal Employees Benefit System; legislative revision; vesting of rights ................. HB 1351 98 Joint Municipal Employees Benefit System; Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia; membership of employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1512 98 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; benefits .......................... SB 15 99 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; commissioners ..................... SB 419 108 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 458 100 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; commissioners . . . . . . . SB 419 108 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; employees; health insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1212 90 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; medical examinations; date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1213 100 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; options; surviving spouses; divorce; death; alternative benefits .............. SB 128 100 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; Public Service Commission enforcement officers; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 157 100 Public School Employees Retirement System; creditable service ........ SB 221 97 Public School Employees Retirement System; postretirement benefit adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 480 98 Public School Employees Retirement System; retirement benefits; amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 482 98 Public School Employees Retirement System; retirement with 40 years of creditable service . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1025 98 Public School Employees Retirement System; State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education changed to Department of Technical and Adult Education . . HB 1779 95 Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; continued active membership; benefits; options ..... HB 718 99 Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; fines and forfeited bonds; eligibility for - 179 - retirement ........................ HB 719 100 Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia; commissioners .... SB 419 108 Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia; retirement benefits .......................... SB 7 99 Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia; trustees ......... SB 419 108 Superior Court Judges Retirement System; trustees .................. SB 419 108 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service; pregnancy; payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 278 97 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service; reestablishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 382 97 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; membership; employees of county school system of county of 550,000 or more . . . . . . . . . HB 704 96 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; "qualified retirement plan"; postretirement benefit adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 357 97 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; State Board of Education and State Department of Education; membership of employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1071 94 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education changed to Department of Technical and Adult Education .. HB 1779 95 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; "teacher" redefined; regional educational service agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1321 96 REVENUE AND TAXATION-- Ad valorem taxes; alternative tax deferral for the elderly in counties of 550,000 or more . . . . . . . SB 533 Ad valorem taxes; collection of municipal taxes by county tax commissioner or tax receiver and tax collector. .................... HB 1200 Ad valorem taxes; county tax digests; review and equalization; Ad Valorem Assessment Review Commission; creation .......................... HB 1279 Ad valorem taxes; homestead exemptions for individuals over certain ages; referendum . . . . . . . . . . HB 778 Ad valorem taxes; municipalities; municipal development authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1785 Ad valorem taxes; preferential assesHmen~ u, agricultural property; transfer to a relative .. HB 1464 Ad valorem taxes; public utilities; local assessments ...... HB 337 Ad valorem taxes; school lunches; purchase of food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1785 Billiard room licenses; issuance by county governing authority ..... HB 1496 Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 County boards of equalization; additional alternate members; 102 104 104 102 103 102 101 103 84 1 - 180 - selection of members from jury lists ............................. HB 1465 103 County boards of equalization; members; selection; qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1278 103 county business and occupational license taxes and fees; criteria .. HB 1657 66 Excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; counties of more than 500,000; municipalities of more than 400,000; domed stadium .. HB 1554 106 Income taxes; administration and enforcement; corporate income tax returns; withholding tax returns; estimated taxes; penalties ......................... HB 1417 104 Income taxes; estimated tax; fiduciaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1418 105 Income taxes; refunds; setoffs for collection of debts owed the Department of Labor under the Employment Security Law ............ SB 490 105 Income taxes; social security and railroad retirement benefits ...... HB 1415 101 Income taxes; wages subject to withholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1419 105 Insurance premiums taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1160 56 Intangible taxes; exemption; stock in financial institutions reorganized under southern region interstate banking law ..... HB 1455 104 Internal Revenue Code defined and incorporated into Georgia Law..... HB 1415 101 Municipal taxes; contracts for collection by county tax commissioner or tax receiver and tax collector; assessment; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1200 104 Sales and use taxes; joint county and municipal tax; rate; special purpose county tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1472 105 Tax commissioners; performance bonds for private persons processing applications for motor vehicle registration ........ HB 1382 73 Tax commissioners, receivers, and collectors; paying tax executions prohibited ............. HB 1280 101 Tax commissioners, receivers, and collectors; vacancies; personnel .. SB 409 23 Tax commissioners, receivers, and collectors; vacancies; personnel .. SB 485 103 Tax commissioners and collectors; minimum annual salaries; cost-of-living adjustments ........ SB 463 22 Tax executions; notices to taxpayer; tax officials and employees paying tax executions prohibited; void executions; maximum charge for release or satisfaction ...................... HB 1280 101 Tax sales; notice to defendant; redemption period; expiration ..... HB 1674 102 Tax Settlement and Compromise Board; membership ................. SB 419 108 - 181 - RIGHT TO KNOW-Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 503 92 RURAL DEVELOPMENT-Office of Rural Development; State Advisory Committee on Rural Development; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1260 110 -s- SALES AND USE TAXES-Joint county and municipal sales and use tax; rate; special purpose county sales and use tax .. HB 1472 105 SEAT BELTS-- Child passenger restraining systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 71 77 use in motor vehicles; evidence in civil actions; insurance . . . . . . . . . . HB 751 77 SECRETARY OF STATE-- Georgia Laws; publication; indexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1223 49 See also Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations; Elections; Professions and Businesses; Securities SECURITIES-Investment advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1566 12 SEED ADVISORY COMMITTEE-Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 SEED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION-Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 SENATE-Districts 15 and 16; composition . . . . SB 582 48 SEPTIC TANKS-Distance between water wells and septic tanks; variances ........... HB 1336 14 SHERIFFS-- Grand juries; lists of persons who hinder or obstruct sheriffs ....... HB 1531 26 Honorary office of sheriff emeritus; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1797 26 Family violence; protective orders; enforcement duties . . . . . . . . HB 1406 36 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1530 26 Livestock running at large; fees for impoundment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1806 3 SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA-- Continued active membership; benefits; options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 718 99 Fines and forfeited bonds; eligibility for retirement . . . . . . . . HB 719 100 SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS-Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1310 5 - 182 - Bill SMOKE DETECTORS-- Sleeping accommodations; construction prior to 1976 . . . . . . . . HB 311 45 SOCIAL SERVICES-- Advisory Commission on Programs for the Visually Impaired and the Hearing Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 318 51 Child abuse; reports; child-counseling and child service organization personnel; photographs ....................... HB 1355 35 Children and youth; adoption of special needs children; payments to licensed child-placing agencies .......................... HB 1363 107 Commission on Children and Youth; creation .......................... HB 1371 108 County boards of family and children services; nominees for membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1189 106 Day-care centers; employees records checks; applicability of Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; hearing officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1216 107 Day-care homes and day-care centers; space requirements; additional children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1306 107 Education of children in custody of Department of Human Resources .. HB 1404 40 Foster parents; liability insurance or indemnity contracts; Department of Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1546 89 "Illegitimate" "bastard" and ' derivations 'replaced by' "born out of wedlock" in Code ........... HB 1612 34 Medical assistance; hearings; administrative decisions .......... HB 1239 107 Personal Attendant Care Program for Disabled Adults Act; enactment ................ ; ........ HB 1217 51 State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1339 7 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT-Solid waste disposal site permits; distance from county line ......... HB 862 15 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT-Permits for solid waste disposal sites near a national historic monument .......................... SB 453 17 Solid waste from outside the state; Environmental Protection Division; powers; funds; Solid Waste Management Trust Fund; special solid waste ............... SB 667 18 SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT-- Withdrawal of party state ........... SB 518 16 SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-Boards of education; interlocal risk management agencies .......... SB 438 39 - 183 - SPECIAL MASTERS-Fees assessed as court costs . . . . . . . . HB 1545 8 SPEED DETECTION DEVICES-Technicians; qualifications . . . . . . . . . HB 1469 79 SPEED LIMITS-Interstate highways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 652 76 School buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1443 75 STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT-Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1260 110 STATE AUDITOR-- Nonprofit contractors doing business with the state . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1413 113 STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY-Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1454 82 STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY-- Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 STATE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES-Committee to review membership . . . . . . SB 419 108 STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY-Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY EXAMINERS-~ Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1349 82 STATE BOARD OF POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION-Name changed to State Board of Technical and Adult Education . . . . . HB 1403 40 STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS-Definition; membership; powers; funds; licenses; continuation . . . . . SB 550 15 STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS-- Continuation; membership ............ HB 1503 84 STATE CAPITOL-Committee to supervise grounds; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 STATE COMMISSION ON COMPENSATION-Members; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1414 89 STATE COURTS-Appeals from decisions reviewing decisions of magistrate courts .... HB 1235 Bailiffs; compensation; jurors; expense allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 516 25 Fines and forfeited bonds; payments to Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719 100 The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 432 23 - 184 - Bill STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN-- Contributions by departments; discharged employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1623 91 Employees of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund and the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund .... HB 1212 90 Presentment of checks or drafts; discharge of debts ................ HB 1493 91 STATE GOVERNMENT-- Advisory Board on Space Management; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 Appropriations; Department of Medical Assistance; supplemental for S.F.Y. 1987-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1183 114 Appropriations; Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. .......................... HB 1241 66 Appropriations; S.F.Y. 1988-1989 .... HB 1277 114 Appropriations for s.F.Y. 1987-1988; State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund (New) ........................ HB 216 114 Appropriations; supplemental for S.F. Y. 1987-88 .................... HB 1267 114 Attorney General; membership on boards, commissions, and authorities ....................... SB 419 108 Attorney General; Water Well Standards Advisory Council ........ HB 1336 14 Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 1 Committee to supervise capitol grounds; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 Community Education and Development Act; enactment; grants to boards of education; Department of Community Affairs ... HB 1488 110 Court of Appeals; reports ........... SB 419 108 Debts of state agencies; prompt payments; interest ................ SB 618 109 Department of Administrative Services; services for local political subdivision; reserve fund for new eguipment ............ HB 1297 108 Department of Community Affairs; continuation; general provisions; powers; duties; board; advisory councils; personnel. ........................ SB 475 109 Department of Community Affairs; State Mapping and Land Records Modernization Advisory Board; creation .......................... SB 437 110 Department of Industry and Trade; domed stadium; land; contracts .... HB 1691 12 Department of Industry and Trade; hazardous wastes; powers .......... SB 597 17 Department of Medical Assistance; hearings; administrative decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1239 107 Employees disabled in line of duty or by willful act of violence; compensation ...................... SB 28 88 Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; contested cases; findings of fact; statement of facts . . . . . . . HB 841 111 Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; contested cases; licenses to practice medicine or - 185 - dentistry; stays .................. HB 1456 111 Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; day-care centers; employees' records checks ......... HB 1216 107 Georgia Building Authority; membership ........................ SB 419 108 Georgia Building Authority (Hospital); sale of real property prohibited; exception .... HB 1365 112 Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority; officers and employees; Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; membership ..... HB 1046 96 Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; contracts with State Tollway Authority ...... HB 1769 55 Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Council; Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988 ..... HB 503 92 Jekyll Island--State Park Authority; sale of real property prohibited; exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1365 112 Metropolitan area planning and development commissions; areas of more than 1,000,000; membership of commissions . . . . . . . . . HB 1193 110 Nonprofit contractors; cooperative education service agencies . . . . . . . . HB 1618 113 Nonprofit contractors doihg business with state; audits; financial statements; reporting requirements; state auditor . . . . . . . HB 1413 113 Office of Rural Development; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1260 110 Officials; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1342 88 Open meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 394 111 Open records ........................ SB 435 113 Public records; inspection . . . . . . . . . . SB 435 113 State authorities; deferred compensation plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1638 91 State authorities; leases; approval by fiscal affairs subcommittees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1535 49 State Commission on Compensation; members; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1414 89 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; contributions by departments; discharged employees ......................... HB 1623 91 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; employees of Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund and the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1212 90 State Employeesl Health Insurance Plan; presentment of checks or drafts; discharge of debts . . . . . . . . HB 1493 91 State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1339 7 State Office of Housing; Georgia Residential Finance Authority; powers ............................ SB 4 79 6 State Properties Commission; acquisition related services ...... HB 1626 112 State Properties Commission; Department of Technical and - 186 - Page Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1403 40 State Records Committee; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 State Tollway Authority; powers; hearings; rights of way; contracts with Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1769 55 Stone Mountain Memorial Association; sale of real property prohibited; exception . . . . HB 1365 112 Supreme Court; reports .............. SB 419 108 Tiger swallowtail; official state butterfly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 449 108 STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR THE HOMELESS ACT-Enactment; commission; trust fund ... HB 1339 7 STATE MAPPING AND LAND RECORDS MODERNIZATION ADVISORY BOARD-Creation ............................ SB 437 110 STATE MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD-Executive director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1483 40 STATE MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION-- Department of Technical and Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1403 40 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING-- Georgia Residential Finance Authority; powers ................. SB 479 6 STATE PROPERTIES COMMISSION-Acquisition related services . . . . . . . . HB 1626 112 Department of Technical and Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1403 40 State authorities; leases . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1535 49 STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE-Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE-- Contracts; grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1401 1 Name changed to "State Soil and Water Conservation Commission" .... HB 1402 1 STATE TOLLWAY AUTHORITY-- Powers; hearings; rights of way; contracts with Georgia State Fina~ci~g and Investment Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1769 55 STATE-WIDE PROBATION ACT-Counties of 250,000 or more; county probation systems . . . . . . . . . . HB 1476 82 Probation; suspension of sentence; maximum duration; revocation ...... SB 434 81 Transfer of supervision to judicial circuit in which probationer resides ............... SB 651 81 STATUTES-- Georgia Laws; editorial, compilation, and indexing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1223 49 - 187 - Local laws; terms of municipal officers elected in 1986 .......... SB 625 44 Population bills; definition . . . . . . . . HB 1872 48 STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION-Alcoholic beverage sales ............ HB 1347 14 Sale of real property prohibited; exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1365 112 SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES-Exemptions; rules ................... SB 503 13 SUBSEQUENT INJURY TRUST FUND-Board of trustees; membership ....... SB 547 63 SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS' RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA-Commissioners ....................... SB 419 108 Retirement benefits ................. SB 7 99 SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA-- Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-- Trustees ............................ SB 419 108 SUPERIOR COURTS-- Appalachian Judicial Circuit; additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ... SB 334 21 Appeals from decisions of State Board of Workers' Compensation .... HB 1438 63 Appeals from inferior courts; trial without jury; consent ....... SB 492 4 Bail; schedules; appeal bonds ....... HB 776 33 Bailiffs; compensation; jurors; expense allowance ................. SB 516 25 Capital felony prosecutions; reimbursement of counties for expenses .......................... HB 1529 33 Child abuse protocol committees; composition ....................... SB 640 34 Clerks; closing office during lunch in counties of fewer than 10,000; inclement weather ......... HB 1298 23 Clerks; fees; petitions alleging family violence; foreign money judgments ......................... HB 1635 9 Clerks; guardianships over property; filing of orders . . . . . . . . HB 1557 50 Clerks; minimum annual salaries; cost-of-living adjustments ........ SB 463 22 Clerks; reports and records of sex criminal convictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1429 22 Clerks; state-wide county computerized information network; access to corporate records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1444 19 Coweta Judicial Circuit; terms; Carroll County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1427 21 Death penalty habeas corpus cases; judicial assistance ............... SB 99 21 DeKalb County; additional judge ..... HB 1670 21 District attorneys; investigators; retirement ........................ HB 24 95 District Attorneys Retirement Fund of Georgia; trustees .............. SB 419 108 - 188 - District Attorneys' Retirement System; trustees .................. SB 419 108 Fines and forfeited bonds; payments to Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia ................... HB 719 100 Piedmont Judicial Circuit; Jackson County; terms ..................... HB 1639 22 Sessions outside county site in certain counties .................. HB 1325 22 Sheriffs; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1530 26 Sheriffs; fees for impounding stray livestock ................... HB 1806 3 Sheriffs; honorary office of sheriff emeritus; creation . . . . . . . . HB 1797 26 Sheriffs; minimum annual salaries; cost-of-living adjustments ........ SB 463 22 Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit; additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1670 21 Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia; cornrnissioners .... SB 419 108 Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia; retirement benefits .......................... SB 7 99 Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia; trustees ......... SB 419 108 Superior Court Judges Retirement System; trustees .................. SB 419 108 Waycross Judicial Circuit; terms .... HB 1540 22 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA-- Death penalty cases; pretrial review ............................ SB 100 34 Reports ......................... .... SB 419 108 Reports; advance reports; rules; forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1731 112 SURVEYORS-County surveyors; vacancies ......... SB 409 23 State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; continuation; membership ........................ HB 1503 84 - T- TAX SETTLEMENT AND COMPROMISE BOARD-- Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA-- Creditable service; pregnancy; payrnent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . HB 278 97 Creditable service; reestablishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 382 97 Membership; employees of county school system of county of 550,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 704 96 "Qualified retirement plan"; postretirement benefit adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 357 97 State Board of Education and State Department of Education; membership of employees . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1071 94 State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education changed to Department of Technical and Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1779 95 "Teacher" redefined; regional educational service agencies . . . . . . HB 1321 96 - 189 - Bill TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES-Deregulation; tarriffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1234 92 TELEPHONES-- Advertising numbers with 976 prefixes .......................... HB 1497 101 Emergency telephone number "911" systems; cellular radio telecommunications services; fees prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 484 94 Emergency telephone number "911 systems; maintenance fees; enhanced systems; local governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 218 93 Solicitations for calls to 976 numbers; automatic dialing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1284 TICKET SCALPING-Service charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1724 10 TIGER SWALLOWTAIL-Official state butterfly ............ SB 449 108 TOBACCO-- Pesticides; detention and condemnation of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1266 12 TORTS-- Alcoholic beverages; liability of person selling, furnishing, or serving or property owner . . . . . . . . . HB 1495 115 Civil actions for damages for willful damage or theft of personal property ................. HB 1538 115 Electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives; officers and directors; standard of care; liability; indemnification . . . . . . . . SB 536 93 Furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1123 114 Health records; destruction, alteration, or falsification ...... HB 1598 29 "Illegitimate"; "bastard"; and derivations replaced by "born out of wedlock" in Code . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1612 34 Medical malpractice; informed consent to surgical, medical, or diagnostic procedures ............. SB 367 52 Motor vehicles; seat belts; use ..... HB 751 77 Nonprofit associations; safety or sports programs; limitation on liability; standard of care . . . . . . . HB 1335 114 Optometrists; use of pharmaceutical agents; standard of care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1169 85 Pesticide, plant growth regulator, or fertilizer contamination cases; liability; proof ........... HB 1518 1 Sovereign immunity; local boards of education; interlocal risk management agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 438 39 TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS-Service marks of counties and municipalities; registration; liquidated damages ................ SB 558 11 - 190 - TRADE NAMES-Optometrists; advertising . . . . . . . . . . . HB 816 85 TRAFFIC CONTROL REVIEW BOARDS-Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 419 108 TREASURE-TROVE-Submerged cultural resources . . . . . . . . SB 503 13 TRUST COMPANIES-- Fiduciary funds awaiting investment or distribution; obligations; fees; disclosures .... HB 1162 5 TRUSTS-- Investments; "prudent person"; liability ......................... HB 1435 117 Trustee powers which render a trust executory; termination of irrevocable executory trusts; distributions; divisions; consolidations; persons who may create trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1151 117 - u- UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS-Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1851 16 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION-- See Labor and Industrial Relations; Employment Security Law UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY 'JURISDICTION ACT-- Definitions; "custody proceeding"; "state" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1509 35 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE-Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 1 UNITED STUDENT AID FUNDS, INC.-Loans; investments by insurers ...... HB 1247 56 URBAN RESIDENTIAL FINANCE AUTHORITIES-- Contracts with downtown development authorities . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1502 68 Cooperation with housing authorities ....................... HB 1499 6 URBAN RESIDENTIAL FINANCE AUTHORITIES FOR LARGE MUNICIPALITIES (400,000 OR MORE)-- Definitions; members; powers; audits ........................... HB 1501 67 USED CAR DEALERS' REGISTRATION ACT-Board; licenses; records checks; inspectors; continuation .......... HB 1304 86 - V- VETERANS-Georgia National Guard; retired members; motor vehicle license plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 458 73 Georgia War Veterans Cemetery ....... SB 359 70 - 191 - Page VETERINARY MEDICINE-Licenses; continuation of board; continuing education; liability; records ........................... HB 1209 86 VICTIMS OF CRIME-Compensation ........................ SB 431 32 - w- WARE COUNTY-Superior court; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1540 22' WAREHOUSES-- Books and records; licenses; financial statements; audits ...... SB 441 11 Tobacco treated with certain pesticides; detention and condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1266 12 WATER-- Permits; farm uses; rates; modifications; priority during water shortages ................... HB 1543 16 Suspension of service by landlord ... SB 248 87 WATER WELL STANDARDS ACT OF 1985-Attorney General; duties; water well contractors; licenses; distance between wells and septic tanks; variances . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1336 14 WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT-- Georgia Boat Safety Act; personal flotation devices; numbering of vessels; muffling devices; noise tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1596 116 Georgia Ports Authority; acquisition of property from Brunswick Port Authority .......... SB 502 115 Lake Sidney Lanier; marine toilets; discharge into lake prohibited; registration of vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 14 Submerged cultural resources ........ SB 503 13 WAYCROSS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT-Superior court; terms ............... HB 1540 22 WEAPONS-- Buses and rail vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1629 30 Carrying; exemption from prohibition for full-time officials ......................... SB 586 30 Firearms dealers; records . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1394 84 School security personnel . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1404 40 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES-- Administrators and executors; bonds; sureties; liability; mismanagement or default; settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 670 Administrators and executors; commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1251 <:ode revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1229 Executors; inventories and returns .. HB 598 "Illegitimate"; "bastard"; and derivations replaced by "born l d116 117 - 192 - _J Bill out of wedlock" in Code ........... HB 1612 34 Income taxes; estimated tax; fiduciaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1418 105 Investments by executors and trustees; "prudent person"; liability ......................... HB 1435 117 Renunciations of successions to interests in property; minors; attempted renunciations; precatory expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1250 116 Trust companies; fiduciary funds awaiting investment or distribution; obligations; fees; disclosures ....................... HB 1162 5 Trusts; trustee powers which render a trust executory; termination of irrevocable executory trusts; distributions; divisions; consolidations; persons who may create trusts ..... HB 1151 117 WITNESSES-- Influencing; threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1577 29 Law enforcement officers; witness fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1292 45 Prisoners under sentence of death; delivery; procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1627 45 WORKERS' COMPENSATION-- Appeals from State Board of Workers' Compensation to superior court; time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1438 63 Certifications of corporate officers; partial lump sum advance payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1437 62 Death caused by intentional act of employer; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 495 62 Department of Corrections; employees engaged in farm and livestock operations .............. SB 473 62 State Board of Workers' Compensation; subpoenas; writs of fieri facias; personnel; minimum assessments; inspections .. HB 1437 62 Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; board of trustees; membership ..... SB 547 63 - X- - y- - z- - 193 -