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EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Elementary and Secondary Education, so as to Provide the Option for Parents to Enroll Their Child in Another School Within ...

Beginning with the 2009–2010 school year this Act allows parents of students enrolled in public elementary or secondary school in the state to enroll their child in a public school in their school district other than the one the child has been assigned by the local board of education.

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PENAL INSTITUTIONS Correctional Institutions of State and Counties: Amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Conditions of Detention Generally, so as to Provide That Certain Incarcerated Persons Sh...

The Act requires the Department of Corrections to administer an HIV test to prison inmates within thirty days before their release from prison if they were incarcerated for at least one year. Inmates must be notified of the results of the HIV test in writing, and information pertaining to positive

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MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers’ Licenses: Amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Drivers’ Licenses, so as to Provide That Examinations for Drivers’ Licenses Shall be Administered Only in the English Langu...

The Bill requires that driver’s license exams be taken only in the English language. An exception is provided for temporary drivers’ licenses, which may be taken in a language other than English. The Bill also requires that defensive driving classes assigned as part of pretrial diversion programs be licensed

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DOMESTIC RELATIONS Adoption: Amend Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Adoption, so as to Enact the “Option of Adoption Act”; Provide a Short Title; Define Certain Terms; Provide That a Legal Embryo Custodian Ma...

The Act permits legal custodians of a human embryo to transfer their rights in the embryo to an intended parent before the transfer of that embryo. To effectuate the transfer of rights in the embryo and any resulting child, the Act requires that the legal custodians and the intended parent

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT General Provisions: Amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Related to General Provisions Applicable to Counties, Municipal Corporations, and Other Governmental Entities, so as to Prohibit Immigration Sa...

The Act prohibits local governments from becoming sanctuary cities. The Act specifically forbids local Georgia governments from adopting any legislation or policy that would prohibit their local officials or employees from cooperating with federal law enforcement in reporting any information that is not legally confidential but otherwise might be relevant

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