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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 for Legislative Findings and Intent; Provide for Definitions; Establi...

The Act creates a state-level commission to authorize charter schools and cosponsors these charter schools. If a charter school petition is denied by a local board of education, the petititoner may submit the petition to the commission for approval unless the school would be located in a charter system. Commission

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TRANSPORTATION FUNDING Transportation Funding: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution so as to Provide for State-Wide and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Transportation Purposes; Provide That an Amount Equal to the State Sales and Use Tax Collecte...

This resolution would have amended the Constitution making it legal for special transportation districts to impose a 1 percent local option sales and use tax for various transportation projects. Voters in these regional districts would have had the authority to vote to impose such a tax. SR 845 did not

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PROPERTY Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens: Amend Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Foreclosures on Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens, so as to Require a Foreclosur...

The Act amends the procedure for foreclosures in Georgia. The Act provides that a secured creditor provide the borrower with the identity of an individual or entity with full legal authority to modify the terms of the loan. The Act requires the identity of the secured creditor be recorded prior

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PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission: Amend Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 4B of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Professions and Businesses, so as to Substantially and Comprehensively Re...

The bill attempts to substantially revise the provisions regarding the licensure and regulation of boxing, wrestling and martial arts. The primary goal of the bill is to clear up ambiguity regarding the authority and jurisdiction of the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission and to provide for clear penalties, standards and

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT General Provisions: Amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Local Government, so as to Require that Certain Contracts Shall be Honored by Municipalities or Other Government Entities; Provide for Definitio...

The Act establishes definitions and protocols in order to provide protection to waste management companies providing waste collection services in newly formed municipalities. Further, the Act provides for the spending of finds in a newly incorporated area. Download PDF

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DRIVERS' LICENSES; REQUIREMENT; DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED General Provisions: Amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Drivers' Licenses, so as to Change Certain Provisions Relating to Driver's L...

The Act increases penalties for drivers operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license or a suspended or revoked license. The Act imposes a misdemeanor for the first offense, required fingerprinting, and at least two days in jail if stopped driving without a license or with a suspended

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