The bill would have created a new exemption from the open records requirements for records of agencies that were engaged in a economic development program and a parallel exclusion from open meeting requirements for agency meetings that discuss any of the newly exempted records. The bill excluded records that would
The Act prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places in Georgia. The Act exempts private residences, hotel and motel rooms (as long as the hotel or motel does not designate more than 20% of the rooms as smoking), retail tobacco stores, long term care facilities, outdoor areas of employment, smoking
The bill provides for a charter for the City of Sandy Springs. Most importantly, the bill provides for a referendum whereby the citizens of Sandy Springs will vote to decide whether to become an independent city. The bill outlines the boundaries of Sandy Springs and provides for a governing authority