The Act allows cable and video service providers to obtain a statewide franchise for the providing of services. The Act provides for certain franchise fees, customer service requirements, and requirements for cable providers to provide for public, educational, and governmental programming under a state franchise.
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The following article addresses a package of bills related to Georgia's Certificate of Need Program which would have affected a variety of articles in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
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The Act makes it the public policy of the State of Georgia to encourage the donation, collection, and storage of stem cells from postnatal tissue and fluid to be used for medical research and treatment. The Act sets up the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank to collect and store postnatal
The Act amends the "Woman's Right to Know Act" by requiring physicians to offer pregnant women seeking an abortion the opportunity to undergo an ultrasound or sonogram, and to offer the viewing and hearing of such tests. The woman must certify in writing, at the conclusion
The Act allows for the creation of charter systems and amends the process of converting public schools into charter schools. The Act provides flexibility for local schools and systems to tailor programs for the unique needs of their communities through the local management of schools and innovative educational programs. The
The Act creates a scholarship for students with disabilities who are dissatisfied with the services received in their resident public school. The amount of each scholarship depends on the special needs matrix, which currently dictates funding for public schools. Scholarships are transferrable and may be used at another public school
The bill would have allowed parents under hardship to delegate care-giving authority to grandparents for the care of their minor children. The authority would be delegated by creating a power of attorney, which would not require the approval of a court. The power of attorney would allow grandparents to perform
The bill would have amended the current Georgia Code regarding sentencing procedures in criminal trials. The bill would have modified the number of juror votes required to impose a death sentence in death penalty cases. The bill would only have affected the sentencing phase of criminal trials, not the guilt-innocence
The bill would have repealed the prohibition in Georgia on payday lending by non-bank lenders and allowed deferred presentment services providers to operate in Georgia. Deferred presentment service lenders would have been permitted to charge a fee of $15 for every $100 advanced, provided the transaction did not exceed the
The following article addresses a package of bills related to alcoholic beverages which would have affected a variety of articles in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
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The bill would require all female students entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus. Exceptions were provided for children whose parents objected on religious grounds. The bill would have also suspended the vaccination requirement in cases of insufficient supplies of the human papillomavirus vaccine. The bill would
The Act provides presumptive tables for child support based on the income shares model, taking into consideration both parents' gross income in establishing the child support obligation of the non-custodial parent, and instructs the trier of fact how to calculate each parent's gross income. It provides for
The Bill clarifies and changes provisions related to fees and the collection of fees for indigent defense services. The Bill provides that local victim assistance funds collected by the courts shall be paid directly to the county governing authority or the district attorney. Further, the Bill provides that the Criminal
The purpose of the Act is to protect the public from recidivist sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence, and sexual offenders who prey on children. The Act ensures that decisions to release sexual predators into the community are not made on the basis of inadequate space. The Act
The bill as passed by the Senate would create a registry of electronic contact points for children and prevent anyone wishing to send messages advertising content that is illegal for a minor to purchase, view, possess, participate in or receive from sending to a registered contact point. The system would
