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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Public Service Commission: Enact the “Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act”; Amend Section 25 of Chapter 2 of Title 46, Relating to the Procedure for Changing Any Rate, Charge, Classification, or Service, so a...

The Act allows for a power utility company to charge its customers for the financing costs of building a nuclear power plant during construction of the plant. The Act allows the financing costs to be recovered through an accounting method called Construction Work in Progress (CWIP). Download PDF

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HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES Department of Transportation: Amend Title 32 Relating to Highways, Bridges, and Ferries, so as to Provide for a Division and a Director of Planning; Provide for the Development of Transportation Plans for the State; Speci...

The Department of Transportation will consist of the State Transportation Board, which includes a new position, the Director of Planning. The Director of Planning will supervise the new Planning Division, which will have responsibility for developing statewide improvement programs and making strategic planning decisions. The Governor will appoint the Director,

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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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HEALTH Georgia Qualified Medication Aides Act: Provide for the Certification of Qualified Medication Aides; Provide for Powers and Responsibilities of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses; Provide for Certification Standards and...

The Act's purpose is to provide for the certification of qualified medication aides. The Act provides for the delegation of certain nursing tasks to qualified medication aides. The Act provides requirements for community living arrangements that utilize qualified medication aides. The Act also extends prescriptive powers and responsibilities

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FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs: Provide for the Establishment of a Program Through Which Unused Prescription Drugs May Be Distributed for Use by Medically Indigent Persons; Provide for a Pilot Program; Provide That ...

The Act creates a program to be jointly administered by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, the Department of Human Resources, and the Department of Human Health. The Act mandates that this program will distribute rather than discard prescription drugs prescribed to patients in health care facilities but not used

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Legal Defense of Indigents: Create the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council to Set State-Wide Standards for the Legal Representation of Indigent Defendants and Provide Budget Authority to Such Council

The Georgia Indigent Defense Act creates a state-wide public defender system overseen by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. The Council will establish guidelines to ensure consistent and quality legal representation of all indigent defendants. The Act addresses qualification and training, caseload size, performance and compensation standards, as well

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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas: Provide for Annual Change of Marketers by Retail Consumers; Limit Deposits Required by Marketers; Provide for Deposit Refunds; Require Public Service Commission to Publicize M...

The Act allows natural gas customers to change marketers at least once a year without paying a service charge. The Act limits deposit amounts a marketer may require from customers and provides for deposit refunds once certain conditions are met. The Act places the Public Service Commission (PSC) in charge

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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas: Provide for Deregulation of Natural Gas Services Upon Findings by the Public Service Commission; Provide Agency Approval of Capacity Supply Plans; Establish Obligations ...

The Act allows for deregulation of the natural gas industry if certain conditions are met. These conditions are that thirty-three percent of the market must be served by marketers of gas, eighteen percent of which must be served by at least five marketers that are not affiliated with the

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MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Ad Valorem Taxation: Issue License Plates to Vehicle Owners Instead of Vehicles; Allow License Plates to be Transferred Between Vehicles Successively Owned by the Same Person; ...

The Act changes certain provisions of title 40 of the Georgia Code, by defining terms to eliminate confusion, by providing that license plates and revalidation decals be issued to vehicle owners instead of assigned to vehicles, by providing that license plates and revalidation decals be transferred between vehicles in certain

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