The Act expands the definition of pandering by making the offense applicable to persons who solicit prostitution individually as well as persons who solicit prostitution for a third person. The Act also increases fines for a person found guilty of pandering when the offense involves the solicitation of a person
The Act redefines the offense of stalking to include conduct that puts a victim in fear of his or her safety, rather than just conduct that puts the victim in fear of death or bodily harm. The Act also authorizes permanent restraining orders and permanent protective orders, and adds that
The Act requires owners of large public waste-water treatment facilities to privatize the operation and maintenance of their systems if certain violations of their permits occur. The Act sets forth schedules, milestones, and standards for the privatization process. The Act creates a privatization oversight committee and authorizes this committee to
The Act authorizes the State Attorney General to bring civil or criminal judicial actions in his or her discretion to enforce Georgia open and public meetings law.
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The Act expands the coverage of Georgia law prohibiting labor strikes by state employees to prohibit labor strikes by all essential public employees. Those public employees whose absence would endanger the health, safety, public welfare, and morals of the populace of Georgia are not allowed to strike, nor are they
The Act provides that the State Commissioner of Insurance can choose either to contract with private examiners or use the Commissioner's own staff to examine group self-insurance workers' compensation funds. The Act further provides that the workers' compensation fund will pay for the examination.
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