The Act replaces the Georgia rule relating to the development of water management plans for a series of rivers in Georgia by establishing a system to develop a comprehensive state-wide water management plan. The Act creates a water council that will work in cooperation with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division
HB 1190 amends Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The Bill, among other things, changes certain responsibilities of local boards of education and school officials, addresses budgetary concerns, provides for curriculum and testing procedures, improves disciplinary practices in schools, and changes the consequences for failure to comply
The Act amends existing Georgia law relating to the following: (1) the eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (2) the residency requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (3) the Scholarship's amount as it pertains to fees and books; (4) the hours of eligibility for HOPE grants; (5)
Had it passed, SB 517 would have revised the Georgia Ethics in Government Act to provide provisions governing campaign contributions, lobbyist registration, gifts from lobbyists, disclosure of lobbyists' income, legislators' ability to influence the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and minimum waiting periods before a government employee
The Act adds new law in an area previously lacking regulation. Previously, utility companies had no restrictions on the exercise of their eminent domain power. The Act requires utility companies to use particular procedures before invoking their right of eminent domain. The Act provides for limited state oversight in the
The Act provides authority for Fulton County to call a referendum on a special purpose local option sales tax increase to eight percent for the county to use to pay for water, sewer projects, and associated costs. If Fulton County does not call a referendum within ten days of the
