The Act creates a state-level commission to authorize charter schools and cosponsors these charter schools. If a charter school petition is denied by a local board of education, the petititoner may submit the petition to the commission for approval unless the school would be located in a charter system. Commission
The Act requires local governments to obtain approval from the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources before imposing water restrictions that are more stringent than those imposed by the state, authorizes the Environmental Protection Division to exempt local governments from nonstatutory restrictions imposed by the state,
The resolution proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution permitting the General Assembly to authorize counties, municipalities, and housing authorities to engage in community redevelopment. The resolution further proposes an amendment to the constitution permitting cities, counties and local boards of education to pledge property tax revenues toward payment of
The purpose of the Act is to protect the public from recidivist sexual offenders and sexual offenders who pray on children. The Act prohibits sexual offenders, defined as those persons required to register pursuant to Code section 42-1-12, from residing within 1000 feet of any child care facility, church, school,
The bill seeks to toughen Georgia's dogfighting laws, which are some of the weakest in the United States. The bill mandates harsher penalties for those knowingly involved in the fighting of dogs, while also introducing penalties for spectators who are caught attending dogfights.
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HB 89 revises many of Georgia's gun laws. Under the new law, it is no longer a crime for individuals with a valid firearms license to carry a gun in a public park, on public transportation, or into many restaurants that serve alcohol. For those without a firearms
The Act increases penalties for drivers operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license or a suspended or revoked license. The Act imposes a misdemeanor for the first offense, required fingerprinting, and at least two days in jail if stopped driving without a license or with a suspended
The stated goal of the Act is educational improvement. The Act allows taxpayers to claim tax credits for donations to charitable student scholarship organizations that provide tuition for current public school students who wish to attend private schools. The Act creates a system by which citizens and corporations can donate
The Act provides that local school systems shall create a strategic plan regarding the future of the school system. The Act further allows local school systems to enter into a five-year contract with the State Board of Education whereby the school is given additional flexibility by being granted a waiver
The Act defines destination cancer hospital and includes this type of hospital within the definition of health care facility. A destination cancer hospital will not be required to apply for or obtain certificates of need for new institutional health services. The Act requires destination cancer hospitals to provide a minimum
The Act provides that an uninsured motor vehicle includes a motor vehicle for which the available coverages are inadequate to cover a person's bodily injury and property damage losses and that such motor vehicle shall be considered uninsured to the full extent of the limits of the uninsured
The Act establishes definitions and protocols in order to provide protection to waste management companies providing waste collection services in newly formed municipalities. Further, the Act provides for the spending of finds in a newly incorporated area.
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The bill attempts to substantially revise the provisions regarding the licensure and regulation of boxing, wrestling and martial arts. The primary goal of the bill is to clear up ambiguity regarding the authority and jurisdiction of the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission and to provide for clear penalties, standards and
The Act amends the procedure for foreclosures in Georgia. The Act provides that a secured creditor provide the borrower with the identity of an individual or entity with full legal authority to modify the terms of the loan. The Act requires the identity of the secured creditor be recorded prior
This resolution would have amended the Constitution making it legal for special transportation districts to impose a 1 percent local option sales and use tax for various transportation projects. Voters in these regional districts would have had the authority to vote to impose such a tax. SR 845 did not
