The Act revises license regulations for insurance agents, solicitors, brokers, counselors, and adjusters and provides for fiduciary and record keeping duties for life and accident and sickness insurance agents.
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The Act restricts the scope of the Used Car Dealers' Registration Act by excluding franchised motor vehicle dealers from the statutory definition of a used car dealer, from representation on the State Board of Registration of Used Car Dealers, and from used car dealer license and registration requirements
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The Act amends the regulations governing the conduct of athlete agents by giving the Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission additional powers to discipline or revoke the registration of athlete agents. The Act adds criminal penalties for violation of the Act. The Act also reduces the amount of the bond that an
One person may sue another for libelous statements made in visual or sound media. Section 1 of the Act permits a defendant to plead and prove certain facts which will prevent the plaintiff from recovering punitive damages and also will mitigate actual damages. These facts include: the defendant acted without
The Acts provide for changes to the Georgia law of wills. HB 157 provides that the residence of decedents in the care of nursing homes at the time of death shall normally be the county of residence before the entry of the decedent into the facility. HB 257 defines uniform
The Acts provide for a Georgia Register of Historic Places, for the creation of property tax incentives to rehabilitate historic structures, and for allowing local governments to continue to regulate zoning and historical plans without legislative interference.
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The Act expands the scope of practice for registered professional nurses and physicians' assistants to include the ordering of certain drugs, medical treatments, and diagnostic studies by reference to a nurse protocol or a physician's assistant's job description. Registered nurses and physicians' assistants may
Open meetings legislation, which was introduced during the 1989 session of the Georgia General Assembly, included: A proposed constitutional amendment which would have made all General Assembly sessions and committee meetings open to the public; a bill dealing with open meeting and records provisions of school disciplinary hearings; a bill
The Act authorizes the creation of a State Seed Capital Fund which will provide capital to innovative businesses. the Act authorizes the Advanced Technology Development Center to manage the fund, subject to approval by the Georgia Board of Regents. The Act also permits the State to disburse funds to investment
The Act amends Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated by increasing the rate of tax that may be levied by certain counties and municipalities on motel and hotel rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, and by authorizing those counties to expend the funds collected to promote
The Act replaces the Recall Act of 1979, which was struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court in 1988. The supreme court declared the original Act unconstitutional because it did not provide specific standards of misconduct supporting the recall of an elected official. The new version provides standards and guidelines
The Act amends the Code section relating to the enforcement of child and spousal support payments to comply with the federal Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984 and the Family Support Act of 1988. The Act provides guidelines for courts to use in determining the amount of child support awards.
