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SB204 - Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; provide
Greg Dolezal, Brandon Beach, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB169 - Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits
Chuck Payne, Clint Dixon, Randy Robertson
Last updated 7 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-754 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures to be followed by disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal in public schools, and review, so as to provide for limits on the extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; to require local school systems to provide appropriate grade-level instructional materials to any student subject to in-school suspension, short-term suspension, or long-term suspension pending completion of the student discipline tribunal; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB133 - Juvenile Code; a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; create
Brian Strickland, Kay Kirkpatrick, Max Burns
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the juvenile code, so as to create a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for a hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB132 - Agriculture; the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain nonresident aliens; prohibit
Brandon Beach, Greg Dolezal, Russ Goodman
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain nonresident aliens; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB131 - Permanent Guardianship; service by publication; provide
Blake Tillery, Bo Hatchett, Michael B. Dugan
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to permanent guardianship, so as to provide for service by publication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB134 - Evidence; that a child witness be deemed competent to testify without taking the oath; provide
Bill Cowsert, Kay Kirkpatrick, John F. Kennedy
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence, so as to provide that a child witness be deemed competent to testify without taking the oath; to allow the use of narrative form medical reports in dependency and termination matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR111 - Morris, Clayton and Shirley; condolences
Lee Anderson, Max Burns, Ricky A. Williams
Last updated almost 2 years ago
28 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the lives and memories of Clayton and Shirley Morris; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB209 - Funeral Directors and Establishments; licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; provide
Ricky A. Williams, Randy Robertson, Derek J. Mallow
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide that licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB202 - Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide
Sheikh Rahman, Bo Hatchett, Jason Anavitarte
Last updated 9 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities, so as to provide for an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; to provide for a pilot program evaluation and report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB198 - Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create
Sally Harrell, John Albers, Gloria Butler
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to create the Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for members and officers; to provide for meetings, agendas, quorum, and compensation; to provide for the commission's duties and powers; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts designated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Community Health; to provide for subcommittees; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Vetoed
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