Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue - Governor Perdue Signs Thirty-Two Bills Into Law

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Governor Perdue Signs Thirty-Two Bills Into Law

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

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Atlanta - Governor Sonny Perdue signed the following legislation into law today:

House Bills
House Bill 113	A BILL to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, so as to provide that the provisions of said Code section shall not forbid any person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129 from transporting a loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle; and for other purposes.
House Bill 194	A BILL to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to extensively revise certain provisions relating to athlete agents; to enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act; and for other purposes.
House Bill 447	A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain provisions relating to applications of minors for drivers' licenses and distinctive license for persons under age 21; to change certain provisions relating to when courts are to send licenses and reports of convictions to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety; to amend Code Section 42-8-112 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proof of compliance required for reinstatement of certain drivers' licenses and for obtaining probationary licenses and reporting requirements; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to instructors in driver training and operators of driver training schools; and for other purposes.
House Bill 561	A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits, so as to change certain provisions relating to grant certification; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; and for other purposes.
House Bill 588	A BILL to amend an Act establishing a Board of Commissioners of Talbot County, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
House Bill 589	A BILL to amend an act reconstituting the Board of Education of Talbot County, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; and for other purposes.
House Bill 726	A BILL to amend Code Section 43-15-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions pertaining to professional engineers and land surveyors, so as to revise the definition of the term "land surveying"; and for other purposes.
House Bill 754	A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Dawson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and Dawson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 to 74 years of age and who have household incomes not exceeding $25,000.00; to provide a homestead exemption from such taxes for the full value of such homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 75 years of age or older and who have household incomes not exceeding $25,000,00; and for other purposes.
House Bill 792	A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parties in civil actions, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of provisions regarding class actions; and for other purposes.
House Bill 927	A BILL to provide a board of elections for Coweta County; to define its powers and duties concerning primaries and elections; and for other purposes.
House Bill 945	A BILL to amend an Act consolidating, revising, and superseding the several Acts incorporating the City of Alpharetta in the County of Fulton and creating a new charter for said city, so as to change provisions relating to the Municipal Court of the City of Alpharetta; and for other purposes.
House Bill 952	A BILL to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Bacon County shall be nonpartisan elections; and for other purposes.
House Bill 983	A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Gainesville, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; and for other purposes.
House Resolutions
House Bill 397	A RESOLUTION creating the Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Senate Bills
Senate Bill 22	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 and Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating, respectively, to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and probation, so as to authorize the Georgia Crime Information Center to provide records related to prosecution of first offenders if the person who is the subject of the inquiry has applied for employment caring for minor children or elderly persons and was prosecuted for one of a list of specified offenses; to provide that a person discharged without adjudication of guilt after probation or confinement may be denied employment caring for minor children or elderly persons if prosecuted for one of a list of specified offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 78	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for the use of a collection agency to collect fees owed to the state; to provide for the disclosure of a bank's examination information to its holding company; to provide for changes in dissolution proceedings; to enable a bank or trust company to organize as a limited liability company; to provide for minimum capital stock requirements for established banks and trust companies; to require compliance with minimum age laws for mergers; to authorize all banks to operate automated teller machines statewide; to provide for certain changes in preferred shares of credit unions; to provide for certain definitions related to the sale of checks; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 80	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction and venue of juvenile court proceedings, so as to provide juvenile court jurisdiction to order temporary child support for a deprived child; to provide for matters related to payment of child support and custody; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 86	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66A of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of development rights, so as to define certain terms; to revise procedures relative to the creation of the transfer of development rights within or between political subdivisions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 96	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for off-label prescription drug use for insureds with life-threatening or chronic and disabling conditions or diseases; to provide definitions; to provide for conditions of coverage; to provide for exclusions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 97	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the exemption of certain instruments, deeds, or writings from the real estate transfer tax, so as to provide additional exemptions from the real estate transfer tax; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 121	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of abandoned motor vehicles, so as to provide that the department shall have the authority to regulate the business of nonconsensual towing; to provide that the department shall have the authority to set rates for businesses engaged in nonconsensual towing; to provide for a penalty for violation; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 136	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to provide that the interest income from certain reserve funds may be used to pay the operating costs until June 20, 2008; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 155	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deferred compensation plans, so as to provide that qualified defined contribution plans authorized for the state and its political subdivisions may accept contributions from employers and employees; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 193	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary schools, so as to revise provisions relating to procedures for terminating or suspending contracts for teachers and for nonrenewal of contracts for certain teachers; to provide for a pool of impartial persons who have expertise in education but are not employees of the local board or the state board; to provide for selection of three tribunal members from such pool; to provide for hearing before a tribunal; to remove a provision for appeal to the state board; to provide that persons who first became teachers on or after July 1, 2000, shall acquire rights to continued employment under Code Section 20-2-942; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 200	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the commissioner, Department, and Board of Human Resources, so as to permit the department to obtain conviction data that is relevant to any adult who has contact with a child who is the subject of a protective services referral, complaint, or investigation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 201	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse and deprivation records, so as to permit the Department of Human Resources to share access to child abuse records and release information from such records to the Office of School Readiness; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 244	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education, so as to authorize tuition equalization grants for part-time students; to provide for reduced grants to part-time students; to change residency requirements for student eligibility for tuition equalization grants; to remove a restriction on tuition equalization grants for summer school; to provide a limitation on the total number of semester hours or quarter hours an eligible student may receive a tuition equalization grant; to change the residency requirements for eligibility for HOPE scholarships for students attending a private postsecondary institution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 257	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general powers of the State Road and Tollway Authority, so as to permit the acceptance of unsolicited proposals from private entities; to authorize the authority to accept and evaluate unsolicited proposals for public-private initiatives; to authorize contracts for public-private initiatives; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 292	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for the creation or adoption of pursuit policies by law enforcement agencies; to provide for the withholding of funding for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 329	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to enact the "Spending Account and Consumer Driven Health Plan Advancement Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for legislative intent and purposes; to provide definitions; to authorize the issuance of spending account plans and customer driven health plans for individuals and groups; to provide for the payment for health care services; to provide for the features of such plans; to provide for certain contractual provisions; to provide for limitations on contracts issued; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 346	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a program for preventing teen dating violence; to provide for related matters; to delete an obsolete phrase; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolutions
Senate Bill 220	A RESOLUTION creating the Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission; and for other purposes.