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HB 186 - Counties and municipalities; expand purposes for using federal funds

(1) Mitchell,Billy 88th (2) Mosley,Hinson 178th (3) Floyd,Hugh 99th

(4) Meadows,John 5th (5) Henson,Michele 87th

HC: SP&CA SC: 01/28/05 - House First Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-87-2 of the Official Code

of Georgia Annotated, relating to the authority of counties and municipal

corporations to participate in federal programs, so as to expand the purposes

for which federal funds may be used by a county or municipal corporation; to

repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

01/28/05 House First Readers

HB 192 - Local victim assistance funds; assessment and collection; amend

provisions (1) Buckner,Gail 76th (2) Manning,Judy 32nd (3) Henson,Michele 87th

(4) Orrock,Nan 58th (5) Buckner,Debbie 130th (6) Oliver,Mary 83rd

HC: Judy SC: 01/28/05 - House First Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-132 of the Official

Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assessment and collection of local

victim assistance funds, so as to provide that local victim assistance funds

collected by the courts shall be paid directly to the county governing

authority or the district attorney; to provide for certain reports; to provide

that the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall quarterly prepare and

publish a report of all courts that have not filed certain reports; to provide

for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

01/28/05 House First Readers

SB 70 - Community Greenspace Preservation; definitions; include land use as

cemetary (1) Thompson,Steve 33rd (2) Stoner,Doug 6th (3) Mullis,Jeff 53rd

(4) Powell,J. 23rd (5) Thompson,Curt 5th

SC: NR&E HC: 01/28/05 - Senate Read and Referred

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-22-2 of the Official Code

of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions concerning community greenspace

preservation, so as to include land used as or dedicated for use as a cemetery

within the definition of greenspace for a limited purpose; to provide for

related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and

for other purposes.

Bill History

01/28/05 Senate Read and Referred

SB 72 - Local School Funding; compliance with max. class size requirements;

revise (1) Thompson,Steve 33rd (2) Stoner,Doug 6th (3) Powell,J. 23rd

(4) Thompson,Curt 5th

SC: ED&Y HC: 01/28/05 - Senate Read and Referred

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-182, relating to

program weights relative to state funding of local school systems, so as to

provide for compliance with maximum class size requirements for each individual

classroom; to prohibit determining compliance with maximum class size

requirements by system average; to revise or delete obsolete provisions; to

restore provisions enacted in 2000 and suspended during school years 2003-2004

and 2004-2005; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

01/28/05 Senate Read and Referred

SB 80 - Sheriffs; qualifying; nonpartisan election

(1) Williams,Tommie 19th (2) Staton,Cecil 18th (3) Goggans,Greg 7th

(4) Tolleson,Ross 20th (5) Johnson,Eric 1st (6) Carter,Joseph 13th

SC: SLGO(G) HC: 01/28/05 - Senate Read and Referred

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official

Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as

to provide for the nonpartisan election of sheriffs; to provide for the

qualifying for such offices; to provide for related matters; to provide an

effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

01/28/05 Senate Read and Referred

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