Sen. Mike Dugan

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.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008," so as to provide for financial protections for elder and disabled adults who may be victims of financial exploitation; to provide for reporting and notice requirements; to provide for the delay of disbursements or transactions that may result in such financial exploitation; to provide for civil and administrative liability protections; to provide for certain disclosures and access to records; to provide for limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for time off for employees to advance vote; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, privileges, and prohibitions, so as to provide for the adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program for the Georgia National Guard; to provide for duties for the adjutant general regarding the program; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit certain local ordinances or policies relating to public camping or sleeping; to provide for enforcement; to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to provide for a performance audit by the state auditor on public spending on homeless programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.