Businesss Legislative Issues

The Business Legislative Issues page gives business leaders the most time sensitive update of key business issues the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is working on at the capitol. To view the bill details, simply click on the bill name.

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Education

HB 1111: Public retirement or pension membership; public employment related crime; provisions
 House:  Second Readers - 2/9/2010   Retirement 
 Sponsor:Matt Ramsey (72nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 1121: Quality Basic Education Act; state assessments tampering a misdemeanor; provisions
 House:  Committee Favorably Reported - 3/11/2010   Judiciary Non-Civil 
 Sponsor:Matt Ramsey (72nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 1128: Public property; writing off small amounts due to state; provisions
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/27/2010   Higher Education 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 4/14/2010   Higher Education 
 Sponsor:Earl Ehrhart (36th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 1195: Labor and industrial relations; Georgia Workforce Investment Board; create
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/20/2010   Industrial Relations 
 Senate:  Conference Committee Report Adopted - 4/29/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Terry England (108th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 278: Quality Basic Education Act; direct instructional costs; temporarily waive certain expenditure controls
 House:  Agree Senate Amend or Sub - 4/3/2009   Education 
 Senate:  Disagrees House Amend/Sub - 4/3/2009   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Matt Ramsey (72nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 400: Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act; enact
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/20/2010   Education 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 4/27/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Fran Millar (79th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 904: Quality Basic Education Act; distribution method for equalization grants; provisions
 House:  Second Readers - 1/13/2010   Education 
 Sponsor:Tom Dickson (6th)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 905: Quality Basic Education Act; capital outlay funds; provisions
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/20/2010   Education 
 Senate:  Third Read - 3/30/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Tom Dickson (6th)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 906: Elementary and secondary education; annual contracts; temporarily extend deadlines
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 3/16/2010   Education 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 3/10/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Jay Neal (1st)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HB 908: Quality Basic Education Act; expenditures, class size, additional days, salary; temporarily suspend
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/20/2010   Education 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 4/1/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Brooks Coleman (97th)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 352: Education; require State Board of Education to include growth model as a primary factor in calculation of adequate yearly growth
 Senate:  Read and Referred - 2/3/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Tommie Williams (19th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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SB 361: Education; rename scholarship program to "Georgia Early HOPE Scholarship"; expand the eligibility for the program; definitions
 Senate:  Read Second Time - 3/9/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Chip Rogers (21st)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 386: Education; establish an alternative performance-based salary schedule; evaluation instruments; effectiveness of teachers/ administrators
 Senate:  Read and Referred - 2/8/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Don Balfour (9th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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SB 84: Local Boards of Education; election; revise provisions
 House:  Agree Senate Amend or Sub - 4/21/2010   Education 
 Senate:  Date Signed by Governor - 5/25/2010   Education and Youth 
 Sponsor:Bill Heath (31st)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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