Juveniles (31)
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Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/29/2024

HB 0177 NeutralRequired Acknowledgement of Receipt of Report of Child Abuse and Completion of Investigation Wilkerson, David 38th
7/1/2015 Effective Date JuvJ H&HS -
Debra Nesbit District Attorneys Health and Human Services Juveniles Law Enforcement
Public Safety and Courts Solicitors

This legislation requires DFCS to acknowledge in writing to the informant within 24 hours of receiving information about suspected child abuse and the completion of investigation. This legislation specifies that in the absence of a DFCS agency, the law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney shall acknowledge receipt of report, and the results of any investigation.  This legislation should have no impact on the counties with DFCS offices, for those without a DFCS office the responsibility will fall to local law enforcement.

HB 0263 SupportExpansion of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to Include an Advisory Board on Juvenile Justice Issues and Planning and Transfer of Licensing of Domestic Violence Shelters to CJCC Coomer, Christian 14th
7/1/2015 Effective Date JuvJ JUDYNC -
Debra Nesbit District Attorneys Juveniles Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts
Solicitors

This legislation transfers certain responsibilities for juvenile issues from the Department of Human Services (DHS) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). It also creates an advisory board to the CJCC for juvenile justice issues to consist of 33 members appointed by the Governor, that is responsible for creating a three year plan and provide annual reports of progress annually.  This legislation was amended to include the transfer of the licensing of domestic violence shelters from DHS to CJCC. This bill will have no fiscal impact on counties, but could create mandates in the future.

HB 0268 NeutralChange in Procedures for Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse Ballinger, Mandi 23rd
7/1/2015 Effective Date JuvJ JUDYNC -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Juveniles Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts
This legislation requires law enforcement officers (and other mandatory reporters of child abuse) to report to the person in charge of a hospital, school, agency or facility, when he or she receives reliable information that child abuse has occurred involving a volunteer or employee that attends to a child pursuant to their duties at a hospital, school, social agency or similar facility.  There will be no fiscal impact for counties.
HB 0310 SupportConsolidation of all Parole, Probation and Misdemeanor Probation Supervision Into the Department of Community Supervision Powell, Alan 32nd
7/1/2015 Effective Date JudyNC PUB SAF -
Correctional Institutions/Jail Criminal Procedure Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Defense
Juveniles Magistrate Court Parole Probation Public Safety and Courts
Sentencing Sheriff

This legislation creates the Board of Community Supervision to oversee the newly created Department of Community Supervision (DCS) and the Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry. All offender supervision activities will transfer from the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Department of Corrections to the new DCS. This legislation also transfers the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council, the agency tasked with registration and oversight of private misdemeanor probation providers and governmental misdemeanor probation providers to DCS. The bill also includes requirements for increased transparency and financial reporting by the misdemeanor probation providers to the counties of fine collections, which was an ACCG priority. A county commissioner or manager is included as a mandatory board member for the new department. The Board will adopt rules and regulations governing the management and treatment of probationers and parolees, and the operation of misdemeanor probation supervision.

Probation  and Parole Offices will combine, some counties currently provide space to these entities, and these offices collect fine revenue from probationers to be processed and sent back to local governments.  Misdemeanor probation providers (county and private) will be required to submit an annual report to the county commission that contains the amount of fines and fees collected and the nature of such fees, including probation supervision fees, rehabilitation programming fees, electronic monitoring fees, drug and alcohol detection device fees, substance abuse or mental health evaluation or treatment fees, and drug testing fees; the number of community service hours performed by probationer under supervision; and, a listing of any other service for which a probationer is required to pay to attend.

HB 0361 SupportCriminal Justice Reform Council Recommended Changes to Juvenile Code Welch, Andrew 110th
5/5/2015 House Date Signed by Governor JuvJ JUDYNC -
Debra Nesbit District Attorneys Health and Human Services Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
Solicitors

This legislation changes the juvenile code to include recommendations made by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice. The juvenile code rewrite inadvertently assigned all juvenile traffic cases to juvenile court, which caused a major increase in caseload and the juvenile courts do not have the administrative capability to handle traffic cases.  This legislation corrects the statute to transfer jurisdiction for those traffic cases back to other local courts that handle traffic offenses.  Additionally this bill authorizes the district attorney to file petitions and prosecute CHINS cases in juvenile courts.

County Impact:  District Attorney's can now prosecute juvenile cases. 

HB 0507 WatchChild Abuse Registry Requirements Oliver, Mary Margaret 82nd
3/3/2015 House Second Readers JuvJ --
Debra Nesbit District Attorneys General County Government Health and Human Services Juveniles
Law Enforcement Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts
This legislation updates the requirements for inclusion of and access to names on the child abuse registry.
HB 0669 NeutralChatham County; provide for compensation of certain officials Stephens, Ron 164th
5/12/2015 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Clerk of Court Compensation General County Government Juveniles Local Legislation
Magistrate Court Probate Court Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance Sheriff
Superior Court Tax Commissioner
HB 0696 WatchCriminal Background Checks Required by DJJ and DBHDD Welch, Andrew 110th
1/11/2016 House Second Readers JuvJ --
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
This legislation addresses criminal background checks needed for employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
HB 0725 WatchChild Abuse Records Protection Act Cantrell, Wes 22nd
7/1/2016 Effective Date JuvJ H&HS -
Coroners/Medical Examiners Debra Nesbit General County Government Health and Human Services Juveniles
Law Enforcement Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts
This legislation changes how records of child abuse and deprivation are accessed.
HB 0744 WatchProhibit Sexual Contact Betwen School Personnel and Students Chandler, Joyce 105th
1/15/2016 House Second Readers JudyNC --
Correctional Institutions/Jail Debra Nesbit Juveniles Law Enforcement Probation
Public Safety and Courts

 This legislation separates the crime of a school official having sex with a student from the crimes of sexual assault by one having supervisory or disciplinary authority. 

HB 0765 SupportAllow Retired Individuals to Serve on Local DFCS Boards Powell, Jay 171st
7/1/2016 Effective Date GAff H&HS -
Debra Nesbit EMS/Ambulance Health and Human Services Juveniles Law Enforcement
Public Safety and Courts
This legislation allows commissioners to appoint active or retired law enforcement officers, emergency responders, pediatric health providers, school personnel, mental health providers, private welfare service providers and faith community leaders to the county family and children services board.
HB 0779 NeutralRegulation of Drones Tanner, Kevin 9th
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor JudyNC S&T -
Air Quality Code Enforcement Criminal Procedure Debra Nesbit Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Emergency Management/Preparedness EMS/Ambulance Fire Services General County Government Health and Human Services
Juveniles Law Enforcement Nat. Res. & the Environment Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts
Utilities
Pre-empts counties from adopting a resolution or ordinance to regulate drones, unless a no fly zone approval has been granted by the FAA.  Once approval is obtained from the FAA, ordinances regarding the use of drone within the no fly zone are allowed.  The bill does allow a county to prohibit take off, recovery, or use of a drone from or on public property, allows the use of drones by local governments for certain purposes, such as law enforcement (with a subpeona), EMS, mapping, emergency management, utilities, rescue, etc.
HB 0795 NeutralExtends Sunset for Add-On to Traffic Fines to fund Driver's Education (Joshua's Law) Epps, Bubber 144th
3/15/2016 Senate Read Second Time MotV GvtO -
Debra Nesbit Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add Ons Health and Human Services Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
Traffic Enforcement
This legislation extends the sunset for the Joshua's Law additional penalty for traffic offenses until June 30, 2019.
HB 0808 NeutralCreation of a New Judicial Qualifications Commission Willard, Wendell 51st
1/1/2017 Effective Date Judy ETHICS -
Debra Nesbit Juveniles Magistrate Court Probate Court Public Safety and Courts
State Court Superior Court

 This legislation would create a new Judicial Qualifications Commission if the voters approve a statewide referendum to amend the Georgia Constitution proposed by HR 1113.

HB 0817 EvaluatingMandated Instruction by County Recreation Department on Baseball Dugout Safety Sharper, Dexter 177th
1/26/2016 House Second Readers Ed --
Debra Nesbit General County Government Health and Human Services Juveniles

This legislation requires county parks that provide youth baseball to provide baseball dugout safety instruction at the beginning of each baseball season to children playing baseball.

HB 0845 WatchImmunity from Criminal Liability for Possession of Certain Materials or Images When Reporting a Crime Setzler, Ed 35th
2/11/2016 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute JudyNC --
Debra Nesbit Juveniles Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts
This legislation provides the same level of immunity as a law enforcement officer to anyone in possession of obscene materials when they have the obscene images in order to report them to law enforcement or to the Department of Family and Children Services.
HB 0874 NeutralStreet Gang Terrorism Prosecution Reeves, Bert 34th
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor JudyNC JUDYNC -
Correctional Institutions/Jail Debra Nesbit Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
This legislation changes the crime and prosecution of street gang terrorism.
HB 0887 WatchPlacement of Children in Termination of Parental Rights Cases Efstration, Chuck 104th
7/1/2016 Effective Date JuvJ H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Defense Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
 This legislation changes the placement of child who is removed from their home.  
HB 0905 EvaluatingChild Abuse Protocol Ballinger, Mandi 23rd
7/1/2016 Effective Date JudyNC JUDYNC -
Coroners/Medical Examiners Debra Nesbit District Attorneys Georgia Bureau of Investigation Health and Human Services
Juveniles Law Enforcement Magistrate Court Public Safety and Courts Sheriff
Superior Court

 This legislation changes the child abuse protocol committees in multi-county judicial circuits. 

HB 1048 NeutralHouston County; Commission on Children and Youth; repeal an Act Blackmon, Shaw 146th
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Juveniles Local Legislation
HB 1073 NeutralWaiver of Counsel Must Be on the Record In Juvenile Court Strickland, Brian 111th
3/22/2016 Senate Tabled JuvJ S JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Defense Juveniles Public Safety and Courts

This legislation requires that parents or guardians in dependency proceedings may only waive the right to an attorney if the waiver is made knowingly, voluntarily and on the record

HR 1113 NeutralJudicial Qualifications Commission; create - CA Willard, Wendell 51st
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor Judy ETHICS -
Debra Nesbit Juveniles Magistrate Court Probate Court Public Safety and Courts
State Court Superior Court
 This legislation calls for a statewide referendum to consider a change to the Georgia Constitution creating a new Judicial Qualifications Commission.
SB 0129 NegotiatingGeorgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act McKoon, Joshua 29th
3/11/2015 House Second Readers Judy JUDY -
Animal Control Eminent Domain/Condemnation General County Government Juveniles Land Use/Zoning
Law Enforcement Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts Todd Edwards
This legislation prohibits the state and local governments from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion (even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability) unless said burden is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest. Those burdened may sue. In court, a prevailing party may recoup its attorney fees from the government.
SB 0138 NeutralChild Welfare System Reform and Creation of Child Abuse Registry Miller, Butch 49th
7/1/2015 Effective Date Judy H&HS -
Coroners/Medical Examiners Debra Nesbit District Attorneys EMS/Ambulance General County Government
Health and Human Services Juveniles Law Enforcement Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts

This legislation requires county commissioners to appoint pediatric health care providers, school teachers and administrators, emergency responders, law enforcement, juvenile court judges, private child welfare service providers, alumni of the child welfare system, mental health care providers, foster parents, court appointed special advocates, and leaders in the faith community when making appointments to the county Department of Family and Child Services board. It also establishes "abuse investigators," which include law enforcement, district attorneys, and coroners.  This bill was amended to include language from HB 507 which creates a child abuse registry.

 
SB 0141 WatchDeclassification of Minor Weapons Violations in School Zones from Class B Felonies Jones, Emanuel 10th
4/2/2015 House Withdrawn, Recommitted PS&HS JUDY -
Firearms/Carry Laws General County Government Juveniles Public Safety and Courts Sentencing
Todd Edwards

 This legislation provides that minor weapons violations in school safety zones are not considered Class B designated felonies. 

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