The Georgia General Assembly adjourned for the year in the early
morning hours of Friday, sending to Governor Nathan Deal a major
slate of bills, including a failing schools turnaround program, a
pilot program for highly autonomous vehicles, a children's
hearing aid insurance mandate, and tax credits for music production
firms, musical artists, and yacht owners.
Passed
The following bills passed both chambers of the General Assembly
in its final week and will be reviewed by the Governor for
signature or veto. The governor has 40 days from sine die to make
his decisions.
Education
The legislature green-lighted the governor's second attempt
to revive the state's chronically failing schools (HB 338),
empowering a special statewide "chief turnaround officer"
to address problem districts. At the discretion of the new school
CTO, the staff of failing schools could be replaced or control of
the district could be ceded to "successful" districts or
nonprofit charter
