HB
201
· Last major action: 4/26/01- Approved by the Governor
· Title/Summary: Amends Code Section 15-11-66 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the disposition of a delinquent
child, so as to provide for an alternative to detention in a youth development
center.
· Note: After adjudicating the child for the commission of a
delinquent act, the Court may order the child to serve up to a maximum
of 90 days in a treatment program provided by the Department of Juvenile
Justice or the juvenile court. In addition, the court may suspend the
driver's license of the delinquent child or prohibit the issuance of
one for a period not to exceed the date on which the child would become
18 years of age.
HB
642
· Last major action: 5/21/02- Approved by Governor
· Title/Summary: Amends Article I of Chapter II of Title 15 of
the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings,
as to provide for the comprehensive regulation of discovery and inspection
in juvenile cases.
HB
1105
· Last major action: 5/13/02-Approved by Governor
· Title/Summary: Amends Part 8 of Chapter II of Title 15 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to access to records and
hearings involving children, so as to authorize the photographing of
every child who has absconded and subsequently returned to the custody
of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
·Note: Fingerprints and photographs of children shall be taken
and filed separately from those of adults by law enforcement officials
to be used in investigating the
commission of crimes.
HB
127
· Last major action: 5/16/02- Approved by Governor
· Title/Summary: Juvenile Discovery Act; Amends Article 1 of
Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to juvenile proceedings, so as to restrict full-time juvenile court
judges from serving as a judge in another court; to clarify the obligation
of the district attorney regarding a petition in juvenile court when
the district attorney declines to prosecute certain children in superior
court; to change and reorganize provisions so as to divide into separate
parts those provisions relating to allegedly deprived children and those
provisions relating to allegedly unruly or delinquent children; to provide
for sealing records in cases when petitions alleging delinquency or
unruliness have been dismissed or informally adjusted.
SB
291
· Last major action: 5/16/02
· Title/Summary: Amends Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education,
so as to change procedures and penalties in disciplinary hearings when
a student has allegedly committed certain acts of violence.
· Notes: Bill requires: student codes of conduct to include provisions
governing conduct on public bus schools; provides for the contents and
review of such provisions; changes provisions and penalties for students
who commit certain acts of violence and tribunals for certain alleged
acts of violence; provides for the application of certain disciplinary
policies to children in kindergarten through grade five.
HB
181
· Last major action: 01/23/01- Judiciary- House Second Readers
· Title/Summary: Changes the standards for determining whether
to transfer a child for prosecution from the juvenile court to another
court.
· Act would provide that after a petition has been filed alleging
delinquency based on conduct which is designated a crime or public offense
under the laws, including local ordinances, the court before hearing
the petition on its merits may transfer the offense for prosecution
to the appropriate court having jurisdiction of the offense if certain
qualifications are met.
HB
382
· Last major action: 2-5-01- Judiciary- House Second Readers
· Title/Summary: Amends Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, parental
rights, and mental incompetency and dependency for juveniles. Changes
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include certain children under
18 years of age; to change definitions; to provide for jurisdiction
as a court of inquiry regarding certain persons over 18 years of age;
to provide for notification of the juvenile court if a person who appears
to be under the age of 18 is confined in a jail for adults and transfer
of such person; to provide for commitment of children 13 to 18 years
of age to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
HB
618
· Last major action: 3-7-02- Senate committee favorably reported.
· Title/Summary: Amends Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education,
so as to provide that provisions relating to students subject to disciplinary
orders of other public school systems apply to students subject to disciplinary
orders of other educational entities, including private schools and
home study programs.
HB
667
· Last major action: 2-21-01- House Second Readers.
· Title/Summary: Provides for misdemeanor criminal penalties
for a minor who possesses, purchases, or attempts to purchase cigarettes
or tobacco related objects or misrepresents his or her age or identity.
SB
76
· Last major action: 1-29-01- Senate Read and Referred.
· Title/Summary: Amends Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, parental
rights, and mental incompetency and dependency for juveniles, so as
to provide that a child shall not be considered for commitment to the
Department of Juvenile Justice unless the child has attained the age
of 12 years at the time of the act, omission, or negligence constituting
the delinquent or unruly conduct, and that a child shall not be detained
in a youth detention center unless the child has attained the age of
ten years at the time of the act, omission, or negligence constituting
the delinquent or unruly conduct.
HR
1125
· Last major action: 2-14-02- House Hopper.
· Resolution to declare 2-28-02 Juvenile Justice Day in Georgia
