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Social Services Public Assistance: Extending Aid To Qualified Aliens Under The "Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Act", Christine A. Sullivan
Social Services Public Assistance: Extending Aid To Qualified Aliens Under The "Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Act", Christine A. Sullivan
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act extends the amount of time qualified aliens may receive funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act from July 1, 1998 until July 1, 1999. It provides one additional year of temporary assistance to eligible qualified aliens who have children and who arrived in the United States on or after August 22, 1996, in order that they can become self-sufficient.
Eminent Domain Condemnation Procedure Generally: Provide For Award Of Reasonable Expenses In Condemnation Cases; Provide For Substantial Revision Of Provisions Relating To Special Masters In Condemnation Cases; Provide For Special Master Panels; Provide For Powers, Duties, And Procedures; Change Provisions Relating To Notices And Advertisements Regarding Acquisition Of Property For Transportation Purposes; Change Provisions Relating To Interlocutory Hearings Regarding Adequate Compensation, Glen R. Fagan
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act impacts the three statutorily defined methods of condemnation proceedings previously established by Georgia law. The three condemnation methods are: (1) the three assessor method; (2) the special master method; and (3) the declaration of taking method.' In condemnation proceedings over which assessors preside, the Act establishes minimal qualifications for assessors, limits the assessors' costs, and allows reasonable expenses to be awarded on appeal under certain circumstances. In condemnation proceedings before special masters, the Act provides for special master panels and allows reasonable expenses to be awarded on appeal under certain circumstances. The Act also provides for advertising procedures …
Judicial Sales Advertisement: Require That Properties Subject To Judicial Sale Be Listed And Advertised By Legal Description, R. Lee Tucker Jr.
Judicial Sales Advertisement: Require That Properties Subject To Judicial Sale Be Listed And Advertised By Legal Description, R. Lee Tucker Jr.
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act changes the advertising requirements for real property listed for judicial sale. The Act requires that judicial sale notices advertising the availability of real property include the legal description of the property. The Act also provides that judicial sale notices may include the street address of the property.
Public Utilities And Public Transportation Telephone And Telegraph Service: Prohibit Certain Telephone Solicitations To Residential Subscribers Who Have Given Notice Of Their Objection To The Public Service Commission; Provide For Legislative Findings And Definitions; Provide For Data Base Construction And Fee; Require Certain Disclosure; Provide For Confidentiality; Restrict Caller Id Blocking; Provide For Civil Action; Provide For Enforcement By The Administrator Of Consumer Affairs, Kristine G. Visage
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act prohibits telephone solicitations to residential telephone subscribers who indicate their opposition to such solicitations. Residents who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations may pay a fee to have their phone number entered into a data base. The Georgia Public Service Commission shall establish this data base and provide for its operation. Information contained in the data base will not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. The administrator of consumer affairs will provide enforcement. The Act provides for penalties in the event of noncompliance.
Insurance Insurance Generally: Prohibit Disparate Insurance Coverage Between Physical Disorders And Mental Health Disorders Under Certain Conditions, Louann Yeattes
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides for mental health parity under certain conditions. The Act applies to individual, small group, and large group policies; self-insured companies are exempted from the Act. In general, an employer is not required to offer mental health insurance coverage. However, if such coverage is offered, the Act provides that coverage of mental health disorders must be as extensive, provide the same degree of coverage, and provide the same annual lifetime dollar limits as coverage of physical disorders. Under the Act, separate deductibles and separate out-of-pocket limits continue to apply under small and large group health insurance plans. Additionally, …
State Government Tort Liability Of The State And Its Political Subdivisions: Provide Exceptions To State Liability; Provide That Political Subdivisions Of The State Shall Have No Liability For Computer Errors Resulting From Failure Or Malfunction Of Computer Software Relating To Processing Of Dates And Times; Provide That The State Shall Have No Liability For Computer Errors Resulting From Failure Or Malfunction Of Computer Software Relating To Processing Of Dates And Times, R. Lee Tucker Jr.
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act grants immunity, under certain circumstances, to both the State of Georgia and to county and municipal governments for computer errors related to the processing of dates and times.
Health Women's Health: Require Insurers To Cover Chlamydia Screening Tests For Women Twenty-Nine Years Of Age Or Younger As Part Of Certain Medical Insurance, Teri Ann Forehand
Health Women's Health: Require Insurers To Cover Chlamydia Screening Tests For Women Twenty-Nine Years Of Age Or Younger As Part Of Certain Medical Insurance, Teri Ann Forehand
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act sets forth legislative findings that chlamydia causes serious complications in women, that it may cause complications for their infants, and that chlamydia may go undetected but is easily curable. The Act requires insurers authorized to issue certain individual or group accident and sickness benefit plans, contracts, or policies, and nondental contracts with managed care plans to include, as part of any such plan renewed or entered into on or after July 1, 1998, coverage for one annual chlamydia screening test for covered females twenty-nine years of age or younger. The Act provides that the Commissioner of Insurance may …
Commerce And Trade Selling And Other Trade Practices: Prohibit Nonlocal Businesses From Listing A Local Telephone Number Under Certain Circumstances; Prohibit Certain Practices Relating To Telemarketing Transactions; Provide For Civil And Criminal Penalties And For Vicarious Liability Under Certain Circumstances, Thomas J. Schramkowski
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act generally addresses deceptive and fraudulent practices involved in telemarketing transactions. It prohibits nonlocal businesses from listing a local telephone number in any nonclassified local directory without also listing their nonlocal address when calls are routinely forwarded to the nonlocal address. The Act also prohibits telemarketers from engaging in certain fraudulent practices involving credit records, the recovery of money lost in a prior telemarketing transaction, and the use of courier services to receive immediate payment. Further, the Act defines telemarketing to include charitable solicitations and prohibits the use of a courier to receive such contributions. Finally, the Act provides …
Courts Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide For Appointment Of Counsel Or Court Appointed Special Advocate As Guardian Ad Litem For A Minor In Deprivation Cases, William R. Joiner
Courts Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide For Appointment Of Counsel Or Court Appointed Special Advocate As Guardian Ad Litem For A Minor In Deprivation Cases, William R. Joiner
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act authorizes the appointment of counsel or a court appointed special advocate to act as a guardian ad litem for a minor in deprivation cases. The Act defines a court appointed special advocate as a carefully selected and trained volunteer whom a juvenile court appoints to serve as the guardian ad litem for a child in a deprivation case. The Act also neutralizes, in terms of gender, the former language of Code section 15-11-55.
Revenue And Taxation Income Taxes: Increase Amount Of Personal And Dependent Exemptions With Respect To Georgia Taxable Net Income; Provide For Periodic Additional Increases With Respect To Dependent Exemption Amounts; Increase Amount Of Deduction In Lieu Of Personal Exemptions With Respect To Estates Or Trusts; Increase Amount Of Deductions That Elderly Or Blind Taxpayers May Take; Change Amount Of Certain Taxable Withholding Exemption Allowances, David L. Hoffman
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides for changes in the income taxation of individuals by increasing both exemptions and deductions and makes prior law gender neutral. Beginning in the 1998 tax year, individuals filing a joint tax return may claim a $5400 exemption, while an individual filing separately may claim a $2700 exemption. Further, an individual may claim a $2700 exemption for each dependent until the 2003 tax year when the dependent exemption increases to $3000. In lieu of the personal exemption, an individual may claim an exemption of $2700 for an estate and $1350 for a trust. Further, the Act increases to …
Courts Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide Guidance For Family Reunification, Termination Of Parental Rights, And Permanent Placement Of Children Removed From The Home, W. Marshall Sanders
Courts Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide Guidance For Family Reunification, Termination Of Parental Rights, And Permanent Placement Of Children Removed From The Home, W. Marshall Sanders
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act brings state law into compliance with federal guidelines and qualifies the state for funding under the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. It establishes that the safety and welfare of a child is the paramount consideration in a court's decision to remove a child from an allegedly abusive or neglectful parent. The Act identifies certain aggravated circumstances under which a court may remove a child from the home without the need for a finding of reasonable efforts by the Georgia Department of Human Resources to reunify the family. It encourages courts and government agencies to assure …