• Unemployment benefits drop from 26 weeks to a sliding scale of between 14 and 20 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate.
• Businesses with more than 100 or more, but fewer than 500 employees must start using a federal work authorization program called E-Verify.
• Parents who apply for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program must pay for and pass a drug test that would cost at least $17. TANF provides temporary financial help to low-income families with children. Passing the drug test once would be a condition of eligibility to receive benefits.
• Alternative sentencing for criminals with drug or mental health issues. The Judicial Council of Georgia will spend the next several months establishing standards for state drug and mental health courts.
• A bill eliminating the $1 charge for the optional “In God We Trust” decals for car license plates.
