Campus guns, income tax proposals await action in final days


              Senators vote down the third of three amendments to HB 338 during a legislative session, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Atlanta. The Georgia Senate on Friday approved legislation that empowers the state to intervene in the lowest-performing schools. House Bill 338 requires that school districts authorize intervention or face financial consequences associated with the "flexibility" contracts they've signed with the Georgia Department of Education. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Senators vote down the third of three amendments to HB 338 during a legislative session, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Atlanta. The Georgia Senate on Friday approved legislation that empowers the state to intervene in the lowest-performing schools. House Bill 338 requires that school districts authorize intervention or face financial consequences associated with the "flexibility" contracts they've signed with the Georgia Department of Education. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

ATLANTA (AP) - Legislation affecting college campuses, taxes and Georgia's fledgling medical marijuana program awaits action as lawmakers enter the session's final two days.

The Senate has yet to schedule a vote on a bill permitting concealed-carry permit holders to have handguns on public college campuses and a separate item banning state funding for private colleges that won't cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Advocates who want to expand a state law letting some patients use oil derived from marijuana also hope to clear Thursday's adjournment deadline. Lawmakers say they have a compromise, but it still needs final approval.

The rush to pass bills by the end of the session's 40th day can lead to dramatic last-minute changes. Tax proposals are a common target, usually to add a credit for a specific industry.

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