Of the 193 bills signed into law after the session, 91 took effect when Gov. Sonny Perdue signed them during the spring, and nine will become law Jan. 1. One each becomes law when appropriations come and one on Jan. 1, 2011. The other 89 become law today.

The list includes two controversial measures. One establishes April as Confederate History Month. That bill also includes the designation of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah as a state historical civil rights museum. The other measure requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote. However, that law can't be applied unless the federal government concludes it won't unfairly harm minority voting.

Among the most sweeping new laws is the reorganization of the state's health agencies which creates departments for mental health and disabilities.

The new laws include...

Education

• Parents will be able to choose which public school their children attend, regardless of district boundaries, as long as the school has room.

• 11th and 12th graders can attend college while getting high school credit.

• Every student in grades 1-12 will take annual fitness tests.

• Starting math and science teachers will begin earning as much as teachers with five years of experience.

• High schoolers aiming for the HOPE Scholarships will now have to keep a 3.0 grade-point average.

• HOPE Scholarship payments for books and fees will be less susceptible to

an automatic reduction triggered by slumping lottery sales.

• Children of activeduty military personnel stationed in Georgia will be eligible for HOPE scholarships.

• Military parents will have an easier time transferring their children into schools with relaxed requirements on paperwork and courses.

Health

• It becomes a felony to abuse a disabled adult, which includes a person with Alzheimer's disease or a resident of a long-term care facility.

Public safety • Voters who have obtained a restraining order or who are residents of family-violence can request their addresses remain confidential on voter rolls.

• The state must attempt to locate the relatives of any child taken from his or her parents before putting the child in a foster home.

• Mortgage brokers will be licensed after meeting certain education requirements as a way to help keep borrowers from being fleeced.

Business

• Businesses no longer will owe state property tax on inventory.