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Counties at a Glance

Millage Rates for Atlanta Metro Areas (Uninc.)
To find your estimated county property tax, multiply the millage rate for your county by the taxable assessed value of your home (in Georgia, the taxable value is 40% of the assessed value minus other exemptions).

Education Information
By law children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter kindergarten and 6 years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3231.

The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at: Georgia Student Finance Commission, 2082 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA, 30084; (770) 724-9000; gsfc.org

Day care Details
There are approximately 170 licensed day care centers in the metro-politan Atlanta area. All centers must be licensed through the state and meet state require-ments. For information call the Georgia Department of Human Resources at (404) 657-7660.

Quality Care for Children, and Save The Children both offer a private not-for-profit telephone referral services that assist parents looking for child care in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Call (404) 885-1585 or (404) 479-4200. Online at qualitycareforchildren.org.

Driving in Georgia

License Tag
Georgia tags must be pur-chased within 30 days after establishing residency. You need the following information with you:

(A GA drivers license is highly recommended before attempting to register vehicle.)

1. Title of car, name and ad-dress of lienholder, or copy of lease agreement;
2. Current tag registration;
3. Mileage reading of vehicle;
4. Valid insurance card. Liability coverage insurance is required by Georgia law and an insurance identification card must be in your possession when you drive.
5. Certificate of inspection
6. Proof of emissions test

$18 title fee plus $20 registration fee

Emissions
Cars 25 years and older and 3 most recent model years are exempt. The tests are administered for a charge of between $10 and $25 at a number of certified testing centers—most locations that can perform the test advertise the service. You do not need to have your vehicle tested in the county in which it is registered. For a list of testing stations, check with the Georgia's Clean Air Force, cleanairforce.com, a division of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

Driver’s License
One of the first things you’ll need to do once you’ve moved to the Atlanta area is get a driver’s license. We’ve done the research so you can begin getting the correct documents together, as you are required to transfer your license within 30 days after your move. Don’t forget $20-$35 in cash to cover the fee. Check the county profiles on the following pages for addresses and telephone numbers of the license bureaus. Here’s what you need according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety:

To transfer a valid license from another state of the United States or District of Columbia, you must present:

1. Your valid license.
2. One document from “Category A” and one from “Category C” (listed below).
3. Pass an eye-test.

Persons under 18 or non-U.S. citizens attempting to transfer a valid license have other requirements, as do those persons with lost or stolen out-of-state licenses and those who do not have an out-of-state license. These requirements can be found online at ga.dmv.org.

Category A:

• Birth Certificate (state issued) or certified copy of birth certificate with raised or imprinted seal*
• Certified birth registration*
• Certified copy of court records (adoption, name or sex change)
• Certified naturalization documentation
• Immigration ID card
• Valid passport
• Non U.S. citizens—Valid passport with valid I-94 card
• Valid resident alien card (INS I-51 or I-551)
• Valid employment authorization card (INS I-688 or I-688A)

* If your name is different than what is on your birth certificate and/or registration, you must provide one item from Name Change listing (below)

Category C:

• Lease or housing contract
• Rent receipt containing name of company or landlord, signature of representative and applicant’s name and address
• Utility bill w/in last 60 days
• Monthly bank statement
• Employer verification on their letterhead (stating address)
• Georgia license issued to parent, guardian or spouse