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SB86 - Education; eligible students participating in the Dual Enrollment program to access HOPE career grant funds for certain CTAE courses; allow
Matt Brass, Freddie Powell Sims, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to allow eligible students participating in the Dual Enrollment program to access HOPE career grant funds for certain CTAE courses irrespective of whether they have reached maximum credit hour caps; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB218 - Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide
Michael A. Rhett, John Albers, Harold V. Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB73 - Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide
Blake Tillery, Matt Brass, Bo Hatchett
Last updated 5 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to telephone service, so as to provide for class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for actions and damages against persons and entities on whose behalf such provisions were violated; to provide for and prohibit certain defenses in such actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR230 - Elbert/Franklin/Hart/Madison County; Georgia Forestry Commission 2022 North Georgia Unit of the Year; recognize
Lee Anderson, Sam Watson, Freddie Powell Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Elbert/Franklin/Hart/Madison County Unit on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission 2022 North Georgia Unit of the Year; the Grady/Thomas County Unit on being named the 2022 South Georgia Unit of the Year; Area 3 on being named the 2022 Forest Protection Area of the Year; Gabe Outlaw on being named the 2022 Forester of the Year; and the Cost Share Team on being named the 2022 Forest Management Team of the Year; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR440 - Bremer, Karen; commend
Elena C. Parent, Matt Brass, Frank Ginn
Last updated 8 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Karen Bremer; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR205 - Farris, Master Sergeant (Ret.) Endya Arnez; recognize
Tonya P. Anderson, Gloria Butler, Ed Harbison
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Master Sergeant (Ret.) Endya Arnez Farris; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR99 - Girl Scout Day; recognize February 7, 2023
Elena C. Parent, Gloria Butler, Nan Grogan Orrock
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7, 2023, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR172 - Barnes, Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Maxcine; recognize
Tonya P. Anderson, Ed Harbison, Valencia Seay
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Maxcine Barnes; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR150 - State Restaurant Day; recognize February 22, 2023
Matt Brass, John F. Kennedy, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
55 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending the restaurant industry of Georgia and recognizing February 22, 2023, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB228 - Department of Natural Resources; position of director of outdoor recreation; establish
Sheikh Rahman, Randy Robertson, Michael B. Dugan
Last updated over 1 year ago
55 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to establish the position of director of outdoor recreation in the Department of Natural Resources; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and duties; to require other public bodies to cooperate with the director of outdoor recreation; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Georgia district SD-012
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Freddie Powell Sims is a graduate of Bradley University. She served in the Navy Reserves where her responsibilities included developing materials and delivering training as a Naval Instructor. Representative Powell Sims was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2018, where she serves on the Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Insurance Committee; Tourism & Convention Committee; and Cities & Villages Committee. She is passionate about equal access to public education.read less
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Georgia Senate from Georgia
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