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HR56 - House of Representatives; gun violence as a major public health problem and a leading cause of premature death; recognize
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Kim Schofield
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing gun violence as a major public health problem and a leading cause of premature death and committing to decreasing gun violence through enactment of initiatives based upon data and research; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3 - Support for Students Living in Poverty Act; enact
Sandra G. Scott, James Beverly, Viola Davis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB6 - Public assistance; use certain benefits for purchasing diapers or menstrual products; provide for waiver request
Sandra G. Scott, Kim Schofield, Viola Davis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for the submission of a waiver request by the Department of Human Services to permit the recipients of certain public assistance benefits to use such benefits for the purpose of purchasing diapers or menstrual hygiene products if the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service makes such waiver available to states; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB108 - Buildings and housing; comprehensive state civil rights law protecting individuals from discrimination; provide
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Kim Schofield
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a comprehensive state civil rights law protecting individuals from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fair housing, so as to prohibit discrimination in housing; to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to protect the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB174 - Education, Department of; provide parents and guardians of students entering sixth grade information regarding adolescent vaccinations in print and electronic form
Patty Marie Stinson, Gerald E. Greene, Kim Schofield
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the Department of Education to provide to parents and guardians of students entering the sixth grade information regarding recommended adolescent vaccinations in print and electronic form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB7 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; establish school-linked behavioral health grant program; provide
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Doreen Carter
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities regarding the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to provide for the establishment of a school-linked behavioral health grant program; to provide a definition; to provide for eligible applicants; to provide for allowable activities and related expenses; to provide for data collection and outcome measurement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB9 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain Georgia Crisis and Access Line; statutorily require
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Doreen Carter
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to statutorily require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain the Georgia Crisis and Access Line; to provide for definitions; to provide certain requirements and functionality of the access line; to provide for behavioral health care provider data; to require that the access line support calls with sufficient access to behavioral health services and supports; to require any state-operated registry of available inpatient psychiatric beds, crisis residential beds, or substance use disorder beds to report data for purposes of the access line; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB72 - Local government; compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; revise provisions
Debra Bazemore, Roger B. Bruce, Lydia Glaize
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to home rule powers, so as to revise provisions relating to compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; to provide for elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Doreen Carter
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions related to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain an electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR11 - Congress; ensure medically necessary treatment for women with certain conditions; urge action
Kim Schofield, Sandra G. Scott, Doreen Carter
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to take swift action to ensure that women with autoimmune diseases and conditions do not lose access to medically necessary treatment in order to treat their illnesses and exercise due diligence to ensure that federal policies do not unnecessarily restrict access to the care women need; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Georgia district HD-063
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Georgia House
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