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HB487 - Crimes and offenses; assault and battery offenses upon all healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment
Mark Newton, Michelle Au, Sharon Cooper
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB537 - Early Care and Learning, Department of; age-appropriate literacy instruction training requirements for certain child care providers; provide
Becky Evans, Bethany Ballard, Sharon Cooper
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the Department of Early Care and Learning to provide for age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction training requirements for certain child care providers; to provide for the Professional Standards Commission to require that teacher education programs include mandatory coursework in age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction; to require the Professional Standards Commission to revise standards for acquiring and maintaining teacher certification in all teaching fields to include requirements regarding age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB565 - Social services; temporary assistance for needy families; increase access to benefits
Tyler Paul Smith, Sharon Cooper, Scott Hilton
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to temporary assistance for needy families, so as to increase access to benefits; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits; to provide that assets are disregarded in determining eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR509 - Georgia State University's Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program and Advanced Health Policy Institute; commend
Sharon Cooper, Carolyn F. Hugley, Katie M. Dempsey
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia State University's Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program and Advanced Health Policy Institute; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR449 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day; fourth Wednesday in February; designate
Sharon Cooper, Teri Anulewicz, Devan Seabaugh
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION designating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR520 - Employment First Georgia Council; develop recommendations on how to transition current use of sub-minimum wage practices to employment options for people with developmental disabilities; urge
Sharon Cooper, Scott Hilton, Stacey Evans
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging members of the Employment First Georgia Council to develop recommendations on how best to transition current use of sub-minimum wage practices to competitive integrated employment options for people with developmental disabilities; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR469 - March of Dimes; 85th anniversary; recognize
Sharon Cooper, Teri Anulewicz, Devan Seabaugh
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending March of Dimes upon its 85th anniversary; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR714 - Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of Ga. Dept. of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, the Northwest Ga. Regional Cancer Coalition, & the Susan Jolley Awareness Program; contributions to cervical cancer education & awareness; commend
Teri Anulewicz, Sharon Cooper, Charles H. Cannon
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium as part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, and the Susan Jolley Awareness Program for their exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR478 - Hearn, William Aaron, Christopher Rong-Guang Chen, and Cooper Jacob Davis; commend
Hugh Brewster Williamson, Sharon Cooper
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating William Aaron Hearn, Christopher Rong-Guang Chen, and Cooper Jacob Davis; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB793 - Professional counselors; authorize applicants enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing exam; provisions
Matt Barton, James Matthew Hatchett, Shelly Hutchinson
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
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