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SB207 - Education; the minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degrees; revise
Jason Esteves, Derek J. Mallow, Nabilah Islam Parkes
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise the minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degrees and from zero to two years of creditable service; to provide for periodic salary studies; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB183 - Ticket Brokers; exception permitting certain resale restrictions; remove
Greg Dolezal, Brandon Beach, Jason Anavitarte
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4B of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ticket brokers, so as to remove an exception permitting certain resale restrictions; to provide that resale restrictions are void and against public policy; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB165 - Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide
Russ Goodman, Freddie Powell Sims, Larry Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; to repeal certain exceptions which allow for excess weight for vehicles and loads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB198 - Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create
Sally Harrell, John Albers, Gloria Butler
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to create the Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for members and officers; to provide for meetings, agendas, quorum, and compensation; to provide for the commission's duties and powers; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts designated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Community Health; to provide for subcommittees; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Vetoed
SR187 - CPR training; increasing the survival rate of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness; recognize
Sonya Halpern, Gloria Butler, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing the success of lay person CPR training in increasing the survival rate of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the need of such training; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR181 - United in Uniforms Recognition and Memorial Month; recognize May 2023
Ed Harbison, Randy Robertson, John Albers
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the men and women who have served, are serving, or will one day serve either in law enforcement, the military branches of the United States, or as firefighters and recognizing May 2023 as United in Uniforms Recognition and Memorial Month; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR197 - Egyptian American Day; recognize February 23, 2023
Sheikh Rahman, Nan Grogan Orrock, Kim Jackson
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 23, 2023, as Egyptian American Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB248 - Counties; provisions relating to ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; revise
Nikki Merritt, Emanuel Jones, Gloria Butler
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding counties, so as to revise provisions relating to ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to authorize enhanced monetary penalties for repeated violations of certain county and municipal codes or ordinances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR151 - Landreth, Mrs. Barbara Andrews; commend
Matt Brass, John F. Kennedy, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Mrs. Barbara Andrews Landreth's retirement and service as Georgia's longest serving teacher; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR216 - Groover, Paulla R.; recognize
Marty H. Harbin, Brian Strickland, Chuck Payne
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Paulla R. Groover for her 40 years of dedicated service with the Harbin Agency; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Georgia district SD-005
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Georgia Senate
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Sheikh Rahman is running for U.S. House to represent New York's 5th Congressional District. He has served as a volunteer physician during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rahman's priorities in Congress will be expanding health care access and addressing economic inequality. He supports Medicare for All and student debt cancellation. Rahman himself struggled with student loans before paying them off last year. If elected, Rahman would be the first Muslim to represent New York in Congress. He was born in Bangladesh and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child.read less
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