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HB236 - Education; certain early care and education programs; armed services; provisions
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Kim Schofield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to exempt from coverage under such chapter early care and education programs for the care of children that operate on a military installation located in Georgia or are licensed as a family child care provider by a branch of the armed services of the United States; 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
HB5 - University System of Georgia; menstrual hygiene products available at no cost to students in certain facilities; require
Sandra G. Scott, Kim Schofield, Viola Davis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 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 University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost to students in certain facilities or portions of facilities of institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR59 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; 110 years of service and recognizing February 27, 2023 as Delta Day at the state capitol; recognize
Viola Davis, Rhonda Burnough, Sheila Jones
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 110 years of service and recognizing February 27, 2023, as Delta Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1 - Georgia Pro-Birth Accountability Act; enact
Dar'shun N. Kendrick, Jasmine Clark, Sandra G. Scott
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the compensation of pregnant women who but for a fetal heartbeat law could choose to terminate the pregnancy but are compelled to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to a child; to specify the type and duration of compensation; to provide for procedures and requirements to obtain compensation; 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
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
HB8 - Education; attendance policies consider mental and behavioral health; provide
Sandra G. Scott, Sheila Jones, Doreen Carter
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide that school attendance policies regarding excused absences take into consideration mental and behavioral health; 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
HB115 - End Racial Profiling Act; enact
Sandra G. Scott, Viola Davis, Kim Schofield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 and Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies and state tort claims, respectively, so as to specifically prohibit racial profiling by law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require certain policies and procedures by law enforcement agencies; to provide for data collection; to provide for regulations by the Attorney General; to provide for an annual report; to provide for a right of action for enforcement; to revise the state waiver of sovereign immunity; to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Georgia district HD-087
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