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HB296 - Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods
Yasmin Neal, Kenneth Vance, Carl Gilliard
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR150 - Unto the Least of His Ministry; Crosby Chapel Church, Hopewell UMC, and their young people in supporting a community in Ghana, Africa; commend
William A. Werkheiser, Steven Meeks
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the efforts of Unto the Least of His Ministry, Crosby Chapel Church, Hopewell UMC, and their young people in supporting a community in Ghana, Africa; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB282 - Quality Basic Education Act; minimum course study in career readiness education for students in grades six through twelve; provide
Mesha Mainor, William A. Werkheiser, David Wilkerson
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for a minimum course of study in career readiness education for students in grades six through 12 to include instruction and training experiences focused on employability and career readiness skills; to provide for legislative findings; to direct the Department of Education to develop, assemble, and make available instructional resources and materials concerning employability and career readiness skills, career exploration, and career oriented learning experiences; to provide for implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB267 - Income tax; failure of employers to comply with revenue provisions regarding employees; authorize private causes of action for equitable relief
Tyler Paul Smith, John L. Corbett, Trey Rhodes
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to income taxes, so as to authorize private causes of action for equitable relief regarding the failure of employers to comply with revenue provisions regarding employees; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB364 - Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact
Scott M. Holcomb, Penny Houston, Debbie Gignilliat Buckner
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Claims Advisory Board, so as to create the Wrongful Conviction Compensation Review Panel; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of such panel; to provide for the burden of proof and evidence to be considered by such panel; to provide for evaluation of claims by such panel; to provide for notice of claims, forms, and hearings; to provide for such panel to make recommendations to such board; to provide for payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB334 - Georgia Crime Information Center; criminal history record information restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; provide
Tyler Paul Smith, Tanya F. Miller, William A. Werkheiser
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide for criminal history record information restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; to provide that restricted criminal history record information shall be available to criminal justice agencies; to provide for petitions; to provide for criminal history record information restriction for persons granted a pardon for certain offenses; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders, so as to revise the procedure for petitioning for exoneration and discharge when an individual has qualified for sentencing as a first offender; to provide for exceptions to retroactively granting first offender treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB518 - Labor and industrial relations; employment security; change certain provisions
Mike Cameron, William A. Werkheiser, Victor E. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to change certain provisions relating to employment security; to extend certain provisions relating to the rate of employer contributions and variations from the standard rate; to provide for administrative assessments on wages; to provide for additional assessments for new or newly covered employers; to authorize the collection of administrative assessments; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the deposit, transfer, and appropriation of such assessments; to prohibit certain deductions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB480 - Workers' compensation; benefits; change certain provisions
Lehman Franklin, William A. Werkheiser, Dewey McClain
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation benefits; to change provisions relating to surviving spouse dependency determination and termination; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to increase the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB600 - State government; remove exemption of administrative review from Board of Corrections and its penal institutions
Kim Schofield, William A. Werkheiser, James Beverly
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of administrative procedure, so as to remove the exemption of administrative review from the Board of Corrections and its penal institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR351 - Koo, Mr. Younghoe; commend
Dewey McClain, Jon G. Burns, Demetrius Douglas
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mr. Younghoe Koo; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Georgia district HD-157
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
William A. Werkheiser is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented District 187 from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the Republican party. Prior to serving in the legislature, Werkheiser was an attorney for more than 30 years. His former practice areas included general civil litigation, personal injury, domestic relations, real estate, and municipal law. Werkheiser also previously served as the Solicitor for the Boroughs of Bath and Wind Gap. He attended Moravian College and Widener University School of Law.read less
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