ATLANTA – House Resolution 21 passed out of the State Planning and Community Affairs Committee in the Georgia House of Representatives today by a vote by a 7-1. Continue reading “HR 21 to Re-Create Milton County Passes Out of Committee”
Representatives Maxwell and Butler Congratulate Appointees to Regional Water Council
ATLANTA – Today Representatives Howard Maxwell (R- Dallas) and Mark Butler (R- Carrollton) congratulated their constituents who were recently appointed to the Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water Council. This is one of ten regional water councils created by the Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Plan, which was approved by the General Assembly in 2008. Continue reading “Representatives Maxwell and Butler Congratulate Appointees to Regional Water Council”
Patients of Georgia Pay Attention!
By State Representative Sharon Cooper (R) HD 41
Everyone, since we’ll all be patients eventually, needs to pay attention to the most lobbied issue before the Georgia Legislature. SB 49 eliminates the Georgia Board of Nurses’ (GBON) authority to maintain Georgia’s standards for registered nurses (RNs). Excelsior College, a non-traditional New York program, the only nursing program in the United States with no supervised clinical training[1], is pushing this bill. Continue reading “Patients of Georgia Pay Attention!”
Rep. James Mills Announces Legislation for New Type of Adoption
ATLANTA— Today State Representative James Mills (R-Gainesville) introduced House Bill 388, also know as “The Option of Adoption Act.” This bill will allow prospective parents to adopt human embryos.
“Under Georgia’s current laws, a woman could implant an embryo and carry it to term, only to have the biological parents reassert their parental rights when she goes into labor. That’s not fair, and it’s a risk that most people are unwilling to take. The Option of Adoption Act would fix that problem and protect a woman’s parental right should she choose to adopt and implant an embryo,” said Rep. Mills.
The Option of Adoption Act would provide procedures for embryo adoption so that the genetic mother and father can relinquish their rights to embryos before birth. Once the genetic parents have signed a written surrender of parental rights, an embryo could be transferred to its adoptive parents according to the adoption laws in Georgia.
“Human embryo adoption is a great way to give infertile couple’s another option in their quest to become parents. I hope that this legislation gives them the confidence to choose this form of adoption,” said Rep. James Mills.
According to a recent study, there are approximately 10,000 human embryos in cryopreservation.
HB 388 is cosponsored by Majority Leader Jerry Keen (R- St. Simons), Rep. Ben Harbin (R- Evans), Rep. Melvin Everson (R- Snellville), Rep. Len Walker (R- Loganville), and Rep. Ed Setzler (R- Acworth).
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Local Female Athlete Recognized at Capitol
ATLANTA – Representative Stephanie Stuckey-Benfield (D – Atlanta) introduced House Resolution 225, recognizing February 4, 2009 as “Girls and Women Sports Day” and commending Georgia’s outstanding female athletes. Along with the resolution, Rep. Benfield was joined at the Capitol by several of the finalists for the Georgia Intersports Network Awards. Among those recognized was Anne Barr, Commissioner of the Decatur Women’s Sports League. Continue reading “Local Female Athlete Recognized at Capitol”