ATLANTA – State Representative Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) will pre-file legislation this week to close a loophole in Georgia law that allows some career criminals convicted of murder and kidnapping to receive more lenient sentences than offenders convicted of other serious violent felonies. Continue reading “REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL FIXING LOOPHOLE IN PUNISHMENT OF MURDERS AND KIDNAPPERS”
REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO FIX LOOPHOLE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT LAW
ATLANTA – State Representative Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) will pre-file legislation next week to close a loophole in Georgia’s sexual assault law that allows offenders to escape punishment for sexual assault. Continue reading “REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO FIX LOOPHOLE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT LAW”
REP. LEVITAS TO FILE STRONG SCHOOL BOARD ETHICS BILL
ATLANTA – State Representative Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) will pre-file legislation next week to protect DeKalb County taxpayers and students from conflicts of interest involving school board members. The bill is known as the “DeKalb School Board Transparency Act.” Continue reading “REP. LEVITAS TO FILE STRONG SCHOOL BOARD ETHICS BILL”
REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO STRENGTHEN CHILD MOLESTATION LAW
ATLANTA – State Representative Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) will pre-file legislation next week to strengthen Georgia’s child molestation law by making any forcible act of child molestation an aggravated act subject to stricter punishment. Continue reading “REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO STRENGTHEN CHILD MOLESTATION LAW”
REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO ENHANCE WORKFORCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ATLANTA – State Representative Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) today pre-filed legislation to protect workers and the public from harm by allowing employers and law enforcement agencies to conduct more thorough background checks of job applicants. Continue reading “REP. LEVITAS TO FILE BILL TO ENHANCE WORKFORCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY”