ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) will host a virtual town hall on House Resolution 78, legislation that would declare racism a public health crisis in Georgia, on Monday, January 31, 2022, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. To participate in this virtual event, please click here; the meeting ID is 816 6372 5275, and the password is 998642.
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ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Erica Thomas (D-Austell), Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Shea Roberts (D-Atlanta), Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville), Renitta Shannon (D-Decatur), Erick Allen (D-Smyrna), Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn), Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Matthew Wilson (D-Brookhaven), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Teri Anulewicz (D-Smyrna), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Conyers), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) and Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone) will introduce a House resolution to recognize the recent 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. These legislators will also hold a virtual press conference to discuss abortion access TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. To register for Zoom access, members of the press may visit www.tinyurl.com/RoePresser.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) will host a virtual town hall on systemic racism in health care on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. To participate in this meeting, please click here; the meeting ID is 881 2519 7170, and the password is 170207.
Continue reading “Rep. Scott to Host Virtual Town Hall on Systemic Racism in Health Care”Representative Scott Introduces Legislation to Provide Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Georgians
ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) recently introduced House Bill 853, which would provide mental health treatment alternatives to incarcerated individuals.
Continue reading “Representative Scott Introduces Legislation to Provide Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Georgians”Rep. Scott to Introduce Legislation to Address “Period Poverty”
ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) today announced that she will introduce legislation to address “period poverty” and make menstrual hygiene products more accessible and more affordable to Georgians. Rep. Scott, along with State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), pre-filed House bills 861, 863 and 864 last fall and will formally introduce these bills during the 2022 legislative session, which convened today, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
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