ATLANTA – State Representative and Governor’s Floor Leader Lauren McDonald, III (R-Cumming), along with members of the Forsyth County Legislative Delegation, stand united in their support for House Resolution 303 and its enabling legislation, House Bill 585, the ‘Georgia Development Impact Fee Act,’ which would aim to empower local boards of education in high-growth school systems, including Forsyth County schools, by granting them the authority to impose, levy and collect educational development impact fees.
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Legislation would Audit AI Across all State Agencies, Establish Felony Offenses for AI Election Interference
ATLANTA – State Representatives Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs) and Todd Jones (R-South Forsyth) recently introduced two pieces of legislation related to artificial intelligence (AI) and certain offenses for election interference, House Bill 986 and House Bill 988. HB 986, also known as the “AI Transparency and Protection Act” would create criminal felony offenses of election interference carried out by AI. HB 988 would require the Georgia Technology Authority to audit all artificial intelligence usage by state agencies.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Todd Jones (R-South Forsyth) and Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) today introduced legislation to continue to reform Georgia’s mental health care delivery system and address workforce shortages. House Bill 520 would build upon the foundation of Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act, which was championed by late Speaker Ralston and Reps. Jones and Oliver during the 2022 legislative session.
Rep. Todd Jones Commends Local Recipients of Girl Scout Gold Award
ATLANTA – State Representative Todd Jones (R-South Forsyth) commends eleven citizens from House District 25 for receiving the Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the highest ranking award in the Girl Scout program. The recipients will be recognized during Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta’s annual Gold Award Ceremony on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
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Rep. Todd Jones Named Chairman of the House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee
ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Todd Jones (R-South Forsyth) as the Chairman of the House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee.