ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of the Joint Transparency & Open Access in Government Study Committee: Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Announces Members of the Joint Transparency & Open Access in Government Study Committee”
EDITORIAL: The Value of Interest Deductibility
By State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome),Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources
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Governor Signs HB 198 Sponsored by Rep. Dempsey
ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) today announced that House Bill 198 was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on Thursday, April 27, 2017. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Dempsey, will require school systems to distribute information related to influenza, eliminate the Student Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) Act’s sunset provision, place the Georgia Commission on Women under the administration of the Department of Public Health and name a code section in Georgia law that requires high schools to provide students with instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators after Cory Joseph Wilson. Continue reading “Governor Signs HB 198 Sponsored by Rep. Dempsey”
House Members Recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day
ATLANTA – State Representatives Jan Tankersley (R-Brooklet), Amy Carter (R-Valdosta), Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), Scott Hilton (R-Peachtree Corners) and Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro) joined Governor Nathan Deal to recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day in conjunction with World Down Syndrome Day at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 21, 2016. Continue reading “House Members Recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day”
Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health and Safety
ATLANTA — Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has appointed the following members to the House Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health and Safety: Continue reading “Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health and Safety”