Georgia Legislators Introduce Legislation to Increase Georgia Department of Labor Accountability, Call for Resignation of Commissioner Butler

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) recently co-sponsored legislation to increase accountability within the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) and call for the resignation of GDOL Commissioner Mark Butler. These legislators also support a recently filed writ of mandamus which seeks to instate a State Advisory Council to improve the department’s operations.

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Rep. Kim Schofield to Hold Press Conference Today on Remarks Made During Women’s History Month

Rep. Kim Schofield to Hold Press Conference Today on Remarks Made During Women’s History Month

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) will hold a press conference in response to recent remarks made during Women’s History Month TODAY, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, upon adjournment on the first floor of the State Capitol.

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Rep. Schofield to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow on Georgia Women’s CARE Act

*Editor’s Note: This press conference has been canceled.

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) will hold a press conference to announce House Bill 377, or the Georgia Women’s Child Care Alternatives, Resources and Education (CARE) Act, TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 2 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol.

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Rep. Schofield Introduces the Georgia Women’s CARE Act to Bring Dignity for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Babies

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently introduced House Bill 377, or the Georgia Women’s Child Care Alternatives, Resources and Education (CARE) Act, which seeks to bring safety and dignity to thousands of babies and their mothers across the State of Georgia. Rep. Schofield is a co-sponsor of the legislation, along with House Health and Human Services Committee Chair Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), and this bipartisan legislation was inspired by the advocacy efforts of Pamela Winn, founder of RestoreHER.

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