www.legis.ga.gov
- This link will take you to the Georgia General
Assembly website. You will fiind at the top of the page
a box where you can type in a bill number. This will
allow you to track the progress of a bill. Additionally,
you can take a look at the composites. The composite is
a spreadsheet like document which will allow you to see
the progress of a bill through the legislative process.
HB 225, a bill that will permit voter registration
applications to be distributed and voter registration
drives to be conducted only by persons who are
registered voters of the state. If enacted, this
bill could prohibit our national affiliate organizations
from conducting voter registration in the state.
Representative Morgan is opposed to this bill and was
successful along with two other colleagues to slow this
bill's progress in the Governmental Affairs subcommittee
on Thursday, February 12th.
HB 149, a bill will enact the “Move on When Ready
Act” to provide a program for eleventh and twelfth grade
students to attend post-secondary schools and schools
for high school credit. The bill will also provide
requirements, state funding, and testing information for
interested parents and students. Representative Morgan
voted in favor of the bill because it will allow
eligible high school students to progress forward when
ready. On Tuesday, February 17th, HB 149 passed by due
order in the House Education subcommittee.
HB 70, a bill requires certain employees to have
state and national fingerprint records check
requirements for applicants working in early child care.
The bill also provides for criminal background checks
for current directors and employees. The bill has major
implications for employment discrimination while seeking
to protect early child care safety. Representative
Morgan voted against the bill on Wednesday, February
11th . However, the bill passed by due order in the
Education subcommittee for Children and Youth.
HR 1, a House Resolution will freeze the valuation of
residential and nonresidential property except for
certain adjustments. On Thursday, February 12th, HR1
was reconsidered by the Rules Committee. Representative
Morgan voted against the bill because it directly
affects funding for public education.
SB 488: Driver's licenses - The law allows
foreigners who are temporarily in the United States to
keep their home country driver's license after they
obtain a Georgia license. Previously, a visitor had to
surrender the foreign license. This cuts down on
bureaucracy for business travelers and other legal
visitors who want to drive in Georgia, but will need
their original license when they go home, said bill
sponsor Sen. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock.) The law also
allows refugees and other legal immigrants who are in
the country indefinitely to renew their license once
every three years instead of every year. This cuts down
on unnecessary paperwork, Rogers said.
SB 474: Sex offenders - Registered sex offenders
must hand over Internet passwords and screen names.
While federal law requires authorities to track Internet
addresses, Georgia goes further and wants passwords,
too.
HB 977: Health care - This law relates to health
plans with high deductibles and associated health
savings accounts. The idea is to give health coverage to
more uninsured Georgians. Under such plans, consumers
pay high deductibles, but get tax breaks for putting
money into savings accounts to be used for health care.
The new law exempts insurers from paying taxes on
premiums in the sale of the high-deductible savings
account plans. That would save health insurers $146
million in tax breaks over the next five years,
according to consumer groups. Proponents say the law
will spark competition among insurers to sell the plans,
making them cheaper. Critics said the new law is
essentially a tax giveaway to insurance companies that
sell the plans.
HB 426: Railroad crossings and school buses Local
school districts are to provide the Department of
Transportation with information regarding rail crossings
without active warning devices that are crossed by
school buses. School districts are to use their best
efforts to reroute buses to minimize the use of such
rail crossings.
Vision
- The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
Mission
- The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
