- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Senior issues newsletter.
- Title:
- Senior issues newsletter [Mar. 2015 (2015 Session, Week 10)]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Council on Aging
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Council on Aging
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Council on Aging
- Date of Original:
- 2015-03-30
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Occasional irregularities or errors in enumeration and chronological designation.
In February 2015, enumeration dropped and replaced with chronology, sometimes including legislative session information.
Effective 2018, first issue of each month for January-March bears year and month only and is apparently intended to be included among the weekly updates during the legislative session, while also continuing the pattern of once-monthly publications during the remainder of the year. Subsequent issues for each month of January-March bear year, month, and date.
Volume 31, no. 15 (August 31, 2010); title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed April 19, 2019).
Week of March 25, 2019 (received via e-mail on March 25, 2019 from Georgia Council on Aging); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed May 13, 2019). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA H800.A35 P1 S4 2015 no. 10
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pa35-bp1-bs4-b2015-bno-p-b10-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pa35-bp1-bs4-b2015-bno-p-b10-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Senior Issues Newsletter March
2015 Session Week 10
The last full week of the session wrapped up Friday. It was a long and busy week with some positive results for aging advocates. Please read on to learn more. We would love to get your feedback about our Facebook page! Completing a brief survey (less than 5 minutes!) will enter you into a drawing for a FREE one year individual voting membership in CO-AGE. Click here to take the survey!
Sincerely,
Kathy
Kathy Floyd GCOA Executive Director
HB 86 shown staggering support in both Chambers!
With a vote of 45-1, the bill to "reposition" Division of Aging Services to the Department of Community Health passed the Senate on Tuesday, March 24th. The bill passed the House 160-3 back in February. Only one last stop at the Governor's desk for a signature and HB 86 will come to fruition. We see a nimble and more efficient delivery of services to the elderly in Georgia on the horizon. Thank you Aging Advocates for all your work on this important legislation.
CO-AGE issue Legislative Updates Below
HCBS $10 Million ASK
The Senate committed to taking 1,000 people off the wait list by putting in $1.88 million for HCBS. This was an additonal $388,400 to what the House put in. The budget is now in the hands of the Conference Committee who will review all the "differences" in the House and Senate
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budgets and make final recommendations to the Governor for passage. This week, aging advocates have been contacting the conferees to encourage "keeping in" all of the HCBS funding that was allocated.
House Bill 86
The full story is above in the lead article! HB 86 was overwhelmingly supported in the Senate and passed! All that remains is the Governor's signature.
read the bill...
HB 72 passes House
House Bill 72,the bill to fight elder abuse,
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Last few days to read the status of these bills...
(When you click on the link you can read about the status of the bill as well as the
passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday, March 26th. The Georgia Healthcare Association insisted on some changes to the bill that were incorporated in a Committee substitute. Chairman Willard presented the substitute to the Committee and it passed. The bill was heard in Senate Rules this morning and will be on the chamber floor for a vote tomorrow, March 31, 2015 (the 39th day of the session).
Read the bill...
Family Care Act is back!
HB 92 was stalled in the House Industry and Labor Committee this session. With lots of support from Senators Butch Miller and Mike Dugan, Senator Mike Williams (R-27) introduced SB 242 today. Senator Renee Unterman is a Co-sponsor and the bill is expected to go to her
full bill!)
SB 66: Governor's Task Force on Blind and Visually Impaired Persons; create. Read it here.
SB 109: Clarify the use and effectiveness of POLST Read it here.
SB 111: Continuing Care Providers and Facilities; define certain terms; provide for a provider to offer continuing care at home: Read it here.
SB 136: Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Act. Read it here.
SB 207: Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; enact. Read it here.
HB 183: Home Care Patient Protection Act. Read it here.
HB 306: Provide for conversion of life insurance policies for funding for long term care.Read it here.
committee next Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Advocates will continue to build momentum and support for the new bill during the off session!
Read the bill here...
Advocating to RESTORE GBI Cuts!
Aging Advocates have been talking to Conferees about the importance of fighting Elder Abuse in our state and asking that they restore the full amount of funds put in by the House for 8 additional GBI agents for elder abuse investigation. The Senate cut $817,381 to the GBI budget, reducing the eight(8) staff additions to four(4). We will continue to advocate for this restoration until the Budget is finalized.
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HB 342: Nursing homes; violation of certain regulations shall not constitute negligence per se. Read it here.
HB 509: Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; create. Read it here.
HR 304: Georgia's technical schools, colleges and universities; expand gerontology and dementia education and training; encourage. Read it here.
HR 474: House Study Committee on Grandparents raising Grandchildren; create. Read it here.
HR 618: House Study Committee on Adult Day Services; create Read it here.
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