- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Senior issues newsletter.
- Title:
- Senior issues newsletter [Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan. 14, 2012)]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Council on Aging
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Council on Aging
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Council on Aging
- Date of Original:
- 2012-01-14
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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- publications (documents)
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- 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 33/1
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- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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Senior Issues Newsletter
House and Senate Calendar
In Recess: week of January 17th 21st for Joint Senate and House
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Thursday, January 19th in Room 341 at the Capitol building aging advocates will monitor these hearings
9:25 am Opening Remarks 9:30 am Department of Human Services Commissioner Reese 10:15 am Department of Community Health Commissioner Cook 11:15 am Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental
Disabilities Commissioner Shelp 12:00 p.m. Office of Planning and Budget Director Dlugolenski
1:30 p.m. FY 2013 Federal Block Grant Hearings Advocates will present testimony
The House and Senate will reconvene for the 6th Legislative Day on 1/23/12 (Monday) at 1:00 pm and 10:00 am, respectively.
Great News in the Governor's Budget
Governor Deal's FY2012 Amended Budget and FY2013 Budget recommendations were announced on Wednesday January 11th and it was VERY good news!!! Advocacy efforts have paid off, and the Governor has recommended restoring all the proposed funding cuts to aging services. This means necessary services such as Home and Community Based Respite, Alzheimer's Respite, and services through the Center for the Visually Impaired will not be facing any funding reductions if this recommendation is supported by both the House and the Senate.
In addition, Governor Deal has recommended $1,611,520 in state funding for Long Term Care Ombudsman Services and Adult Protective Services in his FY 2013 budget document. As many of you may recall, in FY2010, state funding was not going to be available for these vital services as the economy diminished state revenues. The Federal Centers for Medicare Services ("CMS") allowed nursing home civil monetary penalty funds ("CMP funds") to be used to fund these critical services. However, in recent weeks CMS announced that CMP funds may no longer be used for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and Adult Protective Services after June 30, 2012. The Governor recommends restoring the state funding cut in FY 2010 and avoiding the repercussions of the CMP funding loss would bring.
Not all of the budget news was what we would have liked. The Georgia Council on Aging's small budget was not spared the 2% cut; so the funding which supports the Council members and staff who advocate year-round for aging services was again diminished to $3,961.
If you would like to review the Governor's budget reports, go to http://opb.georgia.gov. The reports can be found in their entirety by selecting Budget Information on the top bar menu, Budget Reports in the drop down menu, Governor's Budget Reports in the next drop down menu, then "Governor's Budget Report AFY 2012" and "Governor's Budget Report FY 2013"
We are starting off this legislative session on a high note, but continue to speak to your legislators through calls, visits, letters, and e-mail. Please encourage them to keep the Governor Deal's recommended aging services funding in the FY2012 Amended and FY2013 Budgets.
Watch the Georgia Council on Aging Website for alerts and regular legislative updates.
www.gcoa.org
The Senior Issues Newsletter is a publication of the Georgia Council on Aging, the Senior Citizens Advocacy Project and the Georgia Gerontology Society.
Volume 33, No. 1 January 14, 2012
Advocacy in Action .... Make Your Voice Heard!
Come to the Capitol. Join other aging advocates in person to support funding and services for older adults:
Be There 4 Seniors Rally at the Capitol January 26th at 11am Senior Week at the Capitol February 21st -23rd Alzheimer's Awareness Day at the Capitol February 13th AARP Weeks at the Capitol February 21st March 8th
Come anytime! Make an appointment with your legislators and come to meet them, view the General Assembly in session from the Gallery, and watch your government at work. If you need assistance from advocates who are at the Capitol daily, call the Georgia Council on Aging office at 404-657-5343 or meet us in the third floor of the Capitol in front of the double elevators.
New House Committee Chairs Named
Both the Senate and the House have released committee assignments for 2012, and we have some new faces in key leadership roles in the House. The Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee has a new chairperson in Rep. Katie Dempsey (R 13th, Rome), and we have had wonderful support from outgoing Chair Penny Houston during the transition. Human Relations and Aging has a new chair as well, Representative Tommy Benton (R 31st, Jefferson), and outgoing Chair Ann Purcell is providing strong assistance to the transition. We are very pleased that we can continue to work with returning Appropriations Chair Representative Terry England and Health and Human Services Chair Representative Sharon Cooper.
We are also extremely pleased to continue working with Senator Jack Hill as Appropriations Chair and with Senator Renee Unterman as both Appropriations Human Development Vice-Chair and Health and Human Services Chair. The full Committee lists are available at www.legis.ga.gov website.
Department of Community Health Board: Next Meeting, February 9, 2012
meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 10:30 am on the 5th Floor at 2 Peachtree
Department of Human Services Board: Next Meeting, February 15, 2012
meets 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm on the 29th Floor at 2 Peachtree
Learn about Legislation that Impacts Seniors
This newsletter will inform you each week the Legislature is in Session. Ask about specific legislation: Georgia Council on Aging (404)657-5343. Follow legislation or learn about the General Assembly: www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx
Get copies of bills: House Clerk's office (404)656-5015 Watch the General Assembly and some Committee Hearings at http://www.gpb.org/lawmakers. Watch GPTV's "Lawmakers" each evening at 7:00 pm to see the events of the day at the Capitol.