2. State Representative-The House of Representatives consists of 180 members from
regions around the state. Each January the House convenes to set an annual
operating budget, amend the prior year's budget and craft laws to address issues
ranging from education reform to transportation investment.
State Senator- Georgia has 56 senators meet to set an annual operating budget,
amend the current year's budget and craft laws that range from promoting
business to keeping health care spending in check.
Governor- One of 44 Governors with line item veto privileges.
3. U.S. Representative- 690,000+const.-$174,000-
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U.S. Senator- 4.8mil const.-$174,000-2
Congress- identifier of both US House and
Senate
President- 318.9mil const.-$400,000
State Representative- 53,000+const.-$17,342+$173
per diem-180
State Senator- 172,000+const.-$17,342+$173 per
diem-56
GGA- identifier of both State House and Senate
Governor- 10.1mil const.-$139,339
4. The Georgia General Assembly has operated continuously since 1777,
when Georgia became one of the thirteen original states and revoked its
status as a colony of Great Britain. A form of representative government
has existed in Georgia since January 1751.
State Senators and Representatives are the only people in the state that
can introduce new legislation (bills) and vote on legislation. If the
legislation is approved by both the Senate and the House, it is then passed
onto the governor for approval. If the governor signs the bill, it eventually
becomes law. Legislators also approve the state’s budget, vote on
resolutions, vote on referendums to place on the ballot, and help
constituents with problems. Ideas for bills are often provided to the
legislators by individual citizens, non-profit groups, community groups,
cities, business groups, and governmental departments.
5.
6. House Bill 560 Summary
By: Representatives Holcomb of the 81st and Abrams of the 89th
A Bill to Be Entitled An Act
An amendment by revising Code Section 35-1-2
Every law enforcement officer responsible for having a forensic
medical examination performed on a rape or sexual abuse case where evidence
is collected must: 1. Provide email notification to the division within 72 hours. 2.
Ensure evidence is submitted to the division within 30 days. 3. The law
enforcement agency must create a list of evidence resulting from the forensic
medical examination. Beginning Dec. 1, 2015 the division shall issue an annual
report detailing the number of cases for which it has tested evidence and the
number of cases for which it is storing evidence. Report shall be provided to
House Speaker, Lt. Governor, the House Committee on Judiciary, Non-civil, and
the Senate Judiciary, Non-civil committee.
7. House Bill 244 Summary
By: Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Welch of the 110th, Brockway of the
102nd, Oliver of the 82nd, Cooper of the 43rd, and others
A Bill to be entitled an Act
The purpose of this Act is to protect a child from further victimization after he or she is
discovered to be a sexually exploited child by ensuring that a child protective response
is in place in this state. The purpose and intended effect of this Act in imposing fees
and regulations on adult entertainment establishments is not to impose a restriction
on the content or reasonable access to any materials or performances protected by the
First Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article I, Section I, Paragraph V
of the Constitution of this state.
8. Day 6: Printed HB783
and researched the drug
in reference to be
banned: Kratom, for her
to review before
chambers.
It sounds like the perfect drug. At low doses, it's stimulating, like a strong
cup of coffee; at higher doses, it's sedating and kills pain. And it's a legal,
natural plant that has been used in Asian medicine for centuries. Indeed, a
growing number of Americans are finding it to be a useful alternative to
heroin and prescription pain relievers.
But of course, there's a catch. Like the opioid drugs it is used to replace, this
stuff can be addictive, and it can also cause serious nausea. Unlike other
opioids, however, it seems to have an extremely low overdose risk, which has
caught the eye of people working to fight the record high level of overdose
deaths.
It's called kratom. And while some harm reductionists and thousands of pain
patients see it as a possible path to relief and recovery, recent media
attention in the New York Times and elsewhere has focused on it primarily as
a drug of abuse. As a result, kratom may soon be prohibited, rather than
properly studied. The data so far, however, suggests that banning it might do
more harm than good— and that new more flexible ways of regulating drugs
may be needed in order to truly protect the public.
9. Greetings on behalf of your State Representative
Dar'shun Kendrick,
Representative Kendrick is elated and humbled
to serve as the representative of our great 93rd
district. Now, she is requesting that your
students who are over 9 years old serve as a
page during the legislative session. We would
absolutely love for your students/children to
spend a day at the capitol engaged in the
legislative process as a page. A page is a student
who has the privilege of serving the legislators
as they work in House Chambers proposing
legislation that affects us all. They must be over
9 years old and live in House District 93. The
application is attached. Upon completion email
your applications to
jacquelyn.hicks@house.ga.gov.
Salutations from the office of your State Representative
Dar'shun Kendrick,
Every year, while the Georgia General Assembly is in
session, we invite choirs from our illustrious district to
sing on the capitol steps. We would love if you would
come and proudly represent our district, District 93. If
you are interested, respond to this email or call our
office at 404-656-0109 by February 15 so we can secure
your calender date.
10.
11. Mr. Larkins,
Thank you in advance for your due diligence on our
constituent's case. He is grieved about the loss of his living
wage due to his revoked state inspector license.
In short, our constituent, Victor Adepoju, is a state vehicle
inspector. He bought and inspected a vehicle from Rhode
Island for his daughter. The automobile had a salvaged
title. After he inspected and passed said vehicle, he was
informed by the Department of Revenue that he could not
inspect family members' cars. Under his supervisor's
discretion, he was also advised to inspect the car despite a
rule that he shouldn't inspect painted cars. His state
inspector license was revoked and we are requesting a
formal review so that he can hopefully regain his living
wage.
Mr. Adepoju's personal account and petitions are attached.
Thanks for all you do,
Deaundra Jackson
Communications Director
Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick, District 93
Good day Ms. Jackson,
I was advised by Legal Affairs and Tax Policy
that Mr. Adepoju will be granted an opportunity
for a hearing and would be contacted by our
staff as to when said hearing will take place.
Thank you,
Jason Larkins
Legislative Liaison
Georgia Department of Revenue
Office of the Revenue Commissioner
P: 404.417.2254 | F: 404.417.2101
FASTER. FRIENDLIER. EASIER
12. House Bill 859 - “Campus Carry” flew through house and senate but now rests on
the signature of Gov. Deal. I watched Mothers Against Gun Violence carry in boxes
and boxes of petitions. I heard some argue that the robberies in the vicinity of
downtown schools like GSU and Ga. Tech could be stalled if the general populace
knew the students were carrying.
House Bill 757 - Pastor’s Protection Act, eventually the Religious Freedom Bill. It
was initially to enable religious leaders to refuse to perform same-sex marriages,
but after it was consolidated with the First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia
which critics said would allow tax-funded groups to deny services to gays and
lesbians it was labeled wholly discriminatory and companies such as Disney,
Delta, Marvel, Microsoft and film production threatened withdrawal if the bill
passed. Governor Deal protected Georgia’s economic interests and vetoed the bill.
House Bill 827 – The Rape Kit Bill, passed the House unanimously but blocked by
a Senate Republican through refused hearings eventually passed amidst cheers in
for the bill to get the backlog of rape-kits moving and establish a clear timetable of
correspondence with law officials and hospitals
13. On Jan. 28, State Rep. Tommy Benton, an unapologetic supporter of Georgia’s
Confederate heritage(Sponsored bills to make the confederate memorial on Stone
Mountain permanent and institute a Confederate Memorial Day and make a
formally state recognized day for General Lee’s birthday), made the statement:
“The Klan was not so much a racist thing but a vigilante thing to keep law and
order, it made a lot of people straighten up,” he said.
Senate Bill 294, would forbid the state from formally recognizing holidays in honor
of the Confederacy or its leaders. Benton described the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Vincent
Fort, as “a fanatic” and the bill’s intent as “cultural terrorism.”
Feb. 1 my rep was the black history spokesperson for the Georgia Black Caucus and
she made a bold presentation.
14. Jay Bookman
Opinion columnist and
blogger at The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution.
The KKK ‘not so much a
racist thing’, and other
harmful myths
