Rep. Penny Houston

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to exclude public disclosure of personal information of certain foster parents or former foster parents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to provide for a director; to provide for the incorporation of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development; to provide for the incorporation and structure of a new Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for members and duties; to provide for conditions related to appropriations; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of Rural Development and State Advisory Committee on Rural Development, so as to repeal the Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; to provide for definitions; to expand the membership of the commission; to establish a task force; to require use of existing assessments; to monitor individual children's language and literacy progress; to develop a state-wide coordinated longitudinal data management system for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing; to require information sharing and collaboration among state agencies; to provide integrated and seamless services from birth through literacy; to require public reporting mechanisms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dependency proceedings, so as to require certain information be provided to a caregiver, foster parent, preadoptive parent, or relative by DFCS upon placement of a child; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 22, 2018, as Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies from charging a fee for placing or removing a security freeze on a consumer's account; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the South Georgia region as one of the five Great American Defense Communities for 2018; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to establish the Strategic Integrated Data System; to create a governing board and provide for its membership and terms; to provide for oversight of the project; to provide for board responsibilities; to provide for reporting; to provide for funding; to provide for data sharing; to provide for immunity; to provide for open records and meetings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit plans to utilize certain clinical review criteria to establish step therapy protocols; to provide for a step therapy override determination process; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and the 2017 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes