A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to statutorily require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain the Georgia Crisis and Access Line; to provide for definitions; to provide certain requirements and functionality of the access line; to provide for behavioral health care provider data; to require that the access line support calls with sufficient access to behavioral health services and supports; to require any state-operated registry of available inpatient psychiatric beds, crisis residential beds, or substance use disorder beds to report data for purposes of the access line; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. Sheila Jones
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide that school attendance policies regarding excused absences take into consideration mental and behavioral health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for mental health treatment alternatives to imprisonment; to provide for mental health treatment options while imprisoned; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities regarding the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to provide for the establishment of a school-linked behavioral health grant program; to provide a definition; to provide for eligible applicants; to provide for allowable activities and related expenses; to provide for data collection and outcome measurement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide that first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in the emergency medical transportation of patients; to revise findings and a declaration of policy concerning first responders in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide that first responders of a fire department of a municipality shall be granted licenses for emergency medical transportation under certain circumstances; to revise the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program (EMSC Program); to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for licensing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 110 years of service and recognizing February 27, 2023, as Delta Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charlie Flemming on his outstanding service; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Smyrna, approved August 27, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 955), as amended, so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing June 6, 2022, as Women's Golf Day; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION Commending Morgan Kennedy, Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen 2022; and for other purposes.