A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to require that insurer treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other health insurance claims; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to require that care management organization treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other Medicaid claims; to ensure that insurers and care management organizations comply with certain federal law; to provide for reporting; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain actions; to provide for applicability; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. Kim Schofield
Sponsored bills
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to remove a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude as an exception to the right to register and vote; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION supporting the protection of essential workers; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to replace the term "sparsity grant" with the term "FAIR Georgia grant"; to remove the provision that such grants shall be provided subject to appropriations by the General Assembly; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to provide for a refundable earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the health of students generally, so as to require the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and others, to develop guidelines for the use of telehealth services in public schools to provide mental health and behavioral health services to students at school or during any school related function; to define the term "telehealth"; 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 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to revise the offense of unlawful conduct during 9-1-1 call to include bias motivations in calling or otherwise contacting 9-1-1; to provide for a criminal penalty; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide for a cause of action against persons who knowingly cause a peace officer to arrive at a location, owing to false reporting or bias purposes; to provide for definitions; 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 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to prohibit the possession of certain property from the United States Department of Defense by certain local law enforcement agencies; to provide for a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act," so as to increase the burden of proof for the government in civil forfeiture proceedings; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public defenders, so to provide for representation by public defenders in civil forfeiture proceedings resulting from certain criminal cases; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.