Sen. Dean Burke

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prescription drug monitoring program data base, so as to increase the length of time that prescription information is retained in the data base from two years to five years; to authorize the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to access the data base for enforcement purposes; 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 O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for identification of and support for students in pre-kindergarten through second grade with dyslexia; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Education to make a dyslexia informational handbook available to local school systems; 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 that a statement indicating that the subscriber's health policy is fully insured is included on a subscriber's health insurance identification card; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, so as to provide for a professional health program for impaired veterinarians; to provide for definitions; to provide for confidentiality of certain records; to provide for costs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing Senator William "Bill" S. Jackson and dedicating an interchange in his honor; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to revise certain definitions relating to nurses; to clarify requirements relating to granting authorization to holders of multistate licenses to engage in advanced nursing practice; to repeal a provision relating to the Nurse Licensure Compact; 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 Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections and freedom of information regarding prescription drug benefits; to provide for intent and applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Georgia Agricultural Marketing Authority; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging congress to pass funding legislation that will secure the southern border of the United States; and for other purposes.