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GA HR1334
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/10/2016
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Abrams
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution honoring kinship caregivers—blood and non-blood relatives who serve as primary caregivers for children after life-altering events—for their dedicated service to the state
- More than 2.7 million kinship care households exist nationwide, with over 250,000 Georgia grandparents living with their grandchildren despite higher rates of disability and economic hardship
- In 2015, the Georgia House formed the Study Committee on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Kinship Care, which traveled the state and heard testimony from hundreds of caregivers about challenges they face
- Kinship caregivers help prevent foster care placements, saving the state valuable resources, while Georgia provides services including legal, financial, and medical assistance; child care; support groups; respite care; and educational resources
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Kinship caregivers in the State of Georgia; honor
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/10/2016
Full Bill Text
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