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GA HB1344

Bill

Status

Passed

4/22/2024

Primary Sponsor

Katie Dempsey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023-2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows 13 specified state commissioners and officials on the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to send a delegate or agent to council or subcommittee meetings, with delegates counting toward quorum, having full voting privileges, and not counting as an absence for the member
  • Repeals the requirement for formulation and publication of a state plan for disability services (Code Section 37-2-7)
  • Authorizes the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to waive all or part of experience requirements for applicants who have held full licensure in good standing in another jurisdiction for a minimum of two years
  • Repeals the requirement for the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities to submit an annual report on services for children and adolescents with severe emotional problems (Code Section 49-5-224)
  • Becomes effective upon approval by the Governor or upon becoming law without such approval

Legislative Description

Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; allow for certain officials to be represented by a delegate or agent

Last Action

Effective Date 2024-04-22

4/22/2024

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries and Utilities3/4/2024
Public Health2/21/2024

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