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Proposed Disability Policy
Below is a brief overview of key bills currently in the House or Senate on the federal or state level. This is not a complete list.
For more information about federal legislation and its status, visit http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c110query.html and enter the bill number.
For more information about state legislation and its status, visit http://www.legis.state.ga.us/search.php.
Federal Level
| S. 161 |
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans. |
| S. 2 |
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. |
| H.R. 402 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans. |
| H.R. 290 |
To prevent ineligibility for supplemental security income benefits by reason of an increase in the Federal minimum wage. |
| H.R. 2 |
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. |
State
| HB 549 |
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to establish requirements for basic therapy services for children with disabilities; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide certain requirements relating to administrative prior approval for services and appeals; to provide for a modification to the state plan for medical assistance regarding the rate of payment to providers of medical assistance services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. |
| HB 279 |
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require certain procedures for determinations relating to eligibility for medical assistance through the Katie Beckett waiver program for children with Spina Bifida who have Myelomeningocele; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. |
| HB 199/SB 10 |
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to enact the "Georgia Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for objectives; to provide for definitions; to provide for school system obligations; to provide for scholarship eligibility requirements; to provide for private school eligibility; to provide for obligations of scholarship recipients; to provide for funding and payment; to provide for limited liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for legislative oversight; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. |
| HB 188 |
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from jury duty, so as to provide for an exemption for a primary caregiver of a person aged six or older with physical or cognitive limitations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. |
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