Bill Text: GA HR824 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: House Study Committee on Autism; create
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-01 - House Second Readers [HR824 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR824-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 824
By:
Representatives Dempsey of the
13th,
Cooper of the
41st,
Harbin of the
118th,
Burkhalter of the
50th,
Manning of the
32nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on Autism; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the health of its citizens is of primary importance to the State of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
access to health care services and availability and affordability of health
insurance have a direct impact on the lives and well-being of the residents of
this state; and
WHEREAS,
it would be beneficial to study autism insurance coverage and to identify its
shortcomings and gaps with regard to providing autism services to all Georgians
and to study the optimum means to address these issues.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on Autism to be composed of five members of the House
of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a chairperson from among the
appointees. The committee shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of issues
surrounding the availability and affordability of health care insurance covering
autism and access to health care services. The committee may conduct such
meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient
to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties,
and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The members of
the committee shall not receive the allowances authorized for legislative
members of interim legislative committees from the funds appropriated to the
House but shall meet for not more than five days unless additional days are
authorized. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and
recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report
shall be made on or before December 31, 2009. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 31, 2009.
