Georgia House Bill 1077

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-22 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to create a grant program to provide funding to eligible institutions for additional behavioral health workforce training positions; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for funding sources; to provide for applications; to provide for funding limitations; to create a behavioral health provider loan repayment program; to provide for definitions; to provide for written contracts with program participants; to provide for payment criteria; to provide for maximum amounts; to provide for prioritization of applications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; grant program to provide funding to eligible institutions for additional behavioral health workforce training positions; create

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Butch Parrish [R]

2024-02-21 - House - Passage: House Vote #507 (Y: 165 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-21	House	House Passed/Adopted
2024-02-21	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-07	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2024-01-31	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-30	House	House First Readers
2024-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66490
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222315
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66490#22957