The Georgia General Assembly 2012 session started this past Monday and legislators returned to the state Capitol. As expected, the budget will continue as the main priority and focus for this session. We will keep you posted with key points and ways you can advocate with your legislator to help in this area.
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HB 200 Passed!!!
THANK YOU! HB 200, groundbreaking legislation that increases the penalties against sex traffickers and provides greater protections for the victims of sexual trafficking, passed out of the Senate unanimously without any amendments! We are incredibly thankful to all of you who used your voice to support this bill. It was truly the grassroots mobilization that [...]
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Final Advocacy Update for 2010 Legislative Session
How Our Priorities Fared Advocates fighting to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in Georgia can be very proud of the ground we have gained this legislative 2 year cycle. Recall, our legislative priorities these past two years included:
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Advocacy Update: Our Work Matters
An adolescent girl who benefited directly from your advocacy saw her exploiter get justice this week! Johnathan Terry received a 25 year sentence in Fulton County Superior Court (with 20 to serve) when he pled guilty to charges of child molestation, statutory rape, pimping a child, pandering, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and felony [...]
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Advocacy Update: Exciting News
We won the Pepsi Refresh SXSW Challenge!!!! A $100,000 Pepsi grant will be awarded to the Women’s Funding Network. Thank you to all who voted!
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Advocacy Update: A Setback
Disappointing News The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to meet Monday morning was canceled due to a lack of a quorum. The eight bills on the agenda, including SB 304 are dead. In order to remain viable for passage the bill must have passed out of committee and made it into the Senate floor for a [...]
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Advocacy Update: A Vote is Scheduled
On Monday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the substitute to Senate Bill 304. The substitute bill amends Georgia law so juvenile judges have a way to place children required to engage in prostitution or pornography in appropriate restorative services.
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Advocacy Update: Reaching the Midpoint of 2010
Reaching the Midpoint Yesterday was the 20th Legislative Day. This means half of the current legislative session is already behind us.
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Oct. 13, 2012, Candler Park
