GCDD To Host Legislative Recap Webinar To Discuss Wins, Next Steps

Press release from GCDD:

May 1, 2023

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is hosting a free virtual webinar Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 6:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to give an update of what happened during the 2023 legislative session, as well as the next steps in advocacy for the agency.

The topics to be discussed at the meeting include Governor Brian Kemp’s 2024 Budget, the Inclusive Post Secondary Education (IPSE) House Bill 185, and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) regarding New Option Waiver program and Comprehensive Support Waiver program (NOW and COMP waivers) and direct support professional (DSP) wages. The 2023 Legislation Session focused on issues that impact the lives of Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). From healthcare to employment to education, many of GCDD's legislative priorities were the highlight of the budgets and bills Georgia lawmakers debated and voted on. The purpose of the May 4th webinar is for attendants to get a closer look into GCDD’s wins and losses of this session and what disability advocates can do during this "off-season" to continue to push for legislation and funding to increase opportunities for Georgia's disability community.

“The disability community had a lot of wins this legislative session. And yet, we had our share of dashed hopes. We think it’s important to come together as a community to have a candid conversation about our work together at the capitol this year and talk about where we go from here to keep making progress for Georgians with developmental disabilities and their families,” said GCDD Executive Director D’Arcy Robb.

Registration is required for this event and can be completed here. For more information about the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, visit www.gcdd.org.

This press release was produced by GCDD. The views expressed here are the author's own.