Welfare Watch

As a member of the JUSTGeorgia coalition, ICM is calling on you to help us bring juvenile code reform to Georgia. Two Senate Judiciary Committee hearings are scheduled on SB 292: The Child Protection and Public Safety Act.

The Child Protection and Public Safety Act is a comprehensive reform of Georgia's current Juvenile Code. Not only does it bring order and clarity to the Code, it calls for restorative justice for Georgia's children.

For a Fact Sheet about the proposed reforms, go to Child Protection and Public Safety Act: Good for Georgia's Children and Families on ICM's Web site. Also, you can find summaries (short and detailed) of the proposed legislation at www.justgeorgia.org. The summaries give you an indication of the magnitude of change needed for Georgia's children.

The hearings are scheduled for:

Monday, September 21, 2009
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: 307 Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB)
18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA 30334

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: 307 Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB)
18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA 30334

We need your supportive presence at both hearings. These opportunities to give voice to the needs of Georgia's children are too important to miss.

Also, contact your state legislators and let them know that you support juvenile code reform and JUSTGeorgia.

We especially need for you to contact the following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:
Preston Smith, District 52, Chair
Seth Harp, District 29, Vice Chair
Bill Hamrick, District 30, Secretary
David Adelman, District 42
Robert Brown, District 26
Bill Cowsert, District 46
John Crosby, District 13
Vincent Fort, District 39
Judson Hill, District 32
Mitch Seabaugh, District 28
John Wiles, District 37

Go to http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/FindLegislator .htm to find out your state legislators.