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SR 459 - Jt. Study Comm. on Prevention, Emer. Care of Injuries - create

Walker, Charles W (22nd)	Dean, Nathan (31st)	Streat, Sr., Van (19th)

Status Summary	SC:	H&HS	HC:	Rules	FR:	01/25/00	LA:	05/01/00	Signed by Governor

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A resolution creating the Joint Study Committee on the Prevention and Emergency Care of Injuries in Georgia; and for other purposes.

SR 459   00                                          SR459/AP 
 
        SENATE RESOLUTION 459 
 
        By:  Senators Walker of the 22nd, Dean of the 31st, 
             Streat of the 19th and others 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Creating the Joint Study Committee on the Prevention and 
  1- 2  Emergency Care of Injuries in Georgia; and for other 
  1- 3  purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, the General Assembly is concerned with protecting 
  1- 5  the health of the citizens of Georgia; and 
 
  1- 6  WHEREAS, unintentional injuries resulting from motor vehicle 
  1- 7  collisions, bicycle and pedestrian mishaps, falls, fires, 
  1- 8  and other causes result in 2,800 deaths every year in 
  1- 9  Georgia; and 
 
  1-10  WHEREAS, unintentional injuries are the most common cause of 
  1-11  death among children and young adults (ages 1-34) in 
  1-12  Georgia; and 
 
  1-13  WHEREAS, unintentional injury death rates in most Georgia 
  1-14  counties are higher than in the United States as a whole; 
  1-15  and 
 
  1-16  WHEREAS, unintentional injuries are a leading cause of 
  1-17  hospitalization and permanent disability; and 
 
  1-18  WHEREAS, the costs of unintentional injuries include not 
  1-19  only medical care but costs of rehabilitation and loss of 
  1-20  wages; and 
 
  1-21  WHEREAS, unintentional injuries can be prevented via 
  1-22  education of the public, implementation of specific injury 
  1-23  prevention programs, and implementation of laws and 
  1-24  regulations; and 
 
  1-25  WHEREAS, programs exist which have been proven effective in 
  1-26  preventing unintentional injuries; and 
 
  1-27  WHEREAS, skilled on-site treatment, rapid transport, and the 
  1-28  availability of specialized trauma treatment centers can 
  1-29  reduce death and permanent disability from all types of 
  1-30  injuries; and 
 
  1-31  WHEREAS, effective public health surveillance programs can 
  1-32  guide the type and placement of unintentional injury 
  1-33  prevention programs, emergency transport, and trauma 
  1-34  treatment centers. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 
  2- 2  GEORGIA that there is created the Joint Study Committee on 
  2- 3  the Prevention and Emergency Care of Injuries in Georgia to 
  2- 4  be composed of three members of the Senate to be appointed 
  2- 5  by the President of the Senate; three members of the House 
  2- 6  of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the 
  2- 7  House of Representatives; the Director of the Governor's 
  2- 8  Office of Highway Safety or such person's designee; the 
  2- 9  Director of the Division of Public Health of the Department 
  2-10  of Human Resources or such person's designee; the President 
  2-11  of the Georgia Hospital Association or such person's 
  2-12  designee; a representative of the Medical Association of 
  2-13  Georgia and Georgia State Medical Association or that 
  2-14  person's designee; the Executive Director of Safe Kids of 
  2-15  Georgia or such person's designee; the Director of 
  2-16  Children's Trust Fund or such person's designee; the 
  2-17  Commissioner of the State Department of Community Health; 
  2-18  and the Director of the Injury Control Center of the Rollins 
  2-19  School of Public Health or such person's designee to be 
  2-20  appointed by the Governor with such person's consent.  The 
  2-21  Governor shall designate a member of the committee as 
  2-22  chairperson of the committee.  The chairperson shall call 
  2-23  all meetings of the committee. 
 
  2-24  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a 
  2-25  study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems 
  2-26  associated with the prevention of unintentional injuries, 
  2-27  emergency transport, and emergency treatment of injured 
  2-28  persons.  The committee may conduct such meetings at such 
  2-29  places and at such times as it may deem necessary or 
  2-30  convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively 
  2-31  its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the 
  2-32  objectives and purposes of this resolution.  The members of 
  2-33  the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for 
  2-34  legislative members of interim legislative committees but 
  2-35  shall receive the same for not more than five days unless 
  2-36  additional days are authorized.  The funds necessary to 
  2-37  carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from 
  2-38  the funds appropriated to the Senate and House of 
  2-39  Representatives.  In the event the committee makes a report 
  2-40  of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for 
  2-41  proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on 
  2-42  or before December 15, 2000.  The committee shall stand 
  2-43  abolished on December 15, 2000. 
 
 
 
 
 
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