{"id":67,"date":"2022-02-05T23:19:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T23:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2022-03-17T00:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:34:44","slug":"legislative-update-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/05\/legislative-update-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative\u00a0Update\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Day\u00a012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to send you a quick\u00a0update\u00a0on what is happening under the Gold Dome so far this year.\u00a0\u00a0To this point we have finished\u00a012\u00a0Legislative\u00a0Days this session. We have only scratched the surface of issues to cover, I would like to bring a couple key pieces of\u00a0legislation\u00a0to your attention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truth in Prescription Pricing for Patients Act (HB 867):\u00a0\u00a0This bill aims to require pharmacy benefits managers to provide more transparency in the cost of drugs.\u00a0\u00a0Under this\u00a0legislation, the pharmacy benefits managers would have to disclose the true net cost of the drug to the pharmacy selling the drug.\u00a0\u00a0I have heard from plenty of constituents about the high price of pharmaceuticals and this bill is an attempt to address this important issue.\u00a0I support the effort to provide more transparency in medical costs and expect that it will ultimately result in decreased costs to the patient.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Freedom\/School Choice:\u00a0\u00a0There is one school choice bill that is slowly making progress through the committee process.\u00a0The Georgia Educational Scholarship Act (HB 60):\u00a0This bill, which has already passed out of the Education Committee, looks to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts and so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts and establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would love to hear your thoughts on providing education freedom to our parents and children. Please share your thoughts with me.\u00a0\u00a0You can reach me at my capitol office at 404-656-0213, or via email at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlice.Byrd@house.ga.gov<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As always, thank you for allowing me to serve as your State Representative for House District 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends,\u00a0 \u00a0I wanted to send you a quick\u00a0update\u00a0on what is happening under the Gold Dome so far this year.\u00a0\u00a0To this point we have finished\u00a012\u00a0Legislative\u00a0Days this session. 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