ATLANTA (March 1, 2023) | Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 107, also known as Izzy’s Law. Sponsored by Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania), Izzy’s Law would require the Department of Public Health to develop a widely-accessible and downloadable safety plan for aquatic activities based on the standards for nationally accredited swim instructors. Specifically, Izzy’s Law would require that each private swim instructor has a safety aquatic plan that includes but is not limited to: a necessary student to instructor ratio, a secondary supervisor to be present in assisting the safety of all swimmers and all parents and guardians to have the ability to be present at private swim lessons
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ATLANTA (February 23, 2023) | Today, Senator Max Burns (R – Sylvania) and Representative Mark Newton (R – Augusta) introduced Senate Bill 231, which would allow for citizens of Augusta-Richmond County to decide by vote whether or not the Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County would serve as a voting member on the Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
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ATLANTA (February 8, 2023) | Today, Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania) introduced Senate Bill 107, also known as Izzy’s Law. Izzy’s Law would require the Department of Public Health to develop of a safety plan for aquatic activities based on the standards for nationally accredited private swim instructors. The Department of Public Health would be required to make the aquatic plan widely accessible and downloadable.
Continue reading “Senator Max Burns Introduces Izzy’s Law”Sen. Max Burns Reappointed Chairman of Senate Ethics Committee
ATLANTA (January 18, 2023) | Last week, Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania) was re-appointed to serve as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics.
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ATLANTA (March 2, 2021) | On Thursday, February 25, 2021, Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania) toured the vaccination site at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Augusta, operated by Augusta University and AU Health, alongside Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan. Augusta University and AU Health run the vaccination site.
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