Day 16: Low Wealth Capital Outlay and Alternative Schools Bills Progress
House Education Committee Moves Capital Outlay and Alternative High School Legislation Forward The House Education Committee passed HB 81...
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS
Legislative Team
Feb 8, 2023
Day 15: Senate Begins Review of AFY 2023 Budget; Joint Hearings on Literacy Continue
Senate Budget Writers Review House Budget Proposal State education agency leaders outlined changes the House made to Gov. Brian Kemp’s...
Legislative Team
Feb 7, 2023
Day 14: Senate Committees Continue Literacy Exploration; Vaccine Bill Passes Senate
Joint Senate Committee Continues Examination into Literacy Members of the Senate Education & Youth and Senate Higher Education committees...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Feb 6, 2023
Day 13: Capital Outlay and Alternative Schools Bills Move Through Subcommittee
Curriculum and Policy Subcommittees of House Ed Pass Capital Outlay and Alternative School Legislation The Education Curriculum...
Legislative Team
Feb 2, 2023
Day 12: AFY23 Passes House; House Ed Discusses Literacy, Funding, Charter Schools, & More
Literacy Top Item for House Education Committee House Education Committee members got a look at strategies the Georgia Department of...
Legislative Team
Feb 1, 2023
Day 11: House Ed Budget Changes, Kemp's Safe Schools Act, Literacy, Vax Mandate Prohibition
House Budget Writers Offer Changes to Gov. Kemp’s 2023 Spending Plan The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the...
Legislative Team
Jan 31, 2023
Day 10: Joint Education & Retirement Committees Meet
Literacy in the Spotlight at Joint Senate Education Meeting State School Superintendent Richard Woods described several literacy-focused...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 30, 2023
Day 9: Ed Bills Likely to Be Heard in Committee: Capital Outlay, Alternative Schools, Panic Buttons
Slow day in House and Senate – Education Legislation to Watch Neither the House nor the Senate voted on legislation Monday, Jan. 30, and...
Legislative Team
Jan 26, 2023
Day 8: Focus on Paraprofessionals, House Ed Meets
PAGE Issue Brief Underscores Importance of Addressing Challenges in Georgia’s Paraprofessional Workforce State leaders have recently...
Claire Suggs
Jan 25, 2023
Day 7: Governor Kemp's 2023 State of the State Address
Pay Raises Keep Best and Brightest in the Classroom Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted investments in public education, including the educator...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 24, 2023
Day 6: Private School Voucher Expansion Introduced in House
Join us Tomorrow for a PAGE Webinar on Proposed AFY23 and FY24 State Education Budgets Please register today (Tuesday, Jan. 24) to join...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 23, 2023
Day 5: AFY23 Education Budget Discussion, Including Sharp Employer Health Insurance Cost Increase
The House Appropriations Education Subcommittee convened briefly to hear Georgia Department of Education Chief Financial Officer Rusk...
Legislative Team
Jan 19, 2023
Joint Appropriations Hearings
Lawmakers Dive Into Gov. Kemp’s Education Funding Proposals Members of the House and Senate appropriations committees learned more about...
Claire Suggs
Jan 13, 2023
Day 4: Expanded Education Investments in Governor’s Budget Proposals
As described in Gov. Brian Kemp's inaugural address, he proposes a $2,000 pay raise for teachers and other certified staff in his Fiscal...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 12, 2023
Day 3: Gov. Kemp Proposes $2K Pay Raise for Teachers, Pre-K Teachers, and Certified K-12 Personnel
Gov. Kemp Proposes Teacher Pay Raise at Swearing In In a joint session of the House and Senate, Gov. Brian Kemp was sworn in for his...
Legislative Team
Jan 11, 2023
Day 2: Educator Pay Raise Announcement Expected Thursday; Both Chambers Approve Rules
Educator Pay Raise Announcement Expected Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to announce a pay raise for educators on Thursday, Jan. 12,...
Josh Stephens
Jan 9, 2023
Day 1: 2023 Session Opens with Rep. Jon Burns Elected as House Speaker
2023 Georgia Legislative Session Convenes The state House kicked off the 2023 Georgia legislative session by convening for Legislative...
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