Day 2: Senate Retirement Committee Discusses COLAs for ERS & PSERS Members
Senate Lawmakers Set Course to Address COLAs for ERS Members The Senate Retirement Committee expects to address cost of living...
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS
Josh Stephens
Nov 3, 2021
Legislators Convene for Special Legislative Session
Special Legislative Session Underway The General Assembly convened for a special session to set new district lines for state and federal...
Legislative Team
Mar 3, 2021
Day 26: Special Needs Voucher Passes; Teacher Tax Credit Passes; Vaccination News
Senate Greenlights Expansion of Special Needs Voucher Program The Senate passed SB 47, which expands the Special Needs Scholarship, a...
Claire Suggs
Mar 1, 2021
Day 25: Senate Ed Approves New Charter School Designation and Learning Pod Protections
The Senate Education & Youth Committee gave a thumbs up to two bills, SB 153, related to charter schools for at-risk students, and SB...
Legislative Team
Feb 17, 2021
Day 18: PAGE Testifies on Another Harmful Voucher Bill; Kemp’s Teacher Pipeline Passes Senate
Expanding Private School Vouchers a Priority for Some Lawmakers Efforts to expand private school vouchers appears to be gaining momentum...
Legislative Team
Feb 16, 2021
Day 17: Gov. Kemp, Supt. Woods, & Legislative Leaders at PAGE Day; Harmful Voucher Bill Heard
PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021 This morning, educators from across Georgia convened for virtual PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021....
Josh Stephens
Feb 9, 2021
Day 14: Senate Approves AFY 2021 Budget & House Subcommittee Approves Teacher Tax Credit
AFY 2021 Budget Moves Closer to the Finish Line The Senate passed HB 80, which is the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2021. Senate budget...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Feb 8, 2021
Day 13: Special Needs Private School Voucher Expansion Considered
Senate Education Committee Hears Special Needs Private School Voucher Expansion – Vote Expected Wednesday The Senate Education and Youth...
Legislative Team
Feb 3, 2021
Day 11: Senate Committee Discusses School Dropouts & Student Discipline
Dropouts and Discipline Data Generate Discussion High school dropouts and school discipline data were hot topics in the Senate Education...
Claire Suggs
Jan 28, 2021
Day 7: AFY21 Budget Advances
House Signs Off on AFY21 Budget The House approved the Amended Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which includes changes in state funding for...
Legislative Team
Jan 27, 2021
Day 6: Face-to-Face Questions & Great News Regarding Pre-K
Senate Ed Committee Questions Woods about Face-to-Face Instruction, Educator Vaccines, and Student Learning Loss The 2021 Senate...
Claire Suggs
Jan 20, 2021
Joint Budget Hearing (January 19, 2021)
Joint Appropriations Hearings Under the Gold Dome – Declining Student Enrollment, Partial Restoration of QBE, Pandemic Costs & More...
Claire Suggs
Jan 14, 2021
Day 4
Gov. Kemp Announces $1,000 Educator One-Time Bonus and Partial Restoration of School Budget Cuts in State of the State Address Gov. Brian...
Josh Stephens
Jan 13, 2021
Day 3
Gov. Kemp and legislative leaders preview legislative agendas. A bill intended to raise compulsory attendance age introduced in Senate.
Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 12, 2021
Day 2
Lawmakers Introduce New Private School Voucher Program Rep. Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock) introduced legislation seeking to create Georgia’s...
Josh Stephens
Jan 11, 2021
Day 1
Lawmakers convened for the 156th session of the Georgia General Assembly on Monday.
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