State Board of Education Meeting Report - May Meeting 2024
The State Board of Education (SBOE) held its monthly meetings May 9 and May 10. The agenda, which can be found HERE , includes links to...
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS
Claire Suggs
Jan 16
Budget Recess Week: Joint Appropriations Hears from GaDOE
Emerging Details on Funding Increase Proposed for Schools State Superintendent Richard Woods and Rusk Roam, chief financial officer for...
Legislative Team
Mar 30, 2023
Day 40: Voucher Bill Fails, Teacher Pay Raises & Literacy Bill Pass
Voucher Bill Fails on House Floor In a dramatic vote, SB 233 by Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming), failed by four votes on the House floor....
Claire Suggs
Mar 8, 2023
Day 30: House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2024 Budget Proposal, Including Educator Raise*
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2024 Budget Proposal House budget writers gave a “do-pass” to its version of the Fiscal Year...
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...
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,...
Legislative Team
Apr 4, 2022
Day 40: 2022 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
Scaled-Back Voucher Expansion Approved, Transgender Student Athlete & GSHA Provisions Added to Final Divisive Concepts Bill, Recess...
Legislative Team
Mar 25, 2022
Day 35: Senate Approves FY 2023 Budget; House Approves "Unmask Georgia Students Act"
Senate Lawmakers Approve FY 2023 Budget The Senate signed off on HB 911, which outlines the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023....
Claire Suggs
Mar 16, 2022
Day 29: Governor Signs Midyear Budget, Including Educator Pay Raise
Gov. Kemp Signs Off on AFY22 Budget The Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2022 budget crossed the finish line when Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Mar 11, 2022
Day 27: 'Divisive Concepts' Bill Passes Senate; FY23 Budget Passes House
'Divisive Concepts' Senate Bill Passes & Moves to the House By a vote of 32 to 20, largely along party lines, the Senate passed...
Legislative Team
Mar 10, 2022
Committee Workday - FY23 Educator Raises Progress; Recess & Capital Outlay Bills Pass Committee
House Appropriations Committee Moves FY 2023 Budget Forward House budget writers signed off on the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget,...
Legislative Team
Mar 9, 2022
Day 26: Contact Senators about Vouchers; AFY22 Budget & Teacher Evaluation Bill Pass House
Contact Senators -- 2021 Bill Doubling Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Still in Play PAGE sent an Action Alert last week regarding the...
Claire Suggs
Mar 3, 2022
Day 23: ACTION ALERT—Ask your senator to vote 'No' on Voucher Expansion - HB 517
2021 Bill Doubling Georgia's Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Passes House Abruptly The House passed an amended version of HB 517 (the new...
Claire Suggs
Feb 28, 2022
Day 21: Third Hearing on Senate Divisive Concepts Bill; AFY 2022 Budget Passes Committee
Senate Lawmakers Hear Public Feedback on Divisive Concepts Bill The Senate Education Committee heard public comment on SB 377, one of...
Legislative Team
Feb 10, 2022
Day 14: Educator Salary Supplements & Student Technology Protection Act Progress
Educator Salary Supplements One Step Closer to Finish Line The House Appropriations Committee approved the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2022...
Claire Suggs
Jan 21, 2022
Joint Appropriations Hearings: Educator Raise, Student Enrollment Drop, Curriculum, & More
Appropriation Committees Kick Off the Budget Process State budget writers on the house and senate appropriations committees got to work...
Josh Stephens
Jan 10, 2022
Day 1: Quick Opening to 2022 Session as Legislators Prepare for National Championship
2022 Georgia Legislative Session Convenes The House kicked off the 2022 Georgia legislative session by convening briefly for Legislative...
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