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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS



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 24, 2023


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
Apr 4, 2022


Day 38: Mental Health Parity Act Gains Final Approval; Conference Appointed on Voucher Bill
Bill Doubling Cap on Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Program Appointed to Conference Committee Earlier this year, the House passed an amended...
Legislative Team
Mar 30, 2022


Day 28: Voucher Bill Fails on Floor, Other Ed Bills Pass in Crossover Day Flurry
Senate Lawmakers Say 'No' to Third Private School Voucher Program The Senate rejected SB 601, authored by Sen. Butch Miller...
Legislative Team
Mar 15, 2022


Committee Workday Report - Senate Schedules Vote on Voucher Bill, Reviews FY23 Ed Budget
Action Alert: Ask your senator to vote ‘NO’ on SB 601, which would create third private school voucher program Push for Third Private...
Legislative Team
Mar 14, 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...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Mar 11, 2022


Day 25: Voucher & School Board Meeting Transparency Bills Pass Committee
Without Taking Public Testimony, Senate Ed Passes Bill Creating New Voucher Program The Senate Education & Youth Committee passed SB 601...
Legislative Team
Mar 8, 2022


Committee Work Day - 'Divisive Concepts,' Accreditation, & GHSA Bills Pass Senate Ed
Senate Ed Committee Approves 'Divisive Concepts' Bill; Postpones Hearing on Creation of Third Private School Voucher Program The Senate...
Josh Stephens
Mar 7, 2022


Day 24: Divisive Concepts & Vaccine Passport Bills Pass, As Does Parents' Bill of Rights
House Passes Divisive Concepts Prohibition & Parents' Bill of Rights After long debate and impassioned speeches for and against the...
Legislative Team
Mar 4, 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
Mar 3, 2022


Day 18: Movement on Bill Creating New Private School Voucher
Your Voice Needed as Voucher Bill Gains Steam HB 60, which aims to create the state’s third private school voucher program, may be up for...
Claire Suggs
Feb 17, 2022


Day 9: Return-to-Work and Private School Voucher Legislation Advance
Return to Work Bill Passes House The House passed HB 385 by Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), which allows retired educators to return to...
Legislative Team
Feb 1, 2022


Day 8: New Voucher Bill Introduced in House; Senate Bill Would Ban Teaching of "Divisive Concepts"
Education has captured considerable attention from lawmakers this session with multiple new bills already introduced and more expected....
Claire Suggs
Jan 27, 2022


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...
Claire Suggs
Jan 12, 2022


Committee Meeting Day: Final 2021 Meeting of Ed Committees, Voucher Floor Vote Expected Tomorrow
House to Vote on Special Needs Voucher Expansion Bill The House Rules Committee moved SB 47, which expands the special needs private...
Claire Suggs
Mar 24, 2021


Day 36: New Version of Special Needs Voucher Expansion Passes House Ed
With five days left in the legislative session, lawmakers are pushing to get bills across the finish line. HB 81, which outlines the...
Legislative Team
Mar 22, 2021


Day 35: Canceled Education Meetings, Ed Foundation Merger Passes House
Education Meetings Canceled and No News on Voucher Bill Education action was slim under the Gold Dome. Both a House Education...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Mar 18, 2021


Day 32: No Education Action Under Gold Dome; Special Needs Voucher Expected In Committee
PAGE Letter to House Education Committee About Special Needs Voucher Expansion No school-related action took place under the Gold Dome on...
Margaret Ciccarelli
Mar 15, 2021


Day 28 - Crossover Day: Four Education Bills Pass, But Not Voucher Legislation
Crossover Day Under the Gold Dome Legislators in both chambers approved four education bills today: two each in the House and Senate....
Legislative Team
Mar 9, 2021


Committee Meeting Day: Private School Voucher Bill Up for Vote in House; FY 22 Budget Moves Forward
HB 60 Voucher Program Scheduled for Vote in House Lawmakers in the House will vote on HB 60, which aims to create Georgia’s third private...
Legislative Team
Mar 4, 2021
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