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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS



Day 13: AFY25 Budget Passes House and Multiple Education Bills Move Through Subcommittees
Floor action and committee work intensified today as education legislation progressed on the concluding day of week four. House Floor...

Legislative Team
Feb 6


Day 12: School Counselors Under the Gold Dome, AFY25 Budget Progresses
PAGE visited with the Georgia Association of School Counselors at the Capitol today. The Legislative staff took the photo, below right,...

Legislative Team
Feb 5


Day 11: House Announces 'Riley Gaines Act,' Senate Ed Passes Equalization and Federal Guidance Bills
It was a busy day under the Gold Dome. The Georgia Association of School Psychologists and Decoding Dyslexia advocated on education...

Legislative Team
Feb 4


Day 10: House Announces School Safety Plan
The fourth week of the legislative session featured two key school-focused events: House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) held a press...

Legislative Team
Feb 3


Day 9: Senate Ed Considers 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'
While floor sessions in both the House and Senate remain short and light, committee meetings are being held with increasing frequency....

Robert Aycock
Jan 30


Day 8: PAGE Legislative Team Hosts Budget Webinar
Neither chamber had significant activity today. However, many committees have begun meeting. Bills are expected to soon begin moving...

Robert Aycock
Jan 29


Day 7: Education Appropriations and Teachers Retirement System Reviewed
This morning, the House and Senate held short floor sessions, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court provided his State of the...

Legislative Team
Jan 28


Day 6: Short Day After Winter Weather Upends Joint Appropriations Hearings
After cancellation of joint appropriations hearings last week due to winter weather, the House and Senate conducted short floor sessions...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 27


Day 5: First Week of 2025 Session Draws to a Close
Friday's closing gavel in House and Senate chambers marked the end of the fifth legislative day and the first week of the 2025...

Robert Aycock
Jan 17


Day 4: Governor's State of the State Address and Budget Proposals
Gov. Brian Kemp delivered the State of the State Address this morning to a joint session of the House and Senate. Key themes included a...

Claire Suggs
Jan 16


Day 3: Quiet Legislative Day; Budget Hearings Upcoming
The third day of the 2025 Legislative Session was relatively uneventful. Both chambers are in the process of assigning members to...

Robert Aycock
Jan 15


Day 2: Eggs & Issues and New Senate Ed Chair
State constitutional officers, legislators, business leaders, and hundreds of other Georgians gathered at the Georgia World Congress...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 14


Day 1: 2025 Session Begins
As the morning sun shone off melting snow, the Georgia General Assembly officially convened for the 2025 Legislative Session. This year...

Robert Aycock
Jan 13


Capitol Report - Joint Senate Education & Youth and Higher Education Committee Explores Educator Workforce Issues, November 2024
The Senate Higher Education and Education & Youth Committees met jointly Nov. 25 to continue exploring ways to improve educator...

Robert Aycock
Dec 15, 2024


Capitol Report - Joint Senate Education & Youth and Higher Education Committee Explores Educator Workforce Issues
The Senate Higher Education and Education and Youth committees met jointly Oct. 15 to consider why educators enter and leave the...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Oct 23, 2024


Capitol Report - Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage
The Senate Study Committee on the Safe Firearm Storage met Thursday, Oct. 10. This committee is tasked with studying how securing...

Robert Aycock
Oct 21, 2024


Capitol Report - Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) met virtually Oct. 2. The meeting focused on the use of AI in education, and...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Oct 11, 2024


Capitol Report - Hearing on AP African American Studies in Georgia
Democratic members of House and Senate Education Committees held a hearing at the state Capitol Thursday, Aug. 8, to learn more about...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Aug 8, 2024


2023 Legislative Session Summary
The 2023 legislative session yielded needed educator and student assistance through a pay raise for teachers and other certified staff,...

Legislative Team
Apr 26, 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....

Legislative Team
Mar 30, 2023
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