PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

Teachers Retirement System (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting Jan. 26, 2022. TRS net assets in December 2021 reached $105,820,026,080....

Slow Day on Education Issues There was little action on education issues at the Capitol today. Neither the House or Senate education...

Parents' Bill of Rights Legislation Introduced in House & Senate Gov. Brian Kemp held a news conference to announce filing of legislation...

Return to Work Bill Passes House The House passed HB 385 by Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), which allows retired educators to return to...

Education has captured considerable attention from lawmakers this session with multiple new bills already introduced and more expected....

House Budget Writers Review Proposed Changes to Current Year Education Spending Members of the House Appropriations Education...

Return-to-Work Bill Approved by House Retirement Committee with 30-Year Minimum Requirement The House Retirement Committee met for the...

2021 Bills Are Still in Play – Including Legislation Impacting GA’s Tuition Tax Credit Private School Voucher Several important education...

Appropriation Committees Kick Off the Budget Process State budget writers on the house and senate appropriations committees got to work...

The State Board of Education (SBOE) approved to post a rule that would require school districts to post annual operating budgets, all...

GEER II Round One Funding The Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER), provides COVID-19 relief to school districts. Gov. Kemp...

State of the State & Education Budget In his State of the State remarks today, Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted continued efforts of educators...

Senate Lawmakers Set Course to Address COLAs for ERS Members The Senate Retirement Committee expects to address cost of living...

2022 Georgia Legislative Session Convenes The House kicked off the 2022 Georgia legislative session by convening briefly for Legislative...

The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC's) monthly meetings Dec. 8-9, 2021:...

TRS held its bimonthly meeting Nov. 17, 2021. TRS net assets in October 2021 reached $104,807,139,725. The audit committee presented...

Special Legislative Session Underway The General Assembly convened for a special session to set new district lines for state and federal...

The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) monthly meetings on Oct. 13-14, 2021:...

The State Board of Education (SBOE) delayed voting on a dyslexia rule at its September meeting in order to gather more feedback from...

TRS held its bimonthly meeting Sept. 22, 2021. Executive Director Dr. L.C. Evans delivered an operational status report. TRS net assets...