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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS



Committee Workday: Read Bowl Winners Awarded, Return-to-Work Progresses, Vouchers and Ed Bills Move
Though the House and Senate were in recess Tuesday, there was plenty of education news from the Gold Dome. Read Bowl Winners from...

Legislative Team
Feb 25


Day 22: 'Distraction-Free Education Act' Approved by House Ed Committee
The House and Senate each had busy floor sessions, but neither chamber voted on education-related bills. The Senate Appropriations...

Josh Stephens
Feb 24


Day 21: Riley Gaines Act Passes House Ed
The House approved HB 192 by Rep. Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville), the "Top State for Talent Act" by Rep. Matthew Gambill...

Josh Stephens
Feb 21


Day 20: Woah, We're Halfway There!
The 2025 legislative session is 50% complete. Though the 20th legislative day was lean on education-related floor action, multiple...

Legislative Team
Feb 20


State Board of Education Meeting Report - February 2025
The State Board of Education (SBOE) met Feb. 19 and 20, and the board approved rules on education funding, school size, and Georgia’s...

Robert Aycock
Feb 20


Day 18, Part 2 & Day 19: Riley Gaines Act, Completion Schools, and USED Bills Move
Please note that due to the volume of activity under the Gold Dome yesterday, the Day 18 report was in two parts. Today’s Day 19 report...

Legislative Team
Feb 19


Day 18, Part 1: Educators Attend PAGE Day on a Packed Legislative Day Featuring Teach in the Peach
Please note that due to the volume of action under the Gold Dome today, the Day 18 report will be in two parts. The Day 19 report...

Legislative Team
Feb 18


Day 17: House School Safety Bill Passes Subcommittee Unanimously
Week Five of the 2025 Legislative Session ended eventfully. Multiple education-related bills passed both chambers, including a...

Legislative Team
Feb 13


Day 16: Comprehensive School Safety Bill Hearing Tomorrow
The Capitol was crowded and bustling today, but Day 16 was lean on education activity with the exception of publication of a notice for...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Feb 12


Day 15: Senate Committee Explores Cell Phones in Schools; Another Committee Hears Educator Workforce Presentations
Presentations were the order of the day today. The Senate Children & Families Committee heard presentations from Marietta City Schools...

Legislative Team
Feb 11


Day 14: House Ed Reviews GaDOE Priorities and Passes PAGE-Supported Bills
As of today, the 2025 legislative session is one-third complete. The House Education Committee met and passed its first bills of the...

Legislative Team
Feb 10


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


Teachers Retirement System of Georgia Board of Trustees Meeting - January 2025
The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting Jan. 22, 2025. The full agenda and all meeting materials can...

Robert Aycock
Jan 27
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