PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

The State Board of Education (SBOE) met May 7 and 8. Board members approved a rule change relating to the charter school petition...

The PAGE 2025 Legislative Session Summary covers education-related legislation approved by the General Assembly, provides an overview of...

Josh Stephens, Rob Ayock, & Margaret Ciccarelli Not Pictured: Claire Suggs The conclusion of the 2026 session included House and Senate...

The lack of education bills on the House and Senate floors today belied the extent to which legislators focused on lawmaking regarding...

The House and Senate had extensive floor debates, though neither chamber considered education bills. The House Education Committee...

Legislative Day 31 was relatively quiet compared to last week's busy pace. Two Day 31 items of note include Senate approval of a...

Floor action and committee work intensified today as education legislation progressed on the concluding day of week four. House Floor...

Neither chamber had significant activity today. However, many committees have begun meeting. Bills are expected to soon begin moving...

This morning, the House and Senate held short floor sessions, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court provided his State of the...

After cancellation of joint appropriations hearings last week due to winter weather, the House and Senate conducted short floor sessions...

The third day of the 2025 Legislative Session was relatively uneventful. Both chambers are in the process of assigning members to...

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

UPDATE: The 40-day veto period has now passed, and Gov. Kemp did not veto any K-12 education legislation. As of May 7, 2024, all passed...

The House and Senate convened for the final day of the 2024 session and took action on a number of bills. Senate Approves Addy's Law,...

House Passes FY2025 Budget with Raises for Certified Teachers and Staff By a vote of 172 to 1, the House passed HB 916, the FY25 Budget....

House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2025 Budget Proposal Members of the House Appropriations Committee made changes to some items...

After remaining in recess Monday, the General Assembly returned to an extremely active Legislative Day 15. House Rules Committee sets AFY...

An uneventful Friday morning marked the conclusion of the first week of the 2024 Legislative Session. Next week, both chambers stand...

House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2024 Budget Proposal House budget writers gave a “do-pass” to its version of the Fiscal Year...

Senate Signs Off on AFY 2023 Budget The Senate approved its version of the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY 2023) budget. Senate lawmakers opted...