PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

The lack of education bills on the House and Senate floors today belied the extent to which legislators focused on lawmaking regarding schools. House and Senate committees passed bills on topics ranging from literacy to local charter school approvals, to strengthening the educator workforce. As the General Assembly inches closer to the Sine Die, (Legislative Day 40) many of these education bills will make their way to the floor. Senate Floor Session House Floor Session...

As those working under the Gold Dome continue to recover from a lengthy Day 28/Crossover Day, the House and Senate Day 29 floor calendars were light and contained no education bills. The most notable news of the day was promising announcements from the House Appropriations Committee, which shared education priorities in the FY2026 budget. The House is expected to vote on the budget tomorrow. House Chamber Senate Chamber House Budget Writers Propose Big Investment in Public Sc

With Crossover Day looming next week, the General Assembly is moving bills at a highly accelerated rate. The House passed the Riley Gaines Act during its floor session. Many other education-related bills passed multiple committees. This pace will continue until Crossover Day (LD 28) concludes March 6. House Floor Session Senate Floor Session House Approval of 'Riley Gaines Act' Sends the Bill to the Senate Following lengthy debate, the House passed HB 267 , the " Riley Gaine

What Does it Mean to “Christmas Tree” a Bill? During the final stretch of a legislative session, it is common to see some bills evolve...

House Education Committee to Hear Bill Creating Third Private School Voucher Program This afternoon, a House committee passed SB 233,...

Joint Senate Education and Higher Education Committee The Senate Education & Youth and Higher Education committees held a joint meeting...

The Senate met in a lengthy floor session and debated non-education issues. Due to the recent death of former House Rules Committee...

Both chambers hit the ground running Monday with substantial floor debates and full committee calendars. Several of these committees...

The House and Senate met Friday and considered a handful of bills, one of which would prohibit ranked-choice voting in elections. Though...

Senate Retirement Committee Hears PAGE-Supported Retirement Bill Impacting Classified School Staff The committee passed SB 105, sponsored...

House Education Committee Moves Capital Outlay and Alternative High School Legislation Forward The House Education Committee passed HB 81...

Curriculum and Policy Subcommittees of House Ed Pass Capital Outlay and Alternative School Legislation The Education Curriculum...

Slow day in House and Senate – Education Legislation to Watch Neither the House nor the Senate voted on legislation Monday, Jan. 30, and...

House Appropriations Committee Moves FY 2023 Budget Forward House budget writers signed off on the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget,...