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The penultimate week of the 2025 Legislative Session began with both chambers in recess. The committee workday's main feature was a multi-hour hearing on HB 268, the House's marquee school safety bill. School Safety Bill Heard in Purpose-Made Subcommittee As a testament to the bill's complexity and importance, the Senate has formed a special Judiciary subcommittee to consider HB 268 , by Rep. Holt Persinger (R-Winder). This subcommittee met today for several hours and heard f

Week Five of the 2025 Legislative Session ended eventfully. Multiple education-related bills passed both chambers, including a PAGE-supported measure to establish an interstate compact for school psychologists and another to double the state payment awarded to educators who are killed while on the job. Important bills were also heard in committees, including the House's comprehensive school safety bill. House Floor Session Senate Floor Session House Ed Subcommittee Passes Com

The Capitol was crowded and bustling today, but Day 16 was lean on education activity with the exception of publication of a notice for tomorrow's hearing on HB 268 by Rep. Holt Persinger (R-Winder), which addresses school safety issues. House Floor Session Senate Floor Session House Education Subcommittee to Hear Comprehensive School Safety Legislation Tomorrow Tune in tomorrow at 1 p.m. for a hearing on House leadership's comprehensive school safety bill. The PAGE-supp