2023 Legislative Session Summary
The 2023 legislative session yielded needed educator and student assistance through a pay raise for teachers and other certified staff,...
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Legislative Team
- Mar 30
Day 40: Voucher Bill Fails, Teacher Pay Raises & Literacy Bill Pass
Voucher Bill Fails on House Floor In a dramatic vote, SB 233 by Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming), failed by four votes on the House floor....
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Mar 28
Day 39: Part 2 - Voucher Bill Still Tabled - Please Continue Advocacy
The following report encompasses legislation which passed after 8 p.m. on Legislative Day 39. PAGE reported education-related bills which...
Legislative Team
- Mar 22
Committee Work Day
Senate Committee Signs Off on Changes to School Speed Zones The Senate Public Safety Committee approved HB 348 from Rep. J Collins...
Legislative Team
- Mar 21
Day 37: House Ed Approves Voucher Bill, Senate Ed Passes House Literacy Initiative & More
House Education Approves Amended Proposal to Create Georgia’s Third Private School Voucher Program The House Education Committee passed...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Mar 17
Action Alert: Voucher Bill in Subcommittee Monday, Literacy Bill in Committee Tuesday
Contact House Ed Members Now – Ask Them to Fund Georgia Literacy Initiative, Not Divert Additional Public Funds to Private Schools SB...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Mar 15
Day 34: House Ed Approves Council on Literacy, School Accreditation Compromise, & More
House Ed Passes Senate Literacy Bill, School Accreditation Compromise, & More The House Education Committee met and passed four bills,...
Legislative Team
- Mar 9
Day 31: House Passes Budget, Including Educator Raises, Subcommittees Pass Literacy Bill & More*
House Passes FY 24 Budget Including Educator Pay Raise The House approved HB 19, which outlines the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY)...
Legislative Team
- Mar 7
Day 29: Crossover Day, Part 2 – Literacy & Planning Period Bills Pass House; School Safety Advances
House and Senate Pass Several More Education Bills Prior to Crossover Day Deadline In our Day 28 Crossover Day, Part 1 Report, PAGE...
Legislative Team
- Mar 6
Day 28: Crossover Day, Part 1 - Voucher Bills Pass; AFY 2023 Budget Moves to Governor, & More
Crossover Day Action Crossover Day marks the day by which all legislation must pass the House or Senate in order to remain eligible to...
Legislative Team
- Mar 2
Day 27: Literacy & Teacher Planning Time Bills Progress, Along with Other Education Legislation
House Education Committee Moves Literacy & Teacher Planning Time Bills Forward The House Education Committee met in a bifurcated meeting...
Legislative Team
- Feb 28
Day 25: Voucher Bill Approved in Senate Ed Committee; Literacy Bills Advance in House and Senate
Voucher & Literacy Bills Get Quick Approval from Senate Education Committee The Senate Education & Youth Committee passed three bills...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Feb 15
Day 19: Action on Gov. Kemp’s Safe Schools Act & Alternative High Schools Bill
Governor’s Safe Schools Act Passes Committee Gov. Brian Kemp’s House Floor Leader Will Wade (R-Dawsonville) presented HB 147, the Safe...
Legislative Team
- Feb 8
Day 15: Senate Begins Review of AFY 2023 Budget; Joint Hearings on Literacy Continue
Senate Budget Writers Review House Budget Proposal State education agency leaders outlined changes the House made to Gov. Brian Kemp’s...
Legislative Team
- Feb 7
Day 14: Senate Committees Continue Literacy Exploration; Vaccine Bill Passes Senate
Joint Senate Committee Continues Examination into Literacy Members of the Senate Education & Youth and Senate Higher Education committees...
Legislative Team
- Feb 2
Day 12: AFY23 Passes House; House Ed Discusses Literacy, Funding, Charter Schools, & More
Literacy Top Item for House Education Committee House Education Committee members got a look at strategies the Georgia Department of...
Legislative Team
- Feb 1
Day 11: House Ed Budget Changes, Kemp's Safe Schools Act, Literacy, Vax Mandate Prohibition
House Budget Writers Offer Changes to Gov. Kemp’s 2023 Spending Plan The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the...
Legislative Team
- Jan 31
Day 10: Joint Education & Retirement Committees Meet
Literacy in the Spotlight at Joint Senate Education Meeting State School Superintendent Richard Woods described several literacy-focused...
Legislative Team
- Feb 16, 2022
Committee Work Day: Return to Work, Student Technology Protection, and Alternative Evaluation Pilot
Student Technology Protection Act & Teacher Evaluation Pilot Approved The House Education Committee passed several bills today. HB 1217...
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