PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

The final day of the penultimate week of the 2026 session began with an early-morning committee meeting, at which one school-related urging resolution advanced. Against the backdrop of ongoing House and Senate negotiations on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 state budget, the Early Literacy Act, and property tax legislation, the House and Senate held lengthy floor sessions and passed multiple education bills. Senate Floor Action House Floor Action House Passes Return-to-Work Expansi

Senate committee meetings were postponed today as the Senate engaged in a lengthy debate on SB 382 , which changes property taxes collected by county governments, including school boards. Once the Senate floor session concluded, several major education bills, including SB 150 , which would expand and reauthorize the return-to-work program for retired educators, were approved in committee. The House had a short floor calendar, with no education bills on the agenda, and no educ

The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) held its bimonthly Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 24, 2025. Trustees received updates on...

Day 35 didn't disappoint on education action. It was a busy day on the House and Senate floor and in committees. The Senate passed HB 340 , by Rep. Scott Hilton (R-Peachtree Corners), which prohibits K-8 student use of cell phones during the school day. The legislation is supported by PAGE based on educator feedback. We appreciate the bipartisan group of senators who voted to move the bill forward to Gov. Brian Kemp. Two senators voted against it. The House passed SB 123 by

Though the House and Senate were in recess Tuesday, there was plenty of education news from the Gold Dome. Read Bowl Winners from Waynesboro, Kingsland, Albany, and Chattahoochee Announced PAGE joined Malcolm Mitchell and a number of legislators in celebrating growing readers and awarding Read Bowl trophies to students from: Waynesboro Elementary in Waynesboro Ranier Elementary in Kingsland Albany Middle School in Albany Chattahoochee High School in Cusseta Congrats to these

The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting July 24, 2024. The board received the executive director’s...

Following a highly successful PAGE Day on Capitol Hill, PAGE legislative team members continued their work under the Gold Dome by...