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    Day 40: 2022 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
    Legislative Team
    • Apr 5

    Day 40: 2022 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

    Scaled-Back Voucher Expansion Approved, Transgender Student Athlete & GSHA Provisions Added to Final Divisive Concepts Bill, Recess...
    Day 38: Mental Health Parity Act Gains Final Approval; Conference Appointed on Voucher Bill
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 30

    Day 38: Mental Health Parity Act Gains Final Approval; Conference Appointed on Voucher Bill

    Bill Doubling Cap on Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Program Appointed to Conference Committee Earlier this year, the House passed an amended...
    Day 28: Voucher Bill Fails on Floor, Other Ed Bills Pass in Crossover Day Flurry
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 16

    Day 28: Voucher Bill Fails on Floor, Other Ed Bills Pass in Crossover Day Flurry

    Senate Lawmakers Say 'No' to Third Private School Voucher Program The Senate rejected SB 601, authored by Sen. Butch Miller...
    Committee Workday Report - Senate Schedules Vote on Voucher Bill, Reviews FY23 Ed Budget
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 14

    Committee Workday Report - Senate Schedules Vote on Voucher Bill, Reviews FY23 Ed Budget

    Action Alert: Ask your senator to vote ‘NO’ on SB 601, which would create third private school voucher program Push for Third Private...
    Day 27: 'Divisive Concepts' Bill Passes Senate; FY23 Budget Passes House
    Margaret Cicarelli
    • Mar 12

    Day 27: 'Divisive Concepts' Bill Passes Senate; FY23 Budget Passes House

    'Divisive Concepts' Senate Bill Passes & Moves to the House By a vote of 32 to 20, largely along party lines, the Senate passed...
    Day 25: Voucher & School Board Meeting Transparency Bills Pass Committee
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 9

    Day 25: Voucher & School Board Meeting Transparency Bills Pass Committee

    Without Taking Public Testimony, Senate Ed Passes Bill Creating New Voucher Program The Senate Education & Youth Committee passed SB 601...
    Committee Work Day - 'Divisive Concepts,' Accreditation, & GHSA Bills Pass Senate Ed
    Josh Stephens
    • Mar 7

    Committee Work Day - 'Divisive Concepts,' Accreditation, & GHSA Bills Pass Senate Ed

    Senate Ed Committee Approves 'Divisive Concepts' Bill; Postpones Hearing on Creation of Third Private School Voucher Program The Senate...
    Day 24: Divisive Concepts & Vaccine Passport Bills Pass, As Does Parents' Bill of Rights
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 4

    Day 24: Divisive Concepts & Vaccine Passport Bills Pass, As Does Parents' Bill of Rights

    House Passes Divisive Concepts Prohibition & Parents' Bill of Rights After long debate and impassioned speeches for and against the...
    Day 23: ACTION ALERT—Ask your senator to vote 'No' on Voucher Expansion - HB 517
    Claire Suggs
    • Mar 3

    Day 23: ACTION ALERT—Ask your senator to vote 'No' on Voucher Expansion - HB 517

    2021 Bill Doubling Georgia's Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Passes House Abruptly The House passed an amended version of HB 517 (the new...
    Day 18: Movement on Bill Creating New Private School Voucher
    Claire Suggs
    • Feb 17

    Day 18: Movement on Bill Creating New Private School Voucher

    Your Voice Needed as Voucher Bill Gains Steam HB 60, which aims to create the state’s third private school voucher program, may be up for...
    Day 9: Return-to-Work and Private School Voucher Legislation Advance
    Legislative Team
    • Feb 2

    Day 9: Return-to-Work and Private School Voucher Legislation Advance

    Return to Work Bill Passes House The House passed HB 385 by Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), which allows retired educators to return to...
    Day 8: New Voucher Bill Introduced in House; Senate Bill Would Ban Teaching of "Divisive Concepts"
    Claire Suggs
    • Jan 28

    Day 8: New Voucher Bill Introduced in House; Senate Bill Would Ban Teaching of "Divisive Concepts"

    Education has captured considerable attention from lawmakers this session with multiple new bills already introduced and more expected....
    Day 2: Senate Retirement Committee Discusses COLAs for ERS & PSERS Members
    Claire Suggs
    • Jan 13

    Day 2: Senate Retirement Committee Discusses COLAs for ERS & PSERS Members

    Senate Lawmakers Set Course to Address COLAs for ERS Members The Senate Retirement Committee expects to address cost of living...
    Committee Meeting Day: Final 2021 Meeting of Ed Committees, Voucher Floor Vote Expected Tomorrow
    Claire Suggs
    • Mar 24, 2021

    Committee Meeting Day: Final 2021 Meeting of Ed Committees, Voucher Floor Vote Expected Tomorrow

    House to Vote on Special Needs Voucher Expansion Bill The House Rules Committee moved SB 47, which expands the special needs private...
    Day 36: New Version of Special Needs Voucher Expansion Passes House Ed
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 22, 2021

    Day 36: New Version of Special Needs Voucher Expansion Passes House Ed

    With five days left in the legislative session, lawmakers are pushing to get bills across the finish line. HB 81, which outlines the...
    Day 35: Canceled Education Meetings, Ed Foundation Merger Passes House
    Margaret Cicarelli
    • Mar 18, 2021

    Day 35: Canceled Education Meetings, Ed Foundation Merger Passes House

    Education Meetings Canceled and No News on Voucher Bill Education action was slim under the Gold Dome. Both a House Education...
    Day 32: No Education Action Under Gold Dome; Special Needs Voucher Expected In Committee
    Margaret Cicarelli
    • Mar 15, 2021

    Day 32: No Education Action Under Gold Dome; Special Needs Voucher Expected In Committee

    PAGE Letter to House Education Committee About Special Needs Voucher Expansion No school-related action took place under the Gold Dome on...
    Day 28 - Crossover Day: Four Education Bills Pass, But Not Voucher Legislation
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 9, 2021

    Day 28 - Crossover Day: Four Education Bills Pass, But Not Voucher Legislation

    Crossover Day Under the Gold Dome Legislators in both chambers approved four education bills today: two each in the House and Senate....
    Committee Meeting Day: Private School Voucher Bill Up for Vote in House; FY 22 Budget Moves Forward
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 4, 2021

    Committee Meeting Day: Private School Voucher Bill Up for Vote in House; FY 22 Budget Moves Forward

    HB 60 Voucher Program Scheduled for Vote in House Lawmakers in the House will vote on HB 60, which aims to create Georgia’s third private...
    Day 26: Special Needs Voucher Passes; Teacher Tax Credit Passes; Vaccination News
    Legislative Team
    • Mar 4, 2021

    Day 26: Special Needs Voucher Passes; Teacher Tax Credit Passes; Vaccination News

    Senate Greenlights Expansion of Special Needs Voucher Program The Senate passed SB 47, which expands the Special Needs Scholarship, a...
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