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...
Josh Stephens
- Mar 27
Day 39: Part 1 - Literacy Bills Pass
The following report encompasses legislation which passed before 8 p.m. on Legislative Day 39. PAGE will report on all education-related...
Legislative Team
- Mar 23
Day 38: Voucher Bill Tabled in House - Vote Likely Next Week; Education Bills Move in Both Chambers
After Long and Emotional Debate, House Postpones Vote on Private School Voucher Bill—Vote Likely Next Week After extensive debate lasting...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Mar 20
Day 36: Bill Creating New Private School Voucher Narrowly Passes Subcommittee
Please Keep Advocacy Calls & Emails Coming – House Education Subcommittee Narrowly Passed Private School Voucher Bill By a vote of 7-5,...
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...
Josh Stephens
- Mar 16
Day 35: Voucher Bill in Subcommittee Monday; Contact House Ed Committee Members Now
Voucher Bill in Subcommittee on Monday - Contact Policymakers Now SB 233, sponsored by Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming), is scheduled to be...
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
- 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...
Legislative Team
- Feb 23
Day 23: Senate Passes AFY23 Budget, Voucher Bill Introduced, Education Bills Move
Senate Signs Off on AFY 2023 Budget The Senate approved its version of the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY 2023) budget. Senate lawmakers opted...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Jan 24
Day 6: Private School Voucher Expansion Introduced in House
Join us Tomorrow for a PAGE Webinar on Proposed AFY23 and FY24 State Education Budgets Please register today (Tuesday, Jan. 24) to join...
Legislative Team
- Apr 4, 2022
Day 40: 2022 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
Scaled-Back Voucher Expansion Approved, Transgender Student Athlete & GSHA Provisions Added to Final Divisive Concepts Bill, Recess...
Legislative Team
- Mar 30, 2022
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...
Legislative Team
- Mar 15, 2022
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...
Legislative Team
- Mar 14, 2022
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...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- Mar 11, 2022
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...
Legislative Team
- Mar 8, 2022
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...
Josh Stephens
- Mar 7, 2022
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...
Legislative Team
- Mar 4, 2022
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...
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