Legislative TeamApr 5Day 40: 2022 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die Scaled-Back Voucher Expansion Approved, Transgender Student Athlete & GSHA Provisions Added to Final Divisive Concepts Bill, Recess...
Legislative TeamMar 30Day 38: Mental Health Parity Act Gains Final Approval; Conference Appointed on Voucher BillBill Doubling Cap on Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Program Appointed to Conference Committee Earlier this year, the House passed an amended...
Legislative TeamMar 16Day 28: Voucher Bill Fails on Floor, Other Ed Bills Pass in Crossover Day FlurrySenate Lawmakers Say 'No' to Third Private School Voucher Program The Senate rejected SB 601, authored by Sen. Butch Miller...
Legislative TeamMar 14Committee Workday Report - Senate Schedules Vote on Voucher Bill, Reviews FY23 Ed BudgetAction Alert: Ask your senator to vote ‘NO’ on SB 601, which would create third private school voucher program Push for Third Private...
Margaret CicarelliMar 12Day 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 TeamMar 9Day 25: Voucher & School Board Meeting Transparency Bills Pass CommitteeWithout Taking Public Testimony, Senate Ed Passes Bill Creating New Voucher Program The Senate Education & Youth Committee passed SB 601...
Josh StephensMar 7Committee 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 TeamMar 4Day 24: Divisive Concepts & Vaccine Passport Bills Pass, As Does Parents' Bill of RightsHouse Passes Divisive Concepts Prohibition & Parents' Bill of Rights After long debate and impassioned speeches for and against the...
Claire SuggsMar 3Day 23: ACTION ALERT—Ask your senator to vote 'No' on Voucher Expansion - HB 5172021 Bill Doubling Georgia's Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Passes House Abruptly The House passed an amended version of HB 517 (the new...
Claire SuggsFeb 17Day 18: Movement on Bill Creating New Private School VoucherYour 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...
Legislative TeamFeb 2Day 9: Return-to-Work and Private School Voucher Legislation AdvanceReturn to Work Bill Passes House The House passed HB 385 by Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), which allows retired educators to return to...
Claire SuggsJan 28Day 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....
Claire SuggsJan 13Day 2: Senate Retirement Committee Discusses COLAs for ERS & PSERS MembersSenate Lawmakers Set Course to Address COLAs for ERS Members The Senate Retirement Committee expects to address cost of living...
Claire SuggsMar 24, 2021Committee Meeting Day: Final 2021 Meeting of Ed Committees, Voucher Floor Vote Expected TomorrowHouse to Vote on Special Needs Voucher Expansion Bill The House Rules Committee moved SB 47, which expands the special needs private...
Legislative TeamMar 22, 2021Day 36: New Version of Special Needs Voucher Expansion Passes House EdWith five days left in the legislative session, lawmakers are pushing to get bills across the finish line. HB 81, which outlines the...
Margaret CicarelliMar 18, 2021Day 35: Canceled Education Meetings, Ed Foundation Merger Passes HouseEducation Meetings Canceled and No News on Voucher Bill Education action was slim under the Gold Dome. Both a House Education...
Margaret CicarelliMar 15, 2021Day 32: No Education Action Under Gold Dome; Special Needs Voucher Expected In CommitteePAGE Letter to House Education Committee About Special Needs Voucher Expansion No school-related action took place under the Gold Dome on...
Legislative TeamMar 9, 2021Day 28 - Crossover Day: Four Education Bills Pass, But Not Voucher LegislationCrossover Day Under the Gold Dome Legislators in both chambers approved four education bills today: two each in the House and Senate....
Legislative TeamMar 4, 2021Committee Meeting Day: Private School Voucher Bill Up for Vote in House; FY 22 Budget Moves ForwardHB 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...
Legislative TeamMar 4, 2021Day 26: Special Needs Voucher Passes; Teacher Tax Credit Passes; Vaccination NewsSenate Greenlights Expansion of Special Needs Voucher Program The Senate passed SB 47, which expands the Special Needs Scholarship, a...