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...
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS
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...
Claire Suggs
- Mar 3, 2022
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...
Claire Suggs
- Feb 17, 2022
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...
Legislative Team
- Feb 1, 2022
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...
Claire Suggs
- Jan 27, 2022
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....
Claire Suggs
- Jan 12, 2022
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...
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...
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...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- 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...
Margaret Ciccarelli
- 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...
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....
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...
Legislative Team
- Mar 3, 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...
Legislative Team
- Feb 25, 2021
Day 23: Educators Eligible for Vaccine March 8; Harmful Voucher Bill Passes House Ed
Teachers and School Staff Can Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Beginning March 8 Gov. Brian Kemp announced that teachers and school staff in...
Legislative Team
- Feb 17, 2021
Day 18: PAGE Testifies on Another Harmful Voucher Bill; Kemp’s Teacher Pipeline Passes Senate
Expanding Private School Vouchers a Priority for Some Lawmakers Efforts to expand private school vouchers appears to be gaining momentum...
Legislative Team
- Feb 16, 2021
Day 17: Gov. Kemp, Supt. Woods, & Legislative Leaders at PAGE Day; Harmful Voucher Bill Heard
PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021 This morning, educators from across Georgia convened for virtual PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021....
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