Education and Youth

GA - Senator Chuck Payne (R)

Title:

Chairman

GA - Senator Jason Anavitarte (R)

Title:

Vice Chairman

GA - Senator Freddie Powell Sims (D)

Title:

Secretary

GA - Senator John Albers (R)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Matt Brass (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Greg Dolezal (R)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Steve Gooch (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Sonya Halpern (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Lester Jackson (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Donzella James (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Sheila McNeill (R)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Elena Parent (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Lindsey Tippins (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - SB3 Education; mandatory education from 16 to 17; raise the age

GA - HB287 Education; tobacco and vapor products in course of instruction regarding alcohol and drugs; include

GA - SR105 Public Education; free public education prior to college or postsecondary level; support by taxation -CA

GA - SB20 Child Advocate Advisory Committee; composition; revise

GA - SB91 Health; local boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products to students at no charge to the students; require

GA - SB88 Education; Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as as advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; provide

GA - SB541 Health of Students; care of students being treated for epilepsy or a seizure disorder; provide

GA - SB328 Education; designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; provide (PF)

GA - SR360 Ad Valorem Tax; resident of a school district shall be entitled to claim; amount prescribed by general law if the State Board of Education adopts a resolution; provide -CA (PF)

GA - SB327 Ad Valorem Tax: homestead exemption; educational purposes in an amount equal to $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents; provide (PF)

GA - SB514 "Unmask Georgia Students Act"; enact

GA - SB530 Education; limitations on waiver and variance requests by local school systems requesting flexibility; provide

GA - HB1178 Parents' Bill of Rights; enact

GA - SB626 Public School Disciplinary Tribunals; creation of antibullying coordinator positions and antibullying specialists positions within local school systems; provide

GA - HB1482 Education; eligibility criteria for project specific capital outlay grants for low-wealth schools systems; revise

GA - HB1184 Education; college entrance exam to public school students in grade 11; require administration

GA - HB1283 Quality Basic Education Act; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide

GA - SB159 Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise

GA - SB42 Education; school climate rating does not include discipline data; provide

GA - SB59 Education; additional QBE funding for each full-time equivalent student within a local charter school; provide

GA - SB66 Georgia Foundation for Public Education; a nonprofit corporation created by the foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; authorize

GA - SB153 "Graduation Opportunities and Advanced Learning (GOAL) Act"; enact

GA - SB216 Early Care and Learning; early child care scholarship program subject to appropriations by the General Assembly; establish

GA - SB220 "The Georgia Civics Renewal Act"; enact

GA - SB231 Education; pilot program; individuals between ages 21 and 35 who have not attained a high school diploma; provide

GA - SR136 Technical College System of Georgia; collaborate and develop programs to expand technical education; individuals age 16 or older who have withdrawn from high school; encourage

GA - HB455 Education; student transportation; revise a provision

GA - SB246 "The Learning Pod Protection Act"; exemptions applicable to learning pods, student attendance, administrative and judicial proceedings; provide

GA - HB681 Education; course of study in financial literacy for students in tenth or eleventh grade; provide

GA - SR204 State Board of Education; create multiple diploma pathways for high school students; urge

GA - SB435 Education; shall be unlawful for Ga public school students or teams to compete against a Ga public school that permits a person of one gender to participate in an athletic program that is designated for persons of opposite gender; provide

GA - SB452 Education; administration of a nationally recognized college entrance exam to public school students in grade 11 who choose to participate; require

GA - SB449 Education; protection of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their minor children from undue infringement by a state or local government entity; provide

GA - SB498 Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in secondary schools; provide

GA - SB563 "Quality Basic Education Act"; a campus program to support military students and their families; provide

GA - HB1215 Education; provision that reduced the amount of certain funding to state charter schools that offer virtual instruction; remove

GA - SB603 Public School Property and Facilities; an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide

GA - SB589 'Georgia Educational Scholarship Act'; enact

GA - SB601 'Georgia Educational Freedom Act'; enact

GA - HB1084 Education; curricula or training programs which encourage certain concepts; prevent use of

GA - SB613 "Common Humanity in Private Education Act"; enact

GA - HB1357 Professional Standards Commission; standards and procedures for certification programs; provisions

GA - HB1295 Quality Basic Education Act; group of performance evaluation ratings; remove needs development rating

GA - SB106 Education; multi-tiered system of supports; include wraparound services to be provided prior to expelling or assigning a student in preschool through third grade to out-of-school suspension for more than five consecutive or cumulative days

GA - SB110 "After School Recess Act"; enact

GA - SB15 Coursework in the Founding Philosophy and Principles of the USA; new category of coursework dealing with the history of Black people and their contributions to American society; create (PF)

GA - SB17 "Unlocking the Promise Whole Child Model Schools Act"; enact

GA - SB47 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; revise prior school year requirement

GA - SB122 "Quality Basic Education Act,"; scheduled recess periods of 30 minutes each school day for students in kindergarten through grade eight; provide

GA - SB123 "Permanent Classroom Act"; enact

GA - SB51 "Dexter Mosely Act"; enact

GA - SB240 Education; instructional program for students in grades eleven and twelve; critical role elections play in the democratic way of life; provide

GA - SB266 "Save Girls Sports Act"; enact

GA - SB288 Education; testing of drinking water in child care learning centers and schools for lead contamination; require

GA - SR307 Creation of Multiple Dipolma Pathways for High School Students; recognize the importance

GA - SB545 Core Curriculum; schools to provide training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator for students in grades nine or ten; require

GA - SB334 Educational Programs; no high school which receives funding under the Quality Basic Education Act shall participate in or sponsor interscholastic sports events conducted by any athletic association

GA - SB377 State Government; take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require state agencies

GA - SB375 Education; state agencies and certain local government entities to take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require

GA - SB357 Military Student Transfers; military students with the discretion to select adjacent school districts for attendance; provide

GA - SB480 Special Education Services Bill of Rights; provide

GA - SB575 Education; local boards of education shall review the financial status of the local school system at least quarterly rather than monthly, subject to an exception; provide

GA - HB1292 Education; prohibit students who participate in 4-H sponsored activities or programs from being counted as absent from school

GA - SB588 Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide

GA - SB587 'Georgia Educational Freedom Act'; enact