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Food Service Sustainability Solutions, AirGenie Air Sanitizer, has earned the Georgia Made Certification
Food Service Sustainability Solutions became a GSSA sponsor last year and displayed the AirGenie Air Sanitizer during our 2020 Fall Bootstrap in Athens. They have recently earned the Georgia Made Certification. Georgia Made is a program created to celebrate the people and support the industries manufacturing a wide variety of products across our state. The […]
GSSA 2021 Spring Bootstrap Conference Agenda
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GSSA Capitol Report – Day 39 & 40
The last two days of the session were long and the mischief was minor Sine Die 2021. Several education bills did pass the session and April 1st is the beginning of reviewing the key bills that will have an impact on K-12 education in Georgia. The FY 22 budget was passed late into the night […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 38
Day 38, was a long and arduous day. SB 47 the voucher expansion legislation passed the House floor by a 91-71. This adds Section 504 students for eligibility for this expanded version of the special needs voucher. The representatives supporting the bill went to the chamber well with emotional laced testimony as their go to […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 37
FY22 Budget HB 81 passes the Senate. The House and Senate have appointed their conferees to hammer out their -what appears to be -minor differences. It should be make an appearance in a final version by tomorrow. Bills on the move and/or getting attention: SB 59 – A charter school bill that attempted to […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 36
Well, day 36 proved to be the day that SB 47 Special Needs Expansion voucher was voted out of the House Ed Committee. (11-5) Ironically, it will be carried by Rep. Will Wade on the House floor. There was substitute to SB 47 and some of the language was changed to narrow the focus of the […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 34 & 35
With five legislative days remaining, the activity has picked up slightly with slow but steady floor voting in both chambers. Just not much concerning K-12 public education. Both the House and Senate adjourned the last two days by noon. There seems to be some tension between the chambers as evidenced by the slow down in […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 32 & 33
Interestingly, the pace of the session remains slow. The House Education Committee heard two bills late Tuesday afternoon: SB 159 – The alternate transportation bill allowing local districts to opt in and provide transportation in a vehicle with 8 persons or less but must be clearly marked as a school district transport vehicle. One change […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 30 & 31
Legislative Days 30 and 31 were relatively quiet and routine. The House Education Committee met and moved several Senate bills forward. SB 88 – One of two of Governor Kemp’s teacher pipeline bills was unanimously voted through. SB 106 – Before expelling or suspending pre-k through 3rd grade students for more than 5 days local districts […]
GSSA Capitol Report – Day 26
Day 26 was a tough day for K-12 education. The expanded special needs voucher SB 47 was passed on the Senate floor 30-23. We lost some votes at the 11th hour due to a political push by Senate leadership. The Senate Whip Steve Gooch sponsored the bill and all of the Senate leadership supported the bill. […]