Wow, what a action packed day and unusual crossover day. This will be a different Friday News so please bare with my longer than usual report. (Not all legislative happenings) Crossover Day: House Bills Only. Tomorrow I will review the Senate Bills that made it through. The House chamber went to midnight tonight passing some key […]
The day began with the Senate passing SB 386 Special Needs voucher bill 33-22. Only two repubs voting against it: Sen Brandon Beach and Sen. Ellis Black. One Democrat voting for the bill was Sen Donzella James. The tone of the Senate at the time of the vote was very subdued. (not usually seen unless it […]
With the growing concern in our communities about the Coronavirus/COVID-19 we thought we would share some good resources that we have found and others are using to keep their communities updated and informed. Dr. Zauner and I continue to monitor this situation and have been communicating with the Department of Public Health, Ga DOE, Governor’s […]
This morning House Appropriations met to discuss the FY21 Budget. (tracking sheet) The outcome of the discussions for K-12 education were a $1000 certified earned teacher raise, 5% raise for transportation and school nutrition personnel, and 2% increase for school nurses. Twenty-five million dollars was added to fully fund counselors at a ratio of 1:450. Remember this […]