GEORGIA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – 2018
Day Thirty-four, March 14, 2018
Wednesday, March 14th was legislative day thirty-four.
HOUSE RULES CALENDAR
There were no education related bills that GSSA is tracking on the House Rules Calendar for Wednesday.
House Consent Calendar
SB 398 Talbot County Board of Education compensation adjustment PASSED
SENATE RULES CALENDAR
There were no education related bills that GSSA is tracking on the Senate Rules Calendar for Wednesday.
Senate Consent Calendar
SB 481 Putman County Board of Education compensation PASSED
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
House Government Affairs Committee
SB 363 Elections and Primaries; time for opening and closing of the polls
DO PASS
Senate Education and Youth Committee
SR 972 Resolution encouraging local educational agencies to follow the Georgia Department of Education Gifted Program rules and guidelines
NOT HEARD – HOLD
HB 718 Education; excuse up to five absences of students with parents in service of the armed forces of the United States – primarily Wounded Warrior events
DO PASS
HB 739 Tracy Rainey Act — allows eligible military spouses to receive teaching certificates.
DO PASS
House Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications Committee
SB 426 “Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development (BILD) Act”
DO PASS SUBSTITUTE
Thursday, March 15, 2018 will be the thirty-fifth day of the legislative session.
The House and Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. this morning.
HOUSE RULES CALENDAR
There are two education related bills that GSSA is tracking on the House Rules Calendar for Thursday.
SB 82 Create a needs based HOPE scholarship and grant
SB 330 “Green Agriculture Education Act” Provide a three-component model, grades K-5 (Substitute)
SENATE RULES CALENDAR
There is one education related bill that GSSA is tracking on the Senate Rules Calendar for Thursday.
HB 844 Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; revise provisions
COMMITTEE MEETINGS — Thursday, March 15, 2018
Upon adjournment of the House – House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Finance and Policy 403 CAP
SB 402 “Achieving connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act”
2:00 p.m. House Judiciary Committee (Civil) 132 CAP
SB 338 Modify requirements for agency rule making
The Senate has several other committee meetings posted with no agenda as of this time.
Both the House and Senate may add committee meetings during the course of the day.
Monday, March 17, 2018 will be legislative day thirty-six.
If I can be of assistance to you with any of the activities of the 2018 legislative session, please contact me.
Michael Surma
Legislative Liaison
Georgia School Superintendents Association
404-909-1639
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