HR 887: House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration; create

This resolution sets up the House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration. The resolution says school administrators must comply with many state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements, some of which it describes as outdated or hard to enforce, and that this can pull attention away from supporting student learning. The committee will have six members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker, who will also name a chairperson. The committee can study the issue, hold meetings as needed, and recommend legislation or other action. Members get standard legislative allowances for up to five meeting days unless more are approved, paid from House funds. Any report with recommendations must be approved by a majority of a quorum before the committee is abolished on December 1, 2025.

• Creates the House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration, made up of six House members appointed by the Speaker.
• Directs the committee to study existing mandates on public school administrators and recommend legislation or policy changes to reduce or prioritize them.
• Lets the chairperson call and schedule meetings as needed to carry out the study.
• Sets legislative pay allowances under O.C.G.A. 28-1-8 for committee members, capped at five days unless more are authorized, funded through House appropriations.
• Requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee is abolished, or minutes filed if no report is approved.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2025.

The six House members appointed to the committee, local boards of education, local school system administrators, and public school administrators whose compliance workload the committee will study. Georgia public school students and families could eventually be affected by any resulting legislation.

If the committee's study leads to legislation, it could change which administrative requirements school leaders must follow, potentially freeing up time and resources currently spent on compliance so schools can focus more on student learning. For now, the resolution only creates the committee and sets no binding rules.

• Paragraph 1 creates the House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration.
• Paragraph 2 sets committee membership at six House members appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson.
• Paragraph 3 charges the committee with studying mandates on public school administration and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph 5 sets member allowances under O.C.G.A. 28-1-8, capped at five days absent further authorization, funded from House appropriations.
• Paragraph 6 requires committee approval by majority vote of a quorum before any report is filed with the Clerk of the House.
• Paragraph 7 abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

1. 2025-04-04House Passed/Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-04House Third Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-02House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
4. 2025-04-02House Second Readers (House)
5. 2025-03-31House First Readers (House)
6. 2025-03-31House Hopper (House)

• Shaw Blackmon (R, HD-146)Primary sponsor
• Chris Erwin (R, HD-32)
• Mitchell Horner (R, HD-3)

1. PassedHouse voteApril 4, 2025

   166 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 9 excused)

   Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444

• public education
• school administration
• state mandates
• legislative study committee