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title: SR 888. Senate Parent Accountability for Student Success Study Committee; create
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status_date: 2026-03-02
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sponsors:
  - Matt Brass
  - Clint Dixon
  - Randy Robertson
  - Chuck Payne
  - Kay Kirkpatrick
  - Timothy Bearden
  - Max Burns
  - Ed Setzler
  - Jason T. Dickerson
  - Ed Harbison
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  - parental accountability
  - school discipline
  - chronic absenteeism
  - education policy
  - legislative study committees
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# SR 888. Senate Parent Accountability for Student Success Study Committee; create

## Text

Senate Resolution 888
By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Dixon of the 45th, Robertson of the 29th, Payne of the 54th,
Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others
A RESOLUTION
Creating the Senate Parent Accountability for Student Success Study Committee; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, parents are the first and primary educators of their children and bear
fundamental responsibility for their upbringing, character development, and academic
support; and
WHEREAS, schools across the state are experiencing increased incidents of student
misconduct, including disrespect towards staff, physical altercations, vaping, illegal drug use,
and significant classroom disruptions that impede the learning environment; and
WHEREAS, parental engagement in monitoring student academic performance, including
regular review of grades and active participation in academic oversight, has declined; and
WHEREAS, chronic absenteeism rates are rising state-wide, undermining student
achievement and long-term educational outcomes; and
WHEREAS, a consistent state-wide accountability model is necessary to protect students and
staff and to ensure an orderly and effective educational environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:
(1) Creation of Senate study committee. There is created the Senate Parent
Accountability for Student Success Study Committee.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the
Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate. The President shall designate a
member of the committee as chairperson of the committee.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances and funding.
(A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided
for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
(B) The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member
of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds
necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds
appropriated to the Senate.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)
of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with
the Secretary of the Senate.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Secretary
of the Senate a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia Senate resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine parental accountability for student behavior, absenteeism, and academic performance in public schools.

### Plain-language summary

This resolution does not change any law directly. Instead, it creates the Senate Parent Accountability for Student Success Study Committee, a temporary Senate body tasked with studying issues like student misconduct, declining parental engagement in academics, and rising chronic absenteeism across Georgia schools.
The committee would have five members appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom would serve as chairperson. The chairperson would call meetings, and the committee could meet wherever and whenever needed to do its work. Members would receive standard legislative allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at five days unless more are approved, paid from Senate funds. If the committee approves findings or legislative recommendations by majority vote, the chairperson must file a report with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee is abolished on December 1, 2026.

### What it does

- Creates a temporary five-member Senate study committee focused on parental accountability for student behavior and academic outcomes.
- Directs the committee to study student misconduct, declining parental academic engagement, and rising chronic absenteeism in Georgia schools.
- Authorizes the committee to recommend future legislation or action based on its findings.
- Sets legislative daily allowances for committee members, capped at five days unless additional days are approved, funded through the Senate's budget.
- Requires a report of findings or a legislative recommendation to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee dissolves.
- Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

### Who it affects

The five Senate members appointed to the committee, the Senate President who appoints them, and indirectly Georgia's public school students, parents, teachers, and school staff whose behavior and engagement the committee will study and may propose future legislation about.

### Why it matters

No new rules or requirements take effect immediately; this only sets up a group to study the issue. Any real changes to parental responsibility, school discipline, or attendance policy would depend on legislation the committee recommends after its study concludes.

### Key provisions

- Paragraph 1 creates the Senate Parent Accountability for Student Success Study Committee.
- Paragraph 2 sets committee membership at five senators appointed by the President of the Senate, who also names the chairperson.
- Paragraph 3 charges the committee with studying student misconduct, absenteeism, and parental academic engagement and recommending legislation if appropriate.
- Paragraph 5 sets member pay under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at five allowance days unless more are authorized, funded from Senate appropriations.
- Paragraph 6 requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Secretary of the Senate before abolishment.
- Paragraph 7 abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-03-02)
- Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-03)
- Sponsors: Matt Brass, Clint Dixon, Randy Robertson, Chuck Payne, Kay Kirkpatrick, Timothy Bearden, Max Burns, Ed Setzler, Jason T. Dickerson, Ed Harbison
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73768

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