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Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · February 19, 2026
House Education Committee, February 19, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered eight bills and approved each by voice vote. The bills addressed oversight of virtual schools enrolling students from other districts, teacher preparation programs, school finances, prekindergarten after-school care, math instruction, private-school scholarship eligibility and payments, and extracurricular access for public virtual-school students. Members asked about financial investigations, audit standards, scholarship payment tracking, and notice requirements for extracurricular participation. Several sponsors presented substitute versions incorporating earlier feedback. The chair asked sponsors to complete the paperwork needed to move the bills to the Rules Committee.
All right. Vice Chair Rice, we're gonna ask you to come for our second bill. Um, up today House Bill 1107. If you would, Vice Chair, read your LC number to us, then I'll turn the microphone over to you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That LC number is LC492669S. Correct. The microphone's yours. Okay. Thank you. Mr. Chairman and members of the...
The satisfaction rates are included, teacher evaluation data, and student performance outcomes. This framework ensures that new teachers entering Georgia classrooms are well-prepared and aligned with Georgia academic standards and student needs. Strong preparation is the foundation of strong teaching, and strong teaching is the foundation of student...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · February 5, 2026
House Education Committee, February 5, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved five bills: HB 971 on cross-district access to college and career academies for homeschool and private school students; HB 383 on protections for student athletes' endorsement contracts; HB 1009 on restricting high school students' personal electronic devices during the school day; HB 1023 on weapons detection systems in public schools; and HB 907 on access to completion schools. Members adopted two amendments to HB 383 and approved substitutes for HB 1023 and HB 907. Discussion included school funding, financial protections for young athletes, device-policy enforcement, weapons detection costs and staffing, and instruction at completion schools. Opposition was heard on the voice vote for HB 1023. No numerical vote totals were announced.
It could be a bullying situation. Uh, Albany region has been added. It is going very well, and the chairman, uh, Chairman Erwin knows, uh, better than I, he's been keeping up very closely with all of his superintendent friends on how this is doing. And then, uh, it is ro- robustly operating. Um, next year, next school year, the Columbus region will come...
I wanna make sure every parent knows about this and every student. They will provide this information both electronically and they will pr- post it prominently at, at each school, at each high school. On the next page, starting around, let's see, li- line 74, um, this is a very important change that has been asked for both by completion schools and by...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · March 5, 2026
House Education Committee, March 5, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee advanced four bills: HB 1056 on epinephrine use in schools, HB 669 on funding school roof improvements, HB 1257 on charter school rules and incentive grants, and HB 1232 on school attendance for Girl Scouts visiting the Capitol. Members discussed medication options, competitive purchasing, charter school oversight and funding limits. A proposed amendment to make up reduced charter incentive payments was withdrawn. The committee also revisited HB 1232 after an earlier version had added Boy Scouts. Members questioned removing that group, but the committee approved the Girl Scouts-only version after a hand vote. No numerical vote totals were announced.
Yes, sir. Let's get it moving there. All right, let me cut that one off. We will move down the agenda. Members, let's go to Vice Chair Rice with 1257. HB 1257. And Vice Chair, if you would, read your LC number to us so we're working off the same paper, and then I'll turn the microphone over to you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I have, um, Dono- Donovan Head...
Local authorizations are essentially budget neutral to the state. State schools require the state charter school supplement because they do not receive local property tax or ESPOS funding, and that supplement already exceeds 140 million. The commission was never intended to carry 100% of charter growth in Georgia. So what House Bill 1257 does, it makes...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · March 2, 2026
House Education Committee, March 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved seven bills covering school technology purchases, financial literacy, digital literacy and online safety, teacher planning time, emergency access to school buildings, and excused absences for Capitol visits. Members amended HB 1244 to remove required hourly compensation for teachers who agree to supervise students during protected time. Members also amended HB 1232 to include Boy Scouts of America, despite the sponsor's objection to expanding the bill beyond Girl Scouts. The committee postponed consideration of HB 1281 when the sponsor was unavailable. The chair said another meeting was planned.
Two by three. Okay. Uh, Representative Ridley, if you would for me read your LC number, and I'll turn the microphone over to you. All right, LC630123S. Wait a minute. Uh, I, I have a different number. Uh- Read your number one more time. LC630123S. I have 25S. Well, I need 25S then. Wait a second. We'll, we'll get you a copy of 25S. Where is that at?...
Great. Well, number-one priority, safety. So thank you, Representative, uh, for this. I'm gonna start. You've got quite a few questions, so we'll go through some of them. Number 18. At the proper time. That's good to hear on safety. 27. I'll second that motion, and I just want the record to show it took 10 years, but Chairman of the Fun Caucus has finally...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · February 12, 2026
House Education Committee, February 12, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved three measures: HB 1193, a substitute expanding early literacy instruction and support, passed unanimously; HR 145, a resolution urging expanded school vision and hearing screenings, passed by voice vote; and HB 310, a substitute creating a pilot program of grants for eligible student teachers and incentives to teach in Georgia public schools, also passed by voice vote. Members discussed literacy staffing and costs, student promotion and retention, coordination of health screenings, and whether teacher incentives should target high-need subjects or locations. No further amendments were adopted during the meeting.
So they can before entering into the school, 'cause I thought that that language was such that you had to be in that school- Not for kindergarten ... except for kindergarten. Except kindergarten. Okay. But then you spend one year through two FTE counts. So they could start... So they cannot apply for the Promise Scholarship in kindergarten? Is that what I'm...
Um, and I know in, um, you, you said that we were gonna be looking at QBE, um, to continue to fund this, and so I wanna put those two together. We did put money in the budget last year for poverty, about 90 million, um, but it did not follow certain kids. It was, um, students in mainly, um, rural areas where there was, um, just a lower percent, I believe,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · January 29, 2026
House Education Committee, January 29, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on education priorities and student financial aid, then announced four bills for Monday’s subcommittee meetings. Representatives of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education discussed literacy coaching, attendance, career pathways, healthcare access and changes to the state’s school funding formula. Members questioned funding priorities, reading proficiency and the use of technology. The Georgia Student Finance Commission’s president reviewed college aid, Georgia Match and the Promise Scholarship, answering questions about eligibility, spending and oversight. The chair emphasized safety, literacy and learning as committee priorities. The chair scheduled HB 383 and HB 907 for the Policy and Innovation Subcommittee, and HB 971 and HB 1009 for the Curriculum and Academic Achievement Subcommittee. No bill votes were taken.
We're turning it up right now- Okay. ... in hopes that it is. Thank you. Uh, thank you, Chairman, for inviting us, uh, to speak today and for, uh, passing out the top 10 in, o- on the floor. It's really meaningful for us to have these kinds of connections and have an opportunity to share our work. As I mentioned, I'm Dr. Dana Rickman. With me is Matt Smith,...
This supports students who are attending one of our independent colleges. Also really excited about some new programs that have come online recently. Uh, IPSE, the Inclusive Postsecondary Education grant. Uh, we have a scholarship for students pursuing engineering, a REACH Public Service Memorial grant and several others. The Georgia College Completion...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · February 26, 2026
House Education Committee, February 26, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved four bills: HB 1402 on school vision and hearing screenings and reading notices, HB 1302 on coordinating education and workforce planning, HB 1284 on diplomas for students nearing the end of life, and HB 1045 on student access to the 988 crisis line. The longest discussion concerned HB 1302, with members questioning agency responsibilities, literacy work and apprenticeship oversight. A motion to delay that bill failed 7 to 9 before the committee approved it. Members also approved corrections to the honorary name in HB 1284. The chair said additional meetings were planned to address bills still awaiting consideration.
Um, and, and so with those changes, and I'm, I'm happy to, to read them again if you want me to, um, it, it addressed those concerns. I guess spec- I mean, specifically, uh, will it impact them? Will they still be able to operate as, their apprenticeship programs, or do they still... I, I notice you changed the word from transfer to report. Right. So what...
Let me state this to you members before you go. Let me, let me have a couple of cleanup things that we need to know going forward, if we could. First of all, thank you for your hard work. I know that this starts out with a lot of work, and then it gets even more work when you have to get, uh, on, in the chair before us down there. But you do a good job of...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · March 19, 2026
House Education Committee, March 19, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute version of SB 369, a charter-school package that included changes concerning completion schools and extracurricular participation. The chair removed SB 431 from the agenda for further work. The committee also heard SB 513, which would address chronic absenteeism through attendance review teams and restrictions on activities and access to new driver's licenses or permits. Members questioned whether those restrictions could discourage attendance or create administrative problems. A Department of Driver Services witness raised concerns about delays and documentation requirements. The chair made that bill hearing-only, with no vote, and asked members to work with the sponsor on revisions for Monday's meeting.
Um, that continues on to page eight. Uh, section 3 gets into 1206, which was Chairman Jones's bill, the other Jones, Todd. And, uh, section 4 goes back to the original SB369. Section 5 is original SB369. Section 6, just renumbering from 369. And section 7 is House Bill 1257. Happy to take any questions, uh, for those of you that are maybe seeing this for...
Hey. Thank you again, Chairman. And, um, I... Look, I appreciate the, the efforts behind your, your passion. Um, we all wanna see, um, absenteeism reduced, especially unexcused absenteeism. Um, had... Was there any debate and discussion regarding, um, potentially unintendedly incentivizing students that get their driver's license at 16 that now will want to...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · March 23, 2026
House Education Committee, March 23, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved seven bills covering school finances, enrollment, instruction, teacher recruitment and attendance. Members advanced SB 472 on financial oversight, SB 589 on parents’ enrollment choices, SB 515 on teacher tax credits, SB 425 on cursive instruction and school safety, and SB 431 on foster students’ enrollment. The committee approved SB 475 on local charter school facility funding by an 11 to 5 vote. Members added a requirement to print the 988 crisis number on student identification badges to SB 589. After debate over attendance penalties and students’ transportation needs, members amended SB 513 to exempt students enrolled in completion special schools, then approved it. Other approvals were by voice vote, without numerical totals.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. She wasn't here. What? So I, I looked at the office, I was like, "You guys need to sit back down." The thing is, she's helping me. She's helping me. Well- I know, but she's helping me. I mean, you probably shouldn't, but it's whatever. Point that up here. Which one? Miriam. Miriam is. I defer to the knowledge of others. Hey, Shane, look....
Okay, let's see. I think I saw her come in and she was sitting there. Um, Senator Kirkpatrick, would you come up there, read your LC number to me, and then we'll turn the microphone over to you. I think it is 431, members. Uh, that's correct, and the LC I have, Mr. Chair, is 492837S. Okay. I do not have 37S, members. I have 34S. 34S. 34S. Stand by till we...
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