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In and out in an hour

The House and Senate convened this morning at 10 a.m. and adjourned in about an hour. No significant legislation was taken up.

Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp will give the State of the State address, which should outline his budget priorities for the remainder of this fiscal year (mid-year adjustments) and for next year's budget (2026-2027.)

There are no committee meetings scheduled this week. Appropriations committees will meet next week to begin reviewing the governor's proposed budget.

Every day that the legislature meets, GAE members will receive updates on legislation that impacts public school educators, our students and their families, and schools. These alerts can also be found at: https://gae.org/legalerts

Issues related to public education that may be debated this session include:

Private school voucher expansion,
School district waiver reform,
Compensation for student teachers,
Increase in pension benefits for school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, and maintenance personnel,
Extending and improving the state law that allows retired educators to return to the classroom in high-demand subject areas,
Speed cameras in school zones,
Student absenteeism,
Ban on cell phone usage by students in high schools, and many others.

GAE Legislative Contact Team (LCT)
Zoom call on Jan. 20, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

All GAE members are invited to become part of the Legislative Contact Team (LCT).

The LCT provides you with opportunities to help you build a relationship with your representatives in the Georgia General Assembly. The goal is for GAE members, who are constituents of their Representative or Senator, to become the local education expert they know so that you can then reach out when education bills are under consideration.

All members are asked to join - we'll provide you all the information you need, we just need you to provide your time and talents to email and build relationships with your legislators.

Join us for the 2026 kick-off session to learn more and become part of the GAE LCT. Please register for this meeting at: https://www.mobilize.us/gae/event/885599/

100 Crescent Center Pkwy, Suite 500 | Tucker, GA 30084 US

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