ATLANTA (March 12, 2024) — Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13th, Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) will hold a press conference to discuss Senate Bill 522, also known as Donna’s Law. Senators Parent and Harrell will be joined by Chelsea Piatt from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Dr. Peter Ash from Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The press conference will follow a hearing on the measure in the Senate Committee on Public Safety.
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ATLANTA (March 12, 2024) –Today, the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus, co-chaired by Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) and Rep. Kimberly Alexander (D–Hiram), honored 31 women from around the State of Georgia with the Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award during its annual Yellow Rose Ceremony.
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ATLANTA (March 11, 2024) — On Wednesday, March 13th, Sen. Sonya Halpern, (D–Atlanta) will host a press conference in honor of HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Heritage Day in partnership with Governor Brian P. Kemp.
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ATLANTA (March 11, 2024) –Last week, Senators Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) and Clint Dixon (R–Gwinnett) held a press conference alongside Rep. Bethany Ballard (R–Warner Robins) and Chairman of the Georgia Council Literacy, Scott Johnson, to discuss Senate Bill 464, the “School Supplies for Teachers Act.” This measure mandates the State Board of Education to establish a program for the Department of Education to allocate funds for eligible teachers to purchase school supplies online. Additionally, the amendment to SB 464 would specify a universal reading screener that each public school and local school system must adopt and administer.
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ATLANTA (March 6, 2024) — Tomorrow, March 7, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Higher Education Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) will be holding a press conference alongside Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Clint Dixon (R–Gwinnett), Rep. Bethany Ballard (R–Warner Robbins) and Chairman of the Georgia Council on Literacy Scott Johnson, to discuss Senate Bill 464, the “School Supplies for Teachers Act.”
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