ATLANTA (February 26, 2026) — Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 513, sponsored by Sen. Jason T. Dickerson (R–Canton), to encourage consistent attendance in Georgia public schools. Also known as the Every Day Counts Act, this bill requires schools to use a multi-tier framework to improve student attendance, including attendance intervention plans monitored by attendance review teams for students who miss five of the first 50 days of school or 10% of the overall school year.
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ATLANTA (February 26, 2026) — Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 470, the “Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act,” sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell), to prohibit interference with emergency and public safety communications.
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ATLANTA (February 24, 2026) — Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 392, the “Waste Reduction Act of 2026” or “Zero-Based Budgeting Act,” sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell) to implement zero-based budgeting practices in state government.
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ATLANTA (February 23, 2026) — Last week, Sen. Jason T. Dickerson (R–Canton) introduced Senate Bill 513 to address chronic student absenteeism in Georgia public schools. Also known as the Every Day Counts Act, this legislation defines a chronically unexcused student as one whose total number of unexcused absences exceeds five during the first 50 school days or reaches 10% of the school days that have occurred to date.
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ATLANTA (February 20, 2026) — Today, State Senator John Albers (R–Roswell), chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, and State Representative Brad Thomas (R–Holly Springs), chairman of the House Special Committee on Resource Management, announced that House Bill 1029 has successfully passed the Georgia General Assembly and now heads to the governor’s desk for consideration.
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