ATLANTA (November 7, 2019) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) issued the following statement on the results of the recent ballot referendum held to update the DeKalb County Board of Ethics and how ethics complaints would be handled by the County. Continue reading “Sen. Emanuel Jones Issues Statement on DeKalb County Ethics Referendum”
Sen. Emanuel Jones to Co-Host Town Hall Meetings
ATLANTA (August 21, 2019) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur), along with fellow co-chair of the DeKalb County Legislative Delegation Rep. Karla Drenner (D – Avondale Estates), will host several town hall meetings in the coming months to discuss legislative issues related to DeKalb County. Continue reading “Sen. Emanuel Jones to Co-Host Town Hall Meetings”
Sen. Emanuel Jones Appointed to Study Committee
ATLANTA (August 21, 2019) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D — Decatur) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to serve as a member of the Senate Reducing Georgia’s Cost of Doing Business Study Committee Study Committee. Continue reading “Sen. Emanuel Jones Appointed to Study Committee”
Sen. Emanuel Jones to Hold Town Hall Meeting
ATLANTA (August 7, 2019) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) will host a town hall meeting with Sen. Brian Strickland (R – McDonough) on Tuesday, August 13 at the Merle Manders Conference Center in Stockbridge. Continue reading “Sen. Emanuel Jones to Hold Town Hall Meeting”
Sen. Emanuel Jones Appointed to Senate Study Committee on the Financial Efficiency Star Rating
ATLANTA (July 17, 2019) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) was recently appointed to the Senate Study Committee on the Financial Efficiency Star Rating by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan.
“The Financial Efficiency Star Rating system is an important measurement of how school districts allocate their funds on a per-student basis and how that relates to academic performance,” said Sen. Jones. “However, the potential for disparities exist, especially when comparing schools with varying sizes. I look forward to working with other members of this study committee to find potential solutions to addressing this oversight. I want to thank Lt. Governor Duncan for appointing me to serve on this committee and I am eager to get to work.”
The Senate Study Committee on the Financial Efficiency Star Rating was created through the passage of Senate Resolution 452, sponsored by Sen. Jones, during the 2019 Legislative Session. The committee is composed of five members of the Senate and will study the state’s Financial Efficiency Star Rating process and suggest any potential changes. The committee is required to submit their findings by December 1, 2019.
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For Immediate Release:
July 18, 2019
Andrew Allison, Broadcast Specialist
andrew.allison@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028