ATLANTA (December 27, 2018) | The Senate Study Committee on the Excessive and Duplicative Regulatory Oversight of Community Based Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services held its final study committee meeting on Thursday, December 20th, and adopted seven recommendations to be considered in drafting legislation for the 2019 Legislative Session. Sen. Greg Kirk (R – Americus) will carry the legislation. Continue reading “Sen. Greg Kirk to Carry IDD Services Legislation”
Sen. Steve Gooch Announces Third Meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools
ATLANTA (December 18, 2018) | Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) recently announced that the third meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at the Konica Minolta Conference Center at SunTrust Park. Continue reading “Sen. Steve Gooch Announces Third Meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools”
The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans Meeting in Columbus
ATLANTA (December 17, 2018) | Sen. Ed Harbison (D – Columbus) will host the next meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Columbus, Georgia. Continue reading “The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans Meeting in Columbus”
Senate Study Committee on Dyslexia Adopts Recommendations
ATLANTA (December 17, 2018) | On Wednesday, December 12th, Senator Fran Millar (R – Dunwoody) and members of the Senate Study Committee on Dyslexia adopted three committee recommendations aimed at helping the state of Georgia better inform teachers on how to help dyslexic students and to better identify dyslexic students at an early age. Continue reading “Senate Study Committee on Dyslexia Adopts Recommendations”
Youth Legislator Scholarship Recipients Announced
ATLANTA (December 14, 2018) | On Thursday, December 13th, Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) presented John Colby Thompson, Riley Rothwell, and Abigail Mauldin with the 2nd Biennial Youth Legislator Scholarship Awards. The Youth Legislator Scholarship is awarded biennially to three middle or high school students who are residents of Senate District 19. Winners are chosen based on their essay on one of two prompts provided by Sen. Tillery. This year, roughly 90 percent of applicants chose the prompt of “providing examples of steps the state could take to encourage young individuals to build a life and career in rural Georgia.” Continue reading “Youth Legislator Scholarship Recipients Announced”