ATLANTA (November 24, 2025)— The Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care, chaired by Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R–Marietta), has adopted its final report, outlining targeted recommendations to strengthen outcomes for Georgia youth preparing to transition from foster care into adulthood.
Continue readingSenate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools Adopts Final Committee Report
ATLANTA (November 24, 2025) — The Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools, chaired by Sen. John F. Kennedy (R–Macon), has voted unanimously to adopt its final report, offering key recommendations to address chronic absenteeism in Georgia’s schools.
Continue readingSenate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism to Hold Final Meeting
ATLANTA (November 19, 2025) — On Friday, November 21, the Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism, chaired by Sen. Drew Echols (R–Alto), will hold its final hearing for the purpose of adopting the committee report.
Continue readingSenate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care to Hold Final Meeting
ATLANTA (November 19, 2025) — On Friday, November 21, at 1:00 p.m., the Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care, chaired by Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R–Marietta), will hold its final meeting for the purpose of adopting the committee report.
Continue readingJoint Senate-House Education Committees Review Progress on Teacher Workforce and Literacy Initiatives
ATLANTA (November 19, 2025) — Last Friday, Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth, led the joint meeting alongside the House Committee on Education to hear the progress on Senate Resolution 237. SR 237, sponsored by Sen. Hickman during the 2025 Legislative Session, urges the Professional Standards Commission to provide recommendations to support the state’s K-12 education workforce and teacher and school leader pipeline.
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