Sen. Steve Gooch Announces Second Meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools

ATLANTA (October 31, 2018)  | Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) recently announced that the second meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in room 450 of the state Capitol. 

Sen. Gooch will serve as Chairman of the committee and members will include Sen. Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton), Sen. John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa), Sen. Jack Hill (R – Reidsville), Mr. Grier Todd, appointed by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, Deputy Commissioner of Tourism for the Georgia Department of Economic Development Kevin Langston, Georgia Chamber of Commerce designee Michael Owens, Director of the Georgia Travel Association Kelsey Moore, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus Jay Markwalter, Camila Knowles, appointed by Governor Nathan Deal, and State Board of Education designee Scott Johnson.

The Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools was created by the passage of Senate Resolution 1068 during the 2018 Legislative Session. The committee will review the effect of varied school start dates on the travel and hospitality industries while ensuring that there will be no disruption to the education of Georgia’s children. The committee must report its findings on or before December 1, 2018.

WHO:              Sen. Steve Gooch and Members of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools

WHAT:            Second Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:            November 14, 2018
2:00 p.m.

WHERE:          State Capitol – Room 450

206 Washington St SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

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For Immediate Release:
October 31, 2018

Ines Owens, Director
ines.owens@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028