ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) | Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)’s Legislative Advisory Committee by Governor Brian P. Kemp. In this capacity, Sen. Tillery will serve alongside other state legislators and delegates to advise the board on key policy issues related to educational progress.
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ATLANTA (October, 8, 2020) | Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) will hold a town hall conference call Today, Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. to provide an update on COVID-19, with a focus on the public safety community. Sen. Albers will be joined by Butch Ayers, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.
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ATLANTA (September 24, 2020) | Yesterday, Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) was appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to serve on the Georgia Joint Defense Commission. Having previously been appointed in 2018, Sen. Walker will serve for a two-year term in his current capacity.
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ATLANTA (September 23, 2020)| The Senate Study Committee on Law Enforcement Reform, chaired by Sen. Bill Cowsert (R – Athens), will hold its first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2020. The Senate Study Committee on Law Enforcement Reform was established through the passage of Senate Resolution 1007 during the 2020 Legislative Session.
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ATLANTA (September 22, 2020) | Recently, Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 86, sponsored by Rep. Tommy Benton (R – Jefferson) and carried in the Senate by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga). HB 86 requires a policy to be created for teachers to appeal performance ratings notated in teacher personnel evaluations.
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