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Sen. Greg Dolezal Appointed to Senate Study Committees on Certificate of Need Reform and Truck Driver Shortages

ATLANTA (June 1, 2023) | Chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Senator Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming), was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need (CON) Reform and as a member of the Senate Study Committee on Truck Driver Shortages by Lt. Governor Burt Jones.

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Georgia Senate Passes Georgia Promise Scholarship Act

ATLANTA (March 13, 2023) | On Monday, March 6, 2023, Senate Bill 233, the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act,” passed the Georgia Senate. Sponsored by Chief Deputy Whip Sen. Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming), the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act would establish a state-funded $6,000 promise scholarship to be used towards qualified education expenses for each participating Georgia student. Students attending public schools in the lower quartile of academic performance statewide would be eligible for the scholarship. Further, SB 233 would prohibit the parents or legal guardians from having direct access to their child’s funds to prevent the misallocation of these funds for non-educational expenses. Annual standardized testing and audits would ensure the success and integrity of the program.

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Sen. Greg Dolezal Passes His First Bill of the 2023 Legislative Session

ATLANTA (February 9, 2023) | On Tuesday, Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Chief Deputy Whip Sen. Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming), passed by substitute with a vote of 31-21. SB 1 would remove the June 30, 2023 sunset on the existing Georgia law that prohibits state and local governments and agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to receive government services.

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