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Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms Holds Meeting at Columbus State University

ATLANTA (October 24, 2022) | Last week, the Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms held a meeting at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.

“Over the past several weeks, the information and knowledge we have gained through these meetings has been extremely beneficial. It is the mission of this committee to ensure that every public school student is educated in a facility that is well maintained and satisfies all the necessary instructional needs for all students across Georgia,” said Sen. Dugan. “We are extremely grateful to those that have attended these meetings and provided public testimony. Thanks to each of you, we are one step closer to establishing quality funding mechanisms for Georgia’s students and educators.”

The committee continues to encourage all interested individuals to visit the committee’s website here to view video archives of previous meetings and provide any feedback for the committee to review, compile and consider before recommendations are made in preparation for the 2023 Legislative Session.

In addition, the public is also encouraged to submit written testimony to the committee using the following form: https://forms.gle/p8uKCAmo699qztS97

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For Immediate Release:

October 14, 2022

Andrew Allison, Director

andrew.allison@senate.ga.gov

404.656.0028

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Majority Leader Mike Dugan Announces Schedule for Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms

ATLANTA (July 15, 2022) | Today, Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton) announced the meeting dates and locations for the Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms. Sen. Dugan will serve as chair of the six member committee, which will be tasked with reviewing and evaluating the funding mechanisms related to the Quality Basic Education Formula, capital outlay, equalization grants and virtual schools in order to best meet the needs of Georgia’s schools and students.

The committee has also launched a website to serve as a one-stop-shop to house all meeting information including presentations, videos and any other supporting materials. The committee encourages all interested parties to visit the website here to provide any feedback for the committee members to review, compile and consider before recommendations are made in preparation for the 2023 Legislative Session.

In addition, the public is also encouraged to submit testimony to the committee using the following form: https://forms.gle/p8uKCAmo699qztS97

The Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms will hold the following meetings:

Atlanta
When: Friday, August 19, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Where: Georgia State Capitol – Room 450
             206 Washington Street
             Atlanta, GA 30334

Savannah
When: Friday, September 16, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Savannah State University
             3219 College Street
             Savannah, GA 31404

Columbus
When: Friday, October 21, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Columbus State University
             4225 University Ave
             Columbus, GA 31907

Over the next several weeks, the Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding will provide additional information on meeting locations. More details will also be available on the Senate meeting schedule here. 

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Sen. Mike Dugan serves as the Senate Majority Leader. He represents the 30th Senate District, which includes portions of Carroll, Douglas and Paulding counties.  He can be reached at 404.463.2478 or by email at mike.dugan@senate.ga.gov.

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DUGAN: An Update from the Capitol

By: Sen. Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton)

Over the last few weeks, the Senate has worked around the clock to put the finishing touches on legislation before Crossover Day, which the occurred on Tuesday last week. In the lead up to this important deadline, our committee workload increased dramatically in order to have as many quality pieces of legislation available for a floor vote as possible. On Crossover Day itself, we considered over 45 measures over an 11 hour period, and entered into the home stretch of the 2022 session.

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