1. HOUSE BILLS

2. FINANCE HB 684 FY 2019 BUDGET HR 51 Forest Land Conservation
HB 329 TAVT
Leased cars, used cars
County withholds 65%, State gets 35%
County 51% Schools 49%

3. HB 217
Raises cap on SSOs TO $100 M, reduces administration fee from 10% to 3%

4. Revises safety procedures, hearings for closure for DCAL
HB 494
Revises safety procedures, hearings for closure for DCAL

5. HB 673
Hands free driving while operating a motor vehicle including school buses

6. HB 700
Creates cancelable education loan financed by GSFC for members of National Guard

7. HB 718
Provides up to 5 excused absences for military dependents for certain military activities including therapy sessions

8. HB 739
Requires the PSC to expedite applications for certificates or permits from active duty spouses

9. HB 740
Requires that the Response To Intervention process be used before K-3 student can be expelled or suspended for more than five days.

10. HB 763
Extends attendance protocol committee to school climate; requires GEMA/FEMA drills

11. HB 787
Increases funding to State Charter School Commission schools and mandates they be a part of their local RESA.

12. HB 852
Permits student to remain in a school for the remainder of the school year if the parent moves to another attendance zone in same district

13. HB 853
Students placed in psychoeducational residential facilities may not be charged tuition.

14. Creates Center for Rural Development and Innovation
HB 951
Creates Center for Rural Development and Innovation

15. HB 978
Permits school systems to contract with speed camera providers to operate in a school zone

16. Establishes joint/HOUSE study commission on State Accreditation.
HR 898/HR 1162
Establishes joint/HOUSE study commission on State Accreditation.

17. Resolution encouraging the recognition of dyslexia issues
HR 1017
Resolution encouraging the recognition of dyslexia issues

18. Establishes House Study Committee on School Safety
HR 1414
Establishes House Study Committee on School Safety

19. SENATE BILLS

20. SB 3
Encourages the development of CTAE pathways and credentialing for all CTAE programs; requires certain reports; changes WBP age to 15+

21. SB 82
National guard, reserves, active duty qualify for in- state for HOPE applications

22. SB 139
Schools/systems may propose new pathways; annually creates list of credentials and licenses with projected salaries of each

23. SB 330
Advances curriculum for agriculture education and expands program to K-5

24. SB 355
Eliminates Vogel surcharge on Georgia Power bills for persons under the 200% poverty level

25. SB 362
Establishes a pilot program to develop formative assessments for diagnostic purposes as compared to high stakes summative assessments

26. SB 401
Calls for GOSA to collect data on dual enrollment and instructs GADOE to study role and workload of school counselors; annual sex abuse prevention training grades 1-9