1. A Quick View of the Results of the Legislative Session 2019
John F Zauner
Executive Director
GSSA

2. Budget highlights that passed 2019 Legislative session
HB 30 Amended Supplemental 2019 budget (p on OPB website)
$131 million for Enrollment and T & E
$615 million for Equalization
$69 million Security Grants
$8.4 million APEX mental health counselors

3. Budget Highlights that passed 2019 legislative session
FY 2020 budget passed
$200 million for Enrollment and growth and T&E
$522 million for teacher raise of $3,000 per state earned cert. teacher beginning July 1, 2019.
$1.7 million for pupil transportation 2% raise
$450,000 for Nutritional staff 2% raise
$413, 000 to RESA’s for removal of austerity reductions
$694 million Equalization
$970,000 Sparsity Grant and setup study committee

4. Bills that passed the 2019 session
SB 25 Rules to clarify when to stop for a loading and unloading bus. JUST STOP Gov. signed
HB 12 Child Abuse signage at all public schools
HB 59 Allow Military Parents of students who enroll in public school based on official orders prior to establishing physical residency enroll child. Amended with attached HB 558 Charters statewide attendance zones with statewide jurisdiction
HB 68 Narrows SSO eligibility
HB 83 Recess must schedule encourages 30 mins. requires policy for MS
HB 130 SBOE Authorize a Foundation for Pubic Education nonprofit corp.
HB 228 change marriage age from 16 to 17

5. Passed bills 2019 Legislative session (cont.)
HB 315 Consultants who enter into contracts for bidding process
HB 316 Election bill
HB 365 TATV update, expanding sales value to used vehicles
HB 459 driver license verification for bus drivers
HB 527 QBE formula weights
HB 530 prohibits parents from WD child from school to avoid compliance laws related to attendance, discipline, or parent responsibilities

6. Senate Bills that passed 2019 legislative session
SB 15 Keeping Georgia Schools Safe Safety Act
SB 48 Dyslexia pilot, Screening K-3
SB 60 Jeremy Nelson and Nick Blakely Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, coaches training, Ga DoE provide guidelines for parents, schools hold informational meetings 2x year
SB 83 Old Testament History and Literature Eras; expand
SB 108 Computer science in MS and HS, PSC, training
SR Add 4x800 relay to GHSA track and field events
SR 266 Assess operations of GHSA
SR 304 Senate Athletic Association Study Committee

7. Senate Bill that passed 2019 Legislative Session
SR Senate Study Committee on Community Schools
SR 452 Senate Study Committee on Efficiency Star Rating
SR 468 Senate Study Committee on Education Development of African American Children in GA

8. Bills that did not pass 2019 Legislative session
SB 68 Audits had the following bills attached to it: HB 32 CTO, HB 86 Teacher Eval appeal, HB 464 Board public comment bill
School Voucher and ESA bill
Delta Airlines tax break
Airport take over
SB 163 Tim Tebow, homeschool students to participate in extra/curricular activities
TRS
SB 117 Buy Back full Actuarial Value

9. What does the 2020 session look like?
Another voucher/ESA attempt to be made
LG office is pushing hard on this….
Gov. office is supportive of the voucher/choice
Currently we have decent access to the Gov. office and he is asking our opinion
GOSA has a very different tone
Business friendly continued to be spotlighted
Gov. believes in less government intrusion
GADOE, GOSA, and Gov.’s office more in sync than in past

10. John F Zauner Executive director
GSSA
John F Zauner
Executive director