House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge to Hold Third Meeting in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge, chaired by State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), will hold its third meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.

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House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education to Hold Third Meeting in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education, chaired by State Representative Chris Erwin (R-Homer), will hold its third meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Speaker Jon Burns Joins Speakers of Southeastern States in Calling on Congress for Forestry Relief

ATLANTA— On Monday, October 20, 2025, Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) sent a letter to members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation requesting urgent relief for the U.S. forestry industry. The letter was co-signed by Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Nathaniel Ledbetter, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Brian S. Evans, Speaker of the Florida House, Danny Perez and Speaker of the South Carolina House, Murrell Smith, Jr.

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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education to Hold Meeting at State Capitol to Discuss Education Funding

ATLANTA – The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, chaired by State Representative Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville), will hold a meeting on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. in room 341 of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

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House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration to Hold Fourth Meeting in Metter

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration, chaired by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), will hold its fourth meeting on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Metter College & Career Academy in Metter, Georgia.

Created by House Resolution 887, this study committee will conduct a review of existing mandates relating to public school administration to evaluate best practices for reducing and prioritizing mandates for public school administrators and recommend legislative and policy initiatives to that end. 

For more information about the study committee meeting and to access the live stream, please click here.

WHO: Members of the House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration

WHAT: Study Committee Meeting

WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2025, at 10 a.m.  

WHERE: Metter College & Career Academy, 34905 Hwy 129 South, Metter, GA 30439

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