ATLANTA – State Representative Holt Persinger (R-Winder) will sponsor a comprehensive school safety plan, which is a legislative priority for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington). The plan would enhance school security by mandating statewide participation in a new student information-sharing and safety database, implementing threat assessment teams in schools and requiring the use of an anonymous reporting app that meets specific standards. It will also address physical security infrastructure needs and increase penalties for making terroristic threats.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Will Wade (R-Dawsonville), House Floor Leader for Governor Brian Kemp, recently co-sponsored the Riley Gaines Act, a priority of House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington). Sponsored by State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), the Riley Gaines Act would prevent biological males from competing in women’s sports.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced a priority bill for the 2025 legislative session—the Riley Gaines Act. Sponsored by Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), the Riley Gaines Act protects the integrity and fairness of girls’ sports by preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), joined by Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Mulberry), Representative Holt Persinger (R-Winder), Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, Barrow County School System Superintendent Dr. Dallas LeDuff and the family of Coach Richard Aspinwall, unveiled his comprehensive school safety plan. This plan mandates statewide participation in a new student information sharing and safety database, requires threat assessment teams to be implemented in schools, requires schools to utilize an anonymous reporting app that meets certain standards, addresses physical security infrastructure needs, increases penalties for individuals who make terroristic threats and incentivizes responsible firearm ownership practices.
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ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) will hold a press conference to unveil his legislative initiative for protecting girls’ sports TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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