A Happy House Bill 908 Update

There must have been a lot of calls into the Capitol yesterday!  A
vote on House Bill 908 has been delayed for two weeks!  If all of the
GLMA members aren't kicked into high gear on contacting the House
Education Committee members, they need to be now!

What Happened During the Hearing...
As we expected, Rep. David Casas (R-Lilburn) offered a substitute that
only included expenditure controls waivers and said he would not be
willing to accept any amendments.

Rep. Benton (R-Jefferson) offered a substitute to waive expenditure
controls, the 65% rule, and added 1 more student to grades k-5 and 2
students to 6-12.

House Majority Whip, Rep. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta) offered a
substitute that left the bill as originally introduced but requires
system level hearings before using the waiver provisions in the bill
and requires budget reporting to DOE as an added level of
accountability.

Chairman Coleman did allow testimony, so we signed up to present
GLMA's concerns regarding the bill.  Approximately 4 testimonies in,
the Chairman cut everyone else off and delayed the vote.

What's Next...
We need to put together a document with a few strong bullet points
that effectively convey the GLMA message.  We will work with you on
this as soon as possible so we have something to bring to committee
members first thing next week.

Let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions for a message and
it's communication to legislators.

The House Education Committee members list is attached again here.
Contact everyone on the list today!

We will keep you posted!

Michelle Crider
JLH Consulting

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