Senate Paid Student Teaching Study Committee; create
This resolution creates a temporary Senate committee to study whether Georgia should compensate student teachers during their training. The committee will examine financial challenges for unpaid student teachers, impacts on educator recruitment (especially in high-need schools), cost estimates, and successful models from other states. It does not enact paid student teaching but will recommend potential legislation by December 2025. The committee expires on that date and has no authority to implement changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Last action Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions
As introduced LC 49 2412
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Adopted Senate
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 49 2412 to LC 61 051S and formally adopted by the Senate. The most significant substantive change extends the committee's required abolition date from December 1, 2025, to December 1, 2026, allowing the group to operate for one additional year.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the committee's operational timeline was extended by one year.
TIMELINE
The date for abolishing the committee was changed from December 1, 2025, to December 1, 2026, extending the committee's existence by one year.
TECHNICAL
The bill's internal reference numbers were updated from LC 49 2412 to LC 61 051S (SCS) to reflect its new status as an adopted Senate resolution.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
Josh McLaurin
DDemocratic
P
Kenya Wicks
DDemocratic
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Nabilah Parkes
DDemocratic
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
RaShaun Kemp
DDemocratic
P
Randal Mangham
DDemocratic
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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