House and Senate Approve Education Bills, Including PAGE-Supported Teacher Tax Credit …

The House and Senate worked late into the night to meet the Crossover Day deadline by which all bills must pass the chamber in which they are introduced to remain eligible to continue moving. Multiple education bills were approved by the House and Senate. House Floor Action Senate Floor Action PAGE-Supported Teacher Tax Credit Approved by Senate The Senate passed the following bills, which now move to the House for consideration: SB 515  by Sen. Billy Hickman (R-Statesboro), PAGE-supported legislation to reauthorize and modify a tax credit for some teachers at low-performing and rural schools. The program will expire this year without reauthorization. SB 515 extends the deadline for new tax credit applications until 2031. It would also reduce the tax credit for educators who are not already receiving the $3,000 credit to $2,500. It increases the cap on the number of participating teachers from 1,000 to 1,200. If more than 1,200 teachers apply, those in rural schools will be prioritized. Hickman’s legislation requires participating teachers to teach in statewide high-needs areas of math, special education, CTAE, or reading, writing, or ELA, provided that qualifying teachers hold a current Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC)-approved dyslexia or reading endorsement. The total
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