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Georgia Governor Signs Bill To Stop Local Governments From Defunding The Police Friday, May 7, 2021
Governor Brian Kemp on Friday signed House Bill 286, which will prohibit local governments from defunding the police in the state of Georgia.
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Houston Gaines (R-Athens), was signed into law just outside of Athens - a city which, alongside Atlanta, has recently considered proposals to slash local police budgets
Rep. Gaines said, Georgia is now one of the only states in the nation with a law explicitly protecting law enforcement officers from being defunded.
Click HERE to watch the full bill signing ceremony, or read Rep. Gaines full remarks below:
Local community reacts to Chauvin guilty verdicts
Local community reacts to Chauvin guilty verdicts By Brennan Reh | April 21, 2021 at 8:54 AM EDT - Updated April 21 at 8:54 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The local community is reacting Tues. following former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on two murder charges and one manslaughter charge in the death of George Floyd.
”It’s a long time coming. It is possible to have and get justice,” said Freddie Williams.
“To finally get that little sense of hope and just that hope for some change can finally come. We haven’t felt that in a very long time and especially in my lifetime,” Kamryn Tate said.
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Committee Reports
House Education Committee
The House Education Committee, chaired by Representative Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville), met to consider the following legislation today:
SB 59, authored by Senator John Albers (R-Alpharetta), amends Title 20 relating to funding for local charter schools and charter systems. The bill changes the percentages for calculating FTE funding under Code Section 20-2-165.1, and also requires certain federal fund allocation and facility usage or stipends for local charter schools by local education agencies.
Senator Albers presented the bill to the Committee, and the Georgia School Board Association and Georgia Association of Educational Leaders expressed concerns about Section 5 of the bill. Chairman Dubnik held the bill to ensure the language is correct and noted that he intends to act on the bill at the next meeting.