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This bill has been postponed for 2 weeks for study and 3 amendments have been submitted for study of this bill. This information came from the mouth of a Georgia State Representative. Carole Payne Woodland High School Cartersville, GA _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HB 908 - "Flexibility" What is so alarming about HB 908 is that the House Education Committee is not going through the normal legislative process with this bill! The committee wants to push it through quickly and the bill is not going through the sub-committees in the House and Senate. We ALL need to email our legislators and tell them to follow the process on HB 908 which allows time for the public to understand and voice their opinions to their legislators. This is not clean politics. Shame on this committee for doing this. We are going to have to act fast to oppose this bill. The General Assembly will adjourn Friday, January 15th through Sunday, January 24th for budget hearings. We expect the committee to move quickly on the legislation when they return on Monday, January 25th. Go to: www.congress.org to find your legislators and EMAIL or CALL them asking them to follow correct procedure so the bill will go through the normal process. Tell them why expenditure controls are important. Remember - they want to know how their constituents feel about legislation as you have the power to vote them in or out of office. Make sure you tell them you are their constituent. Betsy Razza GLMA President Elect >>From Beth Miller MA, MLIS > Media Specialist/Teacher GLMA Legislative Advocacy Crabapple Middle School bvrm@bellsouth.net 404-434-6433 cell ** GLMA Legislative Alert ** House Education Kicks Off the Session in High Gear On the second day of the 2010 session, Tuesday, January 12th, the House Education Committee heard presentations on several pieces of new legislation. It is disappointing to report to you this early in the session on a bill that eliminates provisions you have fought hard to maintain. "Flexibility Bill" - HB 908 As written, HB 908 gives local systems total flexibility through "blanket waivers" that * Eliminate Expenditure Controls - media center, direct instruction, and staff development costs * Eliminate the 65% Rule - minimum classroom expenditures * Eliminate Maximum Class Size - maximum individual class size for math, science, social studies, and language arts * Eliminate Funding for Additional Instruction Days * Eliminate the Minimum Salary Schedule The language in this bill eliminates the need for systems to request waivers for any or all of these provisions through July 1, 2013. When questioned about the negative impact this bill would have on student achievement, legislators and DOE staff defended their position by pointing out that the systems would still be held accountable for student achievement - but there are no accountability measures spelled out in this bill. Now is your time to act! The General Assembly will adjourn Friday, January 15th through Sunday, January 24th for budget hearings. We expect the committee to move quickly on the legislation when they return on Monday, January 25th. Though we know Georgia's financial picture is bleak, you know children will suffer if local school administrators use their ability to take advantage of waiving these code sections that were put in place years ago to assure system and school accountability and student achievement. Betsy L. Razza, M.Ln., Ed.S., NBCT Teacher-Librarian and Webmaster GA Library Media Specialist of the Year 2005 Druid Hills High School 1798 Haygood Drive Atlanta, Ga 30307 678-874-6335 or 6333 fax: 678-874-6310 [cid:image002.gif@01CAA331.8C114EF0][cid:image002.gif@01CAA331.8C114EF0][cid:image002.gif@01CAA331.8C114EF0][cid:image002.gif@01CAA331.8C114EF0] Carole Payne Media Specialist Woodland High School 800 Old Alabama Road Cartersville, Ga 30120 770-606-5800 x 5278 770-606-5800 x 5265 Circulation Desk No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar. - Donald Foster<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/27050.html> This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution or copying of any information from this e-mail is strictly prohibited. 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