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Georgia House approves bill creating outdoor learning pilot, expands AED access and teacher leave
Summary
The Georgia House approved Senate Bill 148, which establishes a pilot program for outdoor learning spaces on K–12 property, broadens automated external defibrillator (AED) program authority and raises teacher personal/professional sick leave from three to five days; the measure passed the House 165–0.
The Georgia House of Representatives voted 165–0 to pass Senate Bill 148, a multi-part education measure establishing a pilot program for outdoor learning spaces on K–12 properties, removing a physician requirement from AED programs in schools and increasing teachers’ annual personal and professional sick leave from three to five days.
Proponents described the bill as a set of modest, evidence-based changes intended to support student health, classroom engagement and school safety. Representative Jasmine Hong, presenting the bill, said the measure combines three previously separate pieces of legislation into one substitute and highlighted…
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