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Highlights: charter bill advances; attendance bill sent back for revision
Summary
Three brief highlights from the committee: a prayer opening; passage of SB369; SB513 put in hearing-only status after DDS cautions.
1) Opening prayer and quorum call
"Lord, just give us wisdom and guidance today as we make decisions for the families and the students in this state." — Member offering the invocation (opening of meeting).
2) Committee approves consolidated charter schools bill
"Your bill passes." — Chair announcing committee approval of Senate Bill 369, a bipartisan consolidation of charter-school measures.
3) Attendance bill paused for revision after DDS raises concerns
"Our concerns is, 1, that this will cause customers to have some extra delays." — Shavonda Leslie, Director of Governmental Affairs and Communications, Georgia Department of Driver Services.
