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Board reviews draft 2026 legislative priorities focusing on healthcare caps, TRS preservation, school safety and literacy funding
Summary
District staff presented draft 2026 legislative priorities grouped under financial sustainability (cap employer healthcare contributions), educational access (protect TRS, expand Georgia's BEST, literacy funding) and safety/security (maintain safety categorical funding, stronger penalties for threats, limit minor access to THC/vape products). Board members asked for clarifications and offered suggestions.
Gretchen Walton presented the Cobb County School District's draft legislative priorities for the 2026 state legislative session at the board's Nov. 13 work session.
Walton said the priorities fall into three broad categories: financial sustainability (including a requested cap on the district's required employer contribution percentage for health care to avoid unplanned mid‑year spikes), educational access (sustaining the Teachers Retirement System as currently structured, co‑funding and scaling the district's Georgia's BEST initiative to aid teacher…
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