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Chair (identified in transcript as Chair Erwin) opened the committee's last study meeting, welcomed members, thanked them for participation and invited Chairman Dubnick to lead the opening prayer. The chair framed the meeting as the committee's final meeting to prepare recommendations.
A legislative study committee heard presentations on chronic student absenteeism, including a CartwheelCare presentation on school-based telehealth that reported reduced absenteeism among students receiving services and urged expanding a $20,000 per-school investment to elementary schools; the School Social Workers Association of Georgia urged targeted staffing increases, a tiered approach for high-need counties, and long-term recognition of social-work specializations under the QBE funding formula.
