Bill Text: GA HR642 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 642 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: House Study Committee on Regional Educational Service Agencies; create

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [HR642 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR642-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 642

By: Representatives Coleman of the 97th, Maxwell of the 17th, Everson of the 106th, Millar of the 79th, Dickson of the 6th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Creating the House Study Committee on Regional Educational Service Agencies; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, a state-wide network of regional educational service agencies has been established by the State Board of Education pursuant to state law for the purposes of providing shared services designed to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services to local school systems, providing instructional programs directly to selected public school students in the state, and providing Georgia Learning Resources System services; and

WHEREAS, under current law, all local school systems, Technical College System of Georgia facilities and institutions, and University System of Georgia facilities and institutions that are located in each designated geographical area are required to be members of the appropriate regional educational service agency; and

WHEREAS, the shared services that each regional educational service agency is required to provide to local school systems includes:

(1) Identifying or conducting research related to educational improvements and in planning for the implementation of such improvements;

(2) Developing and implementing staff development programs with an emphasis on improving student achievement and school accountability;

(3) Developing and implementing curricula and instruction of the highest quality possible, including implementing the uniformly sequenced core curriculum adopted by the state board;

(4) Developing and implementing academic assessment and evaluation programs;

(5) Identifying and utilizing electronic technology, including computers, in an effort to improve the quality of classroom instruction as well as classroom, school, and school system management;

(6) Developing programs, resource materials, and staff development services relating to instruction on alcohol and drug abuse; and

(7) Assistance in the development and implementation of a state-wide mentoring program; and

WHEREAS, regional educational service agencies are funded through appropriations by the General Assembly and payments from local school systems; and

WHEREAS, in these economic times, it is prudent to consider and study the continued mandatory nature of regional educational service agencies and the required membership by local school systems and public postsecondary institutions as well as the continued funding by the state of these regional educational service agencies.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Study Committee on Regional Educational Service Agencies to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the above issues and recommend any actions or legislation that the committee deems necessary or appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the event that the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before December 31, 2009. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2009.