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GA HR1072
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/5/2020
Primary Sponsor
Rick Jasperse
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AI Summary
- Recognizes October 5-9, 2020, as Georgia Pre-K Week at the state capitol, marking the tenth year Voices for Georgia's Children has hosted the event
- Georgia's Pre-K Program, started by Governor Zell Miller in 1992 as a pilot serving 750 students, has since prepared approximately 1.6 million four-year-olds for kindergarten and now serves more than half the state's four-year-old children
- Georgia's early care and education industry generates $4.7 billion in annual economic activity, provides more than 67,000 direct jobs and approximately 17,000 additional jobs, and serves an estimated 363,000 children across roughly 4,500 centers
- Honors 2019-2020 Pre-K Teachers of the Year: Heather Williams from Central Georgia Technical College's Larry O'Neal Child Development Center in Warner Robins and Jonathan Hines from Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology in Atlanta
- Encourages parents, educators, community members, and business leaders to support high-quality, accessible, and affordable early education for all children in Georgia
Legislative Description
Georgia Pre-K Week at the state capitol; October 5-9, 2020; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/5/2020
Full Bill Text
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