Schools on minds of Georgia lawmakers ahead of this week’s key 2025 legislative deadline

Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, visits the House Chambers while the Georgia House of Representatives votes on the budget at the Georgia State Capitol, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

As the clock ticks down to Crossover Day, Georgia legislators passed a flurry of education bills, with subjects ranging from school security to requiring schools to ban cell phones for students.

These bills are now relatively safe for now, but they will need to pass the opposite chamber ahead of the end of the session, set for April 4.

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