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House Resolution 859
By: Representatives Lim of the 98
th
and Lupton of the 83
rd
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with
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Disabilities; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, inclusive educational settings can offer substantial short- and long-term benefits3
for students with disabilities; and4
WHEREAS, such benefits include being more likely to be enrolled in secondary and5
postsecondary education and live independently as adults; and6
WHEREAS, such benefits also include improved performance on language and math7
assessments, greater growth in the classroom, improved attendance, and less behavioral8
issues in the classroom; and9
WHEREAS, students with disabilities have traditionally struggled to access inclusive10
educational settings due to misconceptions regarding the capabilities of students with11
disabilities, leading to educators continuing to separate students with disabilities from12
students without disabilities; and13
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WHEREAS, students with disabilities in inclusive educational settings have either neutral
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or positive benefits for students without disabilities; and15
WHEREAS, there is a need to examine the data and benefits of inclusive educational settings16
for students in Georgia.17
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:18
(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee19
on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with Disabilities.20
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the21
House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of22
Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member23
of the committee as chairperson of the committee.24
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,25
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or26
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.27
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee28
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or29
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and30
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.31
(5) Allowances and funding.32
(A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided33
for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.34
(B) The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member35
of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds36
necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds37
appropriated to the House of Representatives.38
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(6) Report.
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(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that40
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the41
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to42
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.43
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for44
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)45
of this paragraph.46
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of47
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. 48
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with49
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.50
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the51
House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu52
thereof.53
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.54
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