From the desk of Rep. Valencia Stovall,
General Elections on November 6th across Georgia will determine leadership and the prosperity of our state. I want to thank God and my voting constituents for allowing me to serve for a 4th term as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. I will continue to be the voice for those who can't speak for themselves on the issues of Education, Workforce & Training, Healthcare, Safe Communities to live, work and play.
2018 6th Annual Career Job Fair
GoStovall Team of Volunteers served over 100 job seekers and 40 employers/resource agents. Special thanks to the City of Forest Park for their support and partnership this year.
 
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Live Stock Showdown at Georgia National Fair in Perry
This was Rep. Stovall's first time participating where the House vs Senate compete to show off a pig. It was a great experience with the 4H student, Ellie Marchant. She has been showing off animals since 4 years old. Rep. Stovall met her family. Her show pig's name was Olivia aka Porkchop. The HOUSE won the championship again. Rep. Stovall was in 5th place, not bad for a city girl.
Visited the Fort Valley State University booth at the Ga National Fair (Proud Wildcat Alumni). This university has a top agricultural program and promotes it across the state even in the Metro Atlanta area. Each year the legislators receive Goat Soap made exclusively by FVSU. It is a good product.
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2018 Georgia PreK Week
Since being elected Rep. Stovall has been participating in Georgia PreK Week during the first week in October. She joins elected officials across the state who read to 4 & 5 year olds. This is a time to promote the importance of literacy at an early age.
Arrow Christian Academy- College Park
Little Ones Learning Center- Forest Park
King Elementary- College Park
Fountain Elementary- Forest Park
Rep. Stovall also surveyed students on delaying school start date, types of awards for Single Parents, and answered questions from the students. She shared updates with Principal Hud-Kirk, Asst. Principal, and Parent Liaison
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2018 Georgia State Board of Education Retreat
Rep. Stovall enjoys attending the retreat to understand upcoming educational issues across the state and nationally. Presentations and visits:
*Turnaround Innovation (schools less than 60 CCRPI score)
*Governor Office of Student Achievement
*School Improvement (schools close to 60 CCRPI score)
*Georgia Film Academy
*Innovative Assessment ( Putnam Co & Cobb Co, Georgia MAP)
*Exemplar Curriculum
*Attended REACH Scholarship at Glynn Co. High School
*Dinner with Governor Deal (spoke on accomplishments on education, justice reform, & more)
*Toured Camden Co. High School CTAE program (see pictures below)
*State Superintendent
*Soft Skills for high school students
*Georgia Foundation for Public Education
*State Board Wrap-Up & Debriefing
Camden County High School on the Coast of Georgia is ranked #1 in dual enrollment. Their school board has made bold decisions on the district budget. All teachers who teach CTAE have Master's Degree paid for in combination with the district and the technical college. The attendees visited the various CTAE departments to speak with the teachers and students. It is clear why this high school earned its ranking. The major question posed by Rep. Stovall and others is why aren't more school districts in metro Atlanta within economically disadvantaged areas maximizing on the dual enrollment program.
 
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Georgia Council for the Arts visits Howard Finster Paradise Garden in Summerville, Ga. As a Commissioner on this board, Rep. Stovall gains a lot of insight on arts across the state. Mr. Finster was a minister who used art to share the Gospel of Christ. Historical fact: his art was featured on the front cover of Rolling Stone's album. http://paradisegardenfoundation.org/
Rep. Stovall also recently attended a forum on "Igniting the Impact of Arts in Our Criminal Justice System" The choir from the Lee Arrendale Women's State Prison graced the attendees with several selections.
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Governor Deal has announced a Special Legislative Session November 14-16, 2019
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Rep. Stovall is a member of the House School Security Study Committee which will provide recommendations to the Speaker of the House on ways the state of Georgia can continue to ensure safety for our schools and the surrounding communities. Click to view past recordings
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BUDGET FY 2019 HB 684
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
If you would like to learn more about the state budget for revenue and allocations go to http://www.house.ga.gov/budget/en-US/default.aspx
Total Fund Budget $51 billion which includes federal and other funding. The state budget is set by revenue estimates of $26.2 billion, increase of $1.22 billion over FY 2018 budget. Nearly 90% of new revenue is consumed by education as well as health and human services expenses.
Specifically, $742.4 million (60%) is budgeted to fully fund K-12 and higher education; $359.7 million (29.2%) is budgeted for health and human services; and $127.4 million (10.4%) in the remaining new funds is appropriated to public safety, economic development and general government agencies as well as debt service.
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WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION?
If you would like to learn more about any legislation go to http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/Search.aspx, and with using the bill number (comes after the letters “HB, HR, SB, SR”) search for legislation that you want to know about, because Knowledge is Power!
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*Click to view the report: The State of Literacy in Georgia: Action Needed For Georgia's Thriving Workforce and Economy
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Rep. Stovall bills not passed this session. She will consider reintroducing during 2019 legislative session.
*HB 493- amends the open meeting act to require public comments be included in any video recording of public meetings held by commissioners, city councils, and school boards (passed House, Senate amended bill and removed original language- could be reintroduced in 2019) Click to view
*HB 788- a parent or guardian may enroll a student in a school using the address of an individual residing in the school's attendance zone who has authorized such us. (in House Education, a hearing was held no decision- could be reintroduced 2019) Click to view
Click to read article in AJC on HB788
Click to view 11Alive coverage on HB 788
*HB 423- requires local school district to offer unused facilities to state charters at no cost and if sold it must be sold for no more than $1 (tabled in House Education Committee- could be reintroduced 2019) Click to view
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Read more information on featured articles & resources
Did you know high school students can attend high school & college simultaneously at no cost to parents?
www.mowrga.org
Adult Protective Services for Senior Adults & other resources
https://aging.georgia.gov/adult-protective-services-aps
Job Search
http://dhsjobs.dhs.ga.gov/Public
HB 614 Landon Dunson Act
http://www.news-daily.com/news/gov-deal-signs-rep-stovall-s-landon-dunson-act-into/article_5bac50f0-799c-5a84-8461-610c8fbe1489.html
Women In Politics Award
http://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/womens-legislative-network/women-in-politics-making-a-difference-awards.aspx
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The new CCRPI scores have been published. For more info click http://gosa.georgia.gov/ Did your school show improvement?
For current updates on Bills Signed into Law by Governor Deal click here
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