Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

* Chuck has and continues to support increasing education opportunities for Georgia's students.
* Chuck, the father of two graduates from Milton High School, has long supported our area schools and knows the importance of educating Georgia's young people.
* Chuck supported the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act to help special needs children receive the education help they need, equaling more educational opportunities.
* Chuck worked with fellow North Fulton Representative Jan Jones on HB 881 creating an alternate method for forming charter schools, and allowing for even better educational opportunities for Georgia's students.
* Chuck supported HB 1133 which institutes new tax credits for private citizens and corporations who donate money to nonprofit scholarship organizations that fund scholarships for children to attend private schools, equaling more educational opportunities.
* Chuck supported Governor Perdue's "IE2 Commission" recommended legislation, HB 1209, that allows public school systems to bypass state regulations if they meet certain performance goals, allowing more local control and better educational opportunities.

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