Brian Kemp signs 34 Georgia bills into law

7 articles · Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · May 6

With six days left to act, the governor approved measures on school literacy coaches, a high-school cellphone ban and three weeks of paid maternity leave for state workers.
Other new laws restrict drones over prisons, bar insurers from using AI alone to deny coverage, extend retired teachers' classroom returns and require schools to treat antisemitism like religious discrimination.
The package also expands a cancellable loan programme to optometrists, allows diplomas for terminally ill students and names the marsh tacky horse Georgia's official heritage breed.

With laws funding literacy coaches and banning cellphones, which policy will more significantly impact student test scores?

How will Georgia ensure human oversight of AI in healthcare is not just a rubber stamp for machine-driven denials?

After the court limited city liability, who is now financially responsible for injuries on uneven public sidewalks?