Macon lawmaker supports Georgia House bill to help students in poverty
“From fitting in, school work, and other pressures of the world, kids have a lot to worry about. One thing that shouldn’t be added to the list is worrying about how they’ll eat or if they’ll have a roof over their head. A Macon lawmaker is pushing a bill designed to help take financial worries off the table for some students and their families. ’13 districts around Bibb county are actually in poverty that means a family of four is making less than $22,000 a year,’ Representative James Beverly said. Beverly is co-sponsoring the Support Students Living in Poverty Act in the Georgia legislature. ‘This was a bill strictly to talk about poverty for kids so I can start a broader conversation around the state,’ he said. It looks at initiatives and funding under the quality basic education act to give help to students living in poverty. It also sets aside money to support programs to help students.”