The Georgia House of Representatives PAGE Program offers students age 12 and over an opportunity to visit the capitol and help their state representative for the day. They will assist the representative by taking notes onto the House Floor from constituents, lobbyist, and other officials.
To find your Representative click here! Where it says Get Involved, put in your zip code to find your representative. After you find out who your representative is go to the Representatives button on our home page (click here) you will find your Representative's phone number on his fact sheet. Call the office and request that the Administrative Aide send you a PAGE application form. They will then confirm a date for you to come to the Capitol to PAGE!
PAGE Information
Each PAGE will work from the convening of daily session to the final adjournment of that day’s session.
PAGEs should arrive one hour before the Session begins.
9:00 am for 10:00 am session
8:00 am for 9:00 am session
Come dressed in nice, comfortable clothing and shoes! This includes: dress pants and a dress shirt for boys and dress pants with a sensible shirt, skirt (knee length), or a dress for girls. Jeans, shorts, sweatshirts, and t-shirts are unacceptable.
NO PAGE is allowed to have their cell phone, ipod, cd player, etc. with them while they are performing their duties as a PAGE. If a PAGE is seen with any of the above items they will be asked to hand over their item(s) to the PAGE Director, who will return the item(s) at the end of the day’s session. * All PAGEs must be at least 12 years of age. *
Please no chewing of gum or candy while performing duties of a PAGE.
Lunch is provided to each PAGE by the House of Representatives.
* Chick-Fil-A products are served for lunch. If your child has food allergies please contact the Chick-Fil-A website for information: http://www.chick-fil-a.com/#allergies
Each PAGE will receive a certificate of service at the end of the day. This certificate will serve as an excuse for their absence from school.
The PAGEs will have their pictures taken with the Speaker right after Session. Also they may have their picture taken with their representative. The picture will be sent to the PAGE as soon as they are available.
If you want to stay at the Capitol during the time your child will be serving as a PAGE you can stay in the House Gallery on the 4th floor and watch the day’s session. You will not be able to take flash photography while the House is in Session. There are also many attractions around the Capitol for you to visit.
Parking is always an issue during times of Session. Underground Atlanta (one block past the Capitol on M.L.K. Jr. Drive) has available parking for $5.00 a day.
From the South:
Take I-75/85 North to Exit 245 (Capitol Avenue). At the bottom of the exit ramp, continue straight through the stop sign. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Hank Aaron Drive. The Capitol will be approximately one mile down on the left.
From the North:
Take I-75/85 South to Exit 248A (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive). Bear right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The Capitol will be on the left.
From the East:
Take I-20 West to Exit 58A (Capitol Avenue). Turn right on Capitol Avenue. The Capitol will be approximately one mile down on the left.
From the West:
Take I-20 East to Exit 56B (Winsor St./Spring St./Stadium). At the third light, turn left onto Central Avenue. Go to Mitchell Street and turn right. The Capitol will be two blocks down on the left.