GA HB139 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools to the greatest extent practicable; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for accessibility to certain financial data of a local board of education; to provide for school level budget and expenditure data; to require local school systems and schools to provide certain information on their websites; to provide for certain data and reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-03-30 - House - House Vote #393 (Y: 175 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #271 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - House - House Vote #56 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-07-01 Effective Date
2017-04-27 Act 29
2017-04-27HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-05HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2017-03-30HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2017-03-28SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2017-03-28SenateSenate Third Read
2017-03-14SenateSenate Read Second Time
2017-03-13SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2017-02-16SenateSenate Read and Referred
2017-02-15HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-15HouseHouse Third Readers
2017-02-09HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-01-30HouseHouse Second Readers
2017-01-26HouseHouse First Readers
2017-01-25HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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