Georgia House Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-06 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a full-day kindergarten program for a minimum of 810 hours per school year; to require a minimum number of hours of education annually to students based on grade level; to revise certain provisions relating to the base pay of school food and nutrition personnel for purposes of conformity; to require that the residential high school program for gifted youth is operated a minimum number of hours annually; to revise the definition of "school year" relating to teacher contracts for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elementary and secondary education; kindergarten program; 810 hours per school year; provisions

Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Kevin Levitas [D]	Rep. Allen Peake [R]	Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]
Rep. Jay Roberts [R]	Rep. Mark Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-06		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2009-01-30		House Second Readers
2009-01-29		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26382
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb198_LC_33_2702_a_2.htm