GA HB237 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-27 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and to revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for grant criteria; to provide for an income tax credit for qualified education donations; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to such donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; receive private donations for grants to public schools; provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate Vote #366 (Y: 39 N: 8 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-30 - House - House Vote #425 (Y: 154 N: 1 NV: 16 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #297 (Y: 50 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - House - House Vote #109 (Y: 165 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 11) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-27 Effective Date
2017-04-27 Act 32
2017-04-27HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-05HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2017-03-30HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2017-03-30SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-30SenateSenate Taken from Table
2017-03-28SenateSenate Tabled
2017-03-28SenateSenate Engrossed
2017-03-22SenateSenate Read Second Time
2017-03-22SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-27SenateSenate Read and Referred
2017-02-24HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-24HouseHouse Third Readers
2017-02-21HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-08HouseHouse Second Readers
2017-02-07HouseHouse First Readers
2017-02-02HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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