Georgia House Bill 3 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-24 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Support for Students Living in Poverty Act; enact

Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]
Rep. Imani Barnes [D]	Rep. Doreen Carter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-24	House	House Second Readers
2023-01-23	House	House First Readers
2023-01-13	House	House Hopper
2022-12-21	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63471
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/212479
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/212363