Georgia House Bill 706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 19 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-01 - Effective Date
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 delete obsolete, unused, and unnecessary provisions; to clarify a provision relating to eligibility for enrollment; to eliminate a deadline for annual performance evaluations; to clarify the legal status of regional educational service agencies; to provide that declarations of intent and attendance records for home study programs are submitted to the Department of Education rather than local school systems; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elementary and secondary education; delete and clarify provisions

Rep. Amy Carter [R]	Rep. Brooks Coleman [R]	Rep. Tom Dickson [R]	Rep. Mike Dudgeon [R]
Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Margaret Kaiser [D]	Sen. Lindsey Tippins [R]

2012-03-29 - House - House Vote #814 - Agree Sen Sub (Y: 168 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-03-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #630 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 39 N: 11 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House Vote #450 - Passage (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-01		Effective Date
2012-04-19		Act 619
2012-04-19		House Date Signed by Governor
2012-04-05		House Sent to Governor
2012-03-29		House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
2012-03-14		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-03-14		Senate Third Read
2012-02-21		Senate Read Second Time
2012-02-17		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-02		Senate Read and Referred
2012-02-01		House Passed/Adopted
2012-02-01		House Third Readers
2012-01-30		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-25		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2012-01-12		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-12		House Second Readers
2012-01-11		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35076
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_LC_33_4397_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_LC_33__4474S_hs_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_LC_33_4474S_hcs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_Committee_sub_LC_33_4620S_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_Sen_floor_amend_1_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_SCSFA_to_HB706_9.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb706_HB_706_APP_10.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0450.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0630.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0814.htm