Georgia House Bill 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-26 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financing under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for a pilot program to implement the student based funding recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission; to mandate pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for all children prior to entering first grade; to include mandatory pre-kindergarten programs in the student based allocation of state funds; to provide for selection criteria; to provide for temporary waivers and variances of state rules and statutory provisions; to provide for annual reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Quality Basic Education Act; pilot program to implement the student based funding recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission; provide

Rep. Donna McLeod [D]	Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Rhonda Burnough [D]	Rep. Debra Bazemore [D]
Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Mary Robichaux [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-14	House	House First Readers
2021-01-13	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58887
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195714