Georgia House Bill 766 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-16 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education, so as to provide that postsecondary educational institutions shall deposit a portion of all revenue derived from its athletic teams' involvement with intercollegiate postseason athletic contests into an escrow account to be distributed to eligible student athletes on a pro rata basis upon graduation; to provide legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Postsecondary education; institutions shall deposit a portion of all revenue derived from its athletic teams into an escrow account to be distributed to eligible student athletes upon graduation; provide

Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Derrick Jackson [D]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]	Rep. Dewey McClain [D]
Rep. Demetrius Douglas [D]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-16	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-15	House	House First Readers
2020-01-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56679
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187942