GA HB995 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to effectiveness of educational programs, so as to require the administration of a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military to public school students in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate; to prohibit the use of assessment results in education accountability programs; to provide for parents and guardians to opt their children out of participating in such assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Education; administration of a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that predicts success in the military to certain public school students; require
Sponsors
| Rep. Josh Bonner [R] | Rep. Charles Cannon [R] | Rep. Bethany Ballard [R] | Rep. Steven Sainz [R] |
| Rep. Will Wade [R] | Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-14 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #665 (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 14 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - Passage: House Vote #501 (Y: 173 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - Passage: House Vote #501 (Y: 173 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Effective Date 2024-07-01 | |
| 2024-04-24 | Act 487 | |
| 2024-04-24 | House | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 2024-04-01 | House | House Sent to Governor |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2024-02-20 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2024-02-20 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2024-02-08 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2024-01-25 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2024-01-24 | House | House First Readers |
| 2024-01-23 | House | House Hopper |
