Georgia Senate Bill 128

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Education and Youth Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of students living in poverty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Quality Basic Education Act; grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; provide

Sen. Jason Esteves [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]
Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Derek Mallow [D]	Sen. RaShaun Kemp [D]
Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Kenya Wicks [D]	Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Gail Davenport [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Randal Mangham [D]
Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-11	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-10	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70083
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231736