Georgia Senate Bill 147

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to permit student transfers between local school systems without contracts between the local school system where the student resides and the local school system where the student seeks to enroll; to require the State Board of Education to provide for procedures for such student transfers; to provide for caps on tuition that can be charged to a student by an enrolling local unit of administration that exclusively provides virtual instruction to such student; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Boundless Opportunities for Georgia Students Act"; enact

Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]
Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]

2024-02-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #562 (Y: 38 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-04	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-29	House	House First Readers
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-01-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-09	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64252
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214279
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216510
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/221652
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224878
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225786
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217189
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217193
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64252#23066