Georgia Senate Bill 161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 11 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-11 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to technical and adult education, so as to provide for college and career academies; to establish an Office of College and Career Transitions; to provide for partnerships with postsecondary institutions to establish college and career academies as charter schools; to provide for funding; to provide for certification; to provide for data collection; to provide for eligibility criteria, requirements, and procedures; to amend Part 16 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act," so as to revise definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; partnerships with postsecondary institutions to establish college and career academies as charter schools; provide funding

Sen. Jim Butterworth [R]	Sen. Johnny Grant [R]	Sen. Jack Hill [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]
Sen. Freddie Sims [D]

2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #358 - Agree To House Substitute (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-12 - House - House Vote #293 - Passage (Y: 161 N: 5 NV: 11 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2011-03-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #133 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-11		Effective Date
2011-05-11		Act 102
2011-05-11		Senate Date Signed by Governor
2011-04-22		Senate Sent to Governor
2011-04-14		Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
2011-04-12		House Passed/Adopted
2011-04-12		House Third Readers
2011-03-30		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-21		House Second Readers
2011-03-16		House First Readers
2011-03-14		Senate Passed/Adopted
2011-03-14		Senate Third Read
2011-03-11		Senate Read Second Time
2011-03-10		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-28		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33175
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb161_As_introduced_LC_33_4050_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb161_Committee_sub_LC_33_4111S_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb161_As_passed_Senate_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb161_LC_33_4212S_hss_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb161_SB_161_APP_8.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0133.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0293.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0358.htm