Georgia Senate Bill 211

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-6)
Status: Passed on April 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-13 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Council on Literacy; establish

Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]
Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]
Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]
Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Shelly Echols [R]
Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Josh McLaurin [D]
Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]
Rep. Bethany Ballard [R]

2023-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #307 (Y: 175 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #333 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #145 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-13		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-04-13		Act 8
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-21	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-16	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64512
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214999
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216451
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217062
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218012
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219891
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216979
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64512#21265
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64512#21571
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64512#21494