GA SB241 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-27 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Education and Youth Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-27 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Education and Youth Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-690.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mandatory education for children between the ages of six and 16, so as to lower the starting age for compulsory education attendance from six years to five years of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Mandatory Education; compulsory education attendance from six years to five years of age; lower the starting age
Sponsors
| Sen. Billy Hickman [R] | Sen. Clint Dixon [R] | Sen. Steve Gooch [R] | Sen. John Kennedy [R] |
| Sen. Carden Summers [R] | Sen. Chuck Payne [R] | Sen. Russ Goodman [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-27 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2023-02-23 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
Georgia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64772 |
| Text | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215786 |
