Georgia Senate Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-24 - 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 Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require a local school system to allow home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for definitions; to provide that home study students are subject to all rules, regulations, and codes of conduct as would apply to other students; to provide for rules and regulations by the State Board of Education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Quality Basic Education Act"; a local school system; home study students; participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; require

Sen. Burt Jones [R]	Sen. Rick Jeffares [R]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]	Sen. Hunter Hill [R]
Sen. David Shafer [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50964
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166438