Georgia Senate Bill 289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require students to take one course containing online learning; to provide for the online administration of end-of-course assessments; to require local school systems to provide opportunities for participation in part-time and full-time virtual instruction programs; to establish a list of providers; to provide requirements for providers; to provide for a report by the Department of Education on digital learning methods; to provide for blended learning courses in charter schools which include online instruction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; require students; one course containing online learning

Sen. John Albers [R]

Sen. Francis Millar [R]

Sen. Chip Rogers [R]

Sen. Tommie Williams [R]

2012-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #867 - Agree To House Substitute (Y: 47 N: 2 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-26 - House - House Vote #756 - Passage (Y: 125 N: 38 NV: 10 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate Vote #505 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 36 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-01		Effective Date
2012-05-01		Act 708
2012-05-01		Senate Date Signed by Governor
2012-04-09		Senate Sent to Governor
2012-03-29		Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
2012-03-26		House Passed/Adopted
2012-03-26		House Third Readers
2012-03-19		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-27		House Second Readers
2012-02-24		House First Readers
2012-02-23		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-02-23		Senate Third Read
2012-02-21		Senate Read Second Time
2012-02-17		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-04-14		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/34560
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_As_introduced_LC_33_4279_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_Committee_sub_LC_33_4575S_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_Floor_amend_1_AM_33_1154_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_As_passed_Senate_6.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_LC_33_4730S_hss_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb289_SB_289_APP_9.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0505.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0756.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0867.htm