Georgia Senate Bill 355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Student/Teacher Protection Act"; to end punitive testing consequences for both teachers and students related to federal, state, and locally mandated standardized assessments; to prevent truancy or referrals to the Division of Family and Children Services for absenteeism during standardized testing windows for federal, state, and locally mandated standardized assessments unless a student already has a chronic history of truancy; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Student/Teacher Protection Act"; enact; end punitive testing consequences; related to federal, state,and locally mandated standardized assessments

Sen. William Ligon [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]	Sen. Hunter Hill [R]	Sen. Michael Williams [R]
Sen. P.K. Martin [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Rep. Joyce Chandler [R]

2016-03-25 - House - House Vote #907 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #547 (Y: 38 N: 16 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #555 (Y: 39 N: 9 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Veto V15
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-03-24	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-11	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2016-03-02	House	House First Readers
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-10	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-09	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48240
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156930
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158816
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159283
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161983
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162312
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162313
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48240#14170
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48240#14162
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48240#14694