Georgia Senate Bill 96

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-08 - Senate Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider teacher programs outside of this state which meet certain requirements of the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professional Standards Commission; the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral; provide

Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]
Sen. Jason Esteves [D]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Rep. Steven Sainz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-06	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64014
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213683
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215517