GA HB 12
withdrawnEducation; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
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Did GA HB 12 pass?
No. GA HB 12 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted
What is GA HB 12 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 12?
Chas Cannon, Chris Erwin, Rob Leverett and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 12.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-13
- Latest action
- 2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Chas Cannonprimary
- Chris Erwinprimary
- Rob Leverettprimary
- John Corbettprimary
- Trey Kelleyprimary
- Jaclyn Fordprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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2025-02-28
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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2025-01-15
House Second Readers
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2025-01-14
House First Readers
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2025-01-13
House Hopper
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Related bills
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