GA HB 27
died on adjournmentInvesting in Every Student Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 27 pass?
No. GA HB 27 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-15): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 27 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 27?
Sandra Scott, Kim Schofield, Viola Davis are the primary sponsors of GA HB 27.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-13
- Latest action
- 2025-01-15 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sandra Scottprimary
- Kim Schofieldprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-13
House Hopper
introduction
2025-01-14
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-01-15
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 61 0028/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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