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GA HB 42

died on adjournment

Quality Basic Education; calculation and distribution of funds to local units of administration for student transportation programs; revise provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 42 pass?

No. GA HB 42 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 (2025-01-16): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 42 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights and funding requirements under Quality Basic Education, so as to revise provisions for the calculation and distribution of funds by the State Board of Education to local units of administration for student transportation programs; to require the State Board of Education to distribute to each local unit of administration up to 100 percent of projected costs of such local unit of administration's student transportation program, subject to exception; to provide for the use of vehicles in addition to school buses in student transportation programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 42?

Viola Davis, Sandra Scott, Kim Schofield are the primary sponsors of GA HB 42.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights and funding requirements under Quality Basic Education, so as to revise provisions for the calculation and distribution of funds by the State Board of Education to local units of administration for student transportation programs; to require the State Board of Education to distribute to each local unit of administration up to 100 percent of projected costs of such local unit of administration's student transportation program, subject to exception; to provide for the use of vehicles in addition to school buses in student transportation programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-01-16 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Viola Davisprimary
  • Sandra Scottprimary
  • Kim Schofieldprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-15

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-16

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69339

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