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GA HB 442

withdrawn

Education; students shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions; provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance for students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that student performers shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions, subject to certain conditions, for no more than all or part of 25 school days; to authorize the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop such certification forms and promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for authorizations by parents or guardians relating to the education records of student performers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-13
Status date
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Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tremaine Reeseprimary
  • Ron Stephensprimary
  • Rick Townsendprimary
  • Rhonda Burnoughprimary
  • Tangie Herringprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-18

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-19

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-03-06

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70314

Attribution

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