Bill Commons

GA SB 128

died on adjournment

Quality Basic Education Act; grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 128 pass?

No. GA SB 128 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 (2025-02-11): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 128 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of students living in poverty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 128?

Jason Esteves, Harold Jones II, Kim Jackson and 16 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 128.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of students living in poverty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-02-11 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jason Estevesprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Elena Parentprimary
  • Sonya Halpernprimary
  • Nan Orrockprimary
  • Derek Mallowprimary
  • RaShaun Kempprimary
  • Ed Harbisonprimary
  • Kenya Wicksprimary
  • Nabilah Parkesprimary
  • Donzella Jamesprimary
  • Gail Davenportprimary
  • Freddie Powell Simsprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Randal Manghamprimary
  • Sally Harrellprimary
  • Nikki Merrittprimary
  • Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-11

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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