GA SB 247
died on adjournmentSick, Personal, and Maternity Leave for Teachers; the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers may take for personal or professional reasons; increase
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 247 pass?
No. GA SB 247 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 (2025-02-26): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 247 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 247?
Shawn Still, Steve Gooch, John F. Kennedy and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 247.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-24
- Latest action
- 2025-02-26 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- John F. Kennedyprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Greg Dolezalprimary
- Clint Dixonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-24
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-26
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 49 2268Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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