GA SB 560
died on adjournmentCounty Board of Education of DeKalb County; provisions governing the use of third party search firms in selecting a superintendent; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 560 pass?
No. GA SB 560 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 (2026-03-06): House Second Readers
What is GA SB 560 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to provide provisions governing the use of third party search firms in selecting a superintendent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 560?
Emanuel Jones, Kim Jackson, Tonya Anderson and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 560.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to provide provisions governing the use of third party search firms in selecting a superintendent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-06 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Emanuel Jonesprimary
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- Tonya Andersonprimary
- Randal Manghamprimary
- Sally Harrellprimary
- Elena Parentprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-24
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-25
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-03 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: other
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: other
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: other
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: other
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: other
- MCLAURIN: other
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: other
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: other
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: other
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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