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GA SB 560

died on adjournment

County Board of Education of DeKalb County; provisions governing the use of third party search firms in selecting a superintendent; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

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
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Emanuel Jonesprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Randal Manghamprimary
  • Sally Harrellprimary
  • Elena Parentprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-24

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-25

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  6. 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

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73550

Attribution

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