SB 35 - Education; expenditure controls; charter schools; revisions of provisions

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Committees

Current Status

05/04/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the revision of certain provisions regarding education flexibility; to change certain provisions relating to expenditure controls for the 2005-2006 school year; to change certain provisions regarding program weights; to change certain provisions regarding legislative intent with respect to charter schools; to change certain provisions regarding minimum requirements for charter petitions; to repeal Code Section 20-2-2063.1; to change certain provisions regarding operation, control, and management requirements for charter schools; to amend Code Section 40-5-22; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/23/05 03:51 PM Senate Vote #101 018 031 004 003 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY SENATOR FROM THE 46TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
02/23/05 03:53 PM Senate Vote #102 017 034 002 003 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #5 BY SENATOR FROM THE 33RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
02/23/05 03:54 PM Senate Vote #103 018 033 002 003 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #6 BY SENATOR FROM THE 33RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
02/23/05 03:55 PM Senate Vote #104 020 032 001 003 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #7 BY SENATOR FROM THE 26TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
02/23/05 03:59 PM Senate Vote #105 035 017 001 003 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/29/05 11:33 AM House Vote #423 129 038 007 006 PASS
03/31/05 07:22 PM Senate Vote #556 032 019 002 003 AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/24/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/09/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/10/2005 Senate Read Second Time
02/23/2005 Senate Third Read
02/23/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/24/2005 House First Readers
02/25/2005 House Second Readers
03/03/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/24/2005 House Postponed
03/29/2005 House Third Readers
03/29/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/31/2005 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/19/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
05/04/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/04/2005 Act 155
07/01/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/24/05 Postponed in House until 3/29/05
3/29/05 Modified Structured Rule in House
Passed House by Committee on Rules Substitute
Rule 33.7