SB 440 - Lottery Funds; eliminate Construction Reserve Trust Fund; Board of Education; funds to local units of admin.; electronic technology

Committees

Current Status

02/08/06 - House Second Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to eliminate the to Construction Reserve Trust Fund and the appropriation of lottery funds to the fund; to eliminate the use of lottery funds for teacher training in computers and technology; to eliminate the use of lottery funds by the board of regents for training professors and instructors in computers and technology; to eliminate the use of lottery funds by the Department of Technical and Adult Education for training teachers in computers and technology; to amend Code Section 50-27-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions regarding the lottery for education, so as to provide that the term "educational purposes and programs" shall not include capital outlay projects for educational facilities and teacher training in computers and technology; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/02/06 11:43 AM Senate Vote #620 030 022 003 001 MOTION TO ENGROSS
02/02/06 01:31 PM Senate Vote #623 045 009 001 001 PASSAGE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/24/2006 Senate Read and Referred
01/26/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
01/31/2006 Senate Read Second Time
02/02/2006 Senate Third Read
02/02/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/06/2006 House First Readers
02/08/2006 House Second Readers

Footnotes

2/02/06 Engrossed upon third reading in Senate