SB 79 - Education; local boards; additional elective courses; provide state funding

Committees

Current Status

04/20/06 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide expressly that local boards of education are authorized to provide additional elective courses for students in specified grades; to provide for state funding of such additional elective courses; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/03/06 11:45 AM Senate Vote #634 050 001 001 004 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/20/06 01:55 PM House Vote #921 151 007 013 009 PASS
03/27/06 03:48 PM Senate Vote #1038 045 002 008 001 AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/28/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/01/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/02/2006 Senate Read Second Time
02/03/2006 Senate Third Read
02/03/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/06/2006 House First Readers
02/08/2006 House Second Readers
03/08/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/20/2006 House Third Readers
03/20/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/27/2006 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/10/2006 Senate Sent to Governor
04/20/2006 Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/20/2006 Act 523
07/01/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/20/06 Modified Structured Rule