SB 10 - Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools
Current Status
05/18/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act"; to provide for a short title; to define certain terms; to provide for scholarships for public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools; to provide for qualifications and criteria for the scholarship program; to establish certain requirements for private schools that participate in the scholarship program; to provide for the amount of scholarship and method of payments; to authorize the State Board of Education to promulgate certain rules; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 01/31/2007 | 1:12PM | Senate Vote #22 | 021 | 033 | 001 | 001 | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY SENATOR FROM THE 26TH TO COMMITTEE SUB |
| 01/31/2007 | 1:14PM | Senate Vote #23 | 021 | 033 | 000 | 002 | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY SENATOR FROM THE 26TH TO COMMITTEE SUB |
| 01/31/2007 | 1:16PM | Senate Vote #24 | 021 | 033 | 000 | 002 | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #4 BY SENATOR FROM THE 26TH TO COMMITTEE SUB |
| 01/31/2007 | 1:18PM | Senate Vote #25 | 020 | 033 | 001 | 002 | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #5 BY SENATOR FROM THE 33RD TO COMMITTEE SUB |
| 01/31/2007 | 1:19PM | Senate Vote #26 | 021 | 033 | 000 | 002 | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #6 BY SENATOR FROM THE 44TH TO COMMITTEE SUB |
| 01/31/2007 | 1:22PM | Senate Vote #27 | 031 | 023 | 000 | 002 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
| 04/20/2007 | 8:38PM | House Vote #440 | 102 | 064 | 010 | 004 | PREV QUES |
| 04/20/2007 | 9:20PM | House Vote #441 | 090 | 084 | 002 | 004 | PASS |
| 04/20/2007 | 9:21PM | House Vote #442 | 077 | 094 | 005 | 004 | RECON |
| 04/20/2007 | 10:52PM | Senate Vote #489 | 035 | 016 | 002 | 003 | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 12/08/2006 | Senate Prefile |
| 01/10/2007 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 01/26/2007 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 01/29/2007 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 01/31/2007 | Senate Third Read |
| 01/31/2007 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 02/01/2007 | House First Readers |
| 02/02/2007 | House Second Readers |
| 04/13/2007 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/17/2007 | House Third Readers |
| 04/20/2007 | House Third Readers |
| 04/20/2007 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 04/20/2007 | Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub |
| 05/07/2007 | Senate Sent to Governor |
| 05/18/2007 | Senate Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/18/2007 | Act 117 |
| 05/18/2007 | Effective Date |
