SB 458 - Education; require local school systems and schools to be accredited; provide for definitions

Current VersionPDF Version

Committees

Current Status

04/04/08 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require local school systems and schools to be accredited; to provide for definitions; to provide that if a school system or school loses or fails to attain accreditation, a student shall be entitled to attend another public school or receive a scholarship to attend a private school; to provide for notice to parents; to provide for the maximum amount of the scholarship; to provide for procedures and requirements for payment of scholarships; to provide for conditions of acceptance of a scholarship; to provide for testing; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for notice to parents; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/05/20084:44PMSenate Vote #671032021002001PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
02/13/2008Senate Read and Referred
02/27/2008Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/28/2008Senate Read Second Time
03/05/2008Senate Third Read
03/05/2008Senate Passed/Adopted
03/06/2008House First Readers
03/11/2008House Second Readers
03/27/2008House Committee Favorably Reported
04/01/2008House Withdrawn, Recommitted
04/04/2008House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Footnotes

4/1/2008 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules
4/4/2008 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules