SB 9 - Grade Integrity Act; provide ethical violation reportable to Professional Standards Commission; statutory construction

Committees

Current Status

05/18/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to teachers and other school personnel, so as to enact the "Grade Integrity Act of 2007"; to provide that no classroom teacher shall be required, coerced, intimidated, or disciplined in any manner to change the grade of a student; to provide for an ethical violation reportable to the Professional Standards Commission; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
02/13/200710:39AMSenate Vote #56052000002002PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
04/19/200711:38AMHouse Vote #352163001010006PASS
04/20/20072:50PMSenate Vote #433050000002004AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
12/04/2006Senate Prefile
01/11/2007Senate Read and Referred
02/10/2007Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/12/2007Senate Read Second Time
02/13/2007Senate Third Read
02/13/2007Senate Passed/Adopted
02/14/2007House First Readers
02/15/2007House Second Readers
04/11/2007House Committee Favorably Reported
04/19/2007House Third Readers
04/19/2007House Passed/Adopted
04/20/2007Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
05/03/2007Senate Sent to Governor
05/18/2007Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/18/2007Act 138
07/01/2007Effective Date

Footnotes

4/20/2007 Senate agreed to House substitute