Education; provide for membership of certain boards in the event local legislation is not passed during 2014 regular session of General Assembly conforming size of boards to requirements of law; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-52.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead option sales and use tax and a county sales and use tax for educational purposes and terms of service, so as to provide for membership of certain boards of education in the event that local legislation is not passed during the 2014 regular session of the General Assembly conforming the size of such boards to the requirements of law; to provide for terms of office for such members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Feb 2014
House Failed
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Feb 2014
Signed into Law
Feb 2014
Introduced Feb 10, 2014
Signed Feb 26, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2014
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2014
Signed into law
Act 350
upper
Feb 26, 2014
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 26, 2014
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Feb 26, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 18, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Margaret Oliver
DDemocratic
P
Mike Jacobs
RRepublican
P
Scott Holcomb
DDemocratic
P
Tom Taylor
RRepublican
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