HB 237 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; receive private donations for grants to public schools; provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and to revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for grant criteria; to provide for an income tax credit for qualified education donations; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to such donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 2, 2017 Signed Apr 27, 2017
Floor votes

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
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2017
Signed into law
Act 32
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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