HB 655 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Quality Basic Education Act; post sign containing telephone number to receive reports of child abuse; require every public school

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require every public school to post a sign containing the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 30, 2017 Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced
House Prefiled
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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