"Tim Tebow Act" or "Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act"
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for participation at a particular public school; to provide for participation fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
Last action Mar 11, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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