'Georgia Educational Scholarship Act'
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the account program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Governor's Office of Student Achievement to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
failed
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 5, 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 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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