SB 47 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; revise prior school year requirement

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, so as to revise the prior school year requirement; to expand eligibility for students; to revise the basis for calculating scholarship amounts; to require annual parent surveys; to provide for a review procedure for scholarship calculations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Signed May 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021

How they voted

2712
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Mar 3, 2021
D Democratic18
1 Yea 12 Nay 5
66% Nay
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Act 243
upper
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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