SB 66 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Georgia Foundation for Public Education; a nonprofit corporation created by the foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; authorize

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize a nonprofit corporation incorporated by the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for the expiration of the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation's authority to promote public-private partnerships and to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for grant criteria; to provide for the dissolution of the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; to revise definitions; to provide for an income tax credit for qualified education donations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 1, 2021 Signed May 4, 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
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 157
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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