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
27–12
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic18
66% Nay
R
Republican29
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
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