Safe Schools Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a school safety and anti-gang endorsement for eligible certificated professional personnel issued by the Professional Standards Commission; to require school safety plans to be submitted to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to require intruder alert drills in all public schools in this state; to require public schools to report completion of such drills to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for parents and guardians to opt their children out of such drills; to provide for a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Signed Apr 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
46–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 13, 2023
D
Democratic21
80% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 13, 2023
Signed into law
Act 7
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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