Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system school by reducing the minimum required millage rate or equivalent millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system school" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or equivalent millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Last action Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
138–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 152
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic64
84% Yea
R
Republican88
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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