SB 147 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"Boundless Opportunities for Georgia Students Act"; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to permit student transfers between local school systems without contracts between the local school system where the student resides and the local school system where the student seeks to enroll; to require the State Board of Education to provide for procedures for such student transfers; to provide for caps on tuition that can be charged to a student by an enrolling local unit of administration that exclusively provides virtual instruction to such student; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Mar 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

3511
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Feb 27, 2024
D Democratic21
8 Yea 11 Nay 2
52% Nay
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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