SB 170 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"Students and Teachers SPEAK Act"; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the qualification and selection of students to advise the State Board of Education and local boards of education; to provide for the Georgia Teacher of the Year to be invited to advise the State Board of Education; to provide for a definition; to provide for compensation; to provide for restrictions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Last action Mar 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2023

How they voted

440
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Feb 28, 2023
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
36 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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