"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
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Feb 28, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Colton Moore
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Josh McLaurin
DDemocratic
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Nabilah Parkes
DDemocratic
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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