"Completion Special Schools Act"; certain students to be enrolled in a completion special school; lower the age of eligibility
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Completion Special Schools Act," so as to lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 for certain students to be enrolled in a completion special school; to revise definitions; to provide for reports of cohort graduation rates by local school system and by completion special school; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2024
Last action Feb 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
45–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic23
60% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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