Education; local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2023 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
49–1
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 23, 2023
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Act 414
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
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