Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Apr 4, 2025
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LC 49 2019/a
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MODERATE
This bill was amended by the House Education Committee to change how school funding eligibility is calculated and reported. The main change is that the minimum millage rate requirement for school systems to qualify for equalization grants was reduced from 14 mills to 10 mills, making it easier for more school districts to qualify for state funding.
Scope change
The bill's eligibility criteria was broadened to include more local school systems by lowering the millage rate threshold from 14 mills to 10 mills.
ELIGIBILITY
The minimum millage rate requirement for qualifying as a 'qualified local school system' was reduced from 14 mills to 10 mills, allowing more districts to receive equalization grants.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'qualified local school system' was updated to reflect the new 10-mill threshold instead of the previous 14-mill requirement.
TECHNICAL
Minor wording changes were made to 'effective millage rate' to 'equivalent millage rate' in several places for consistency.
REQUIREMENT
The document was marked as a substitute bill (HB 12 SUB) indicating this is a committee version with amendments.
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Committee
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Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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