Sign Up
HB 31 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Catoosa County; Board of Education adopt a balanced budget; require

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Catoosa County, Georgia, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4258), as amended, so as to require such board to adopt a balanced budget; to provide that if the Quality Basic Education Formula is fully funded by state appropriations such budget shall be balanced without spending down fiscal reserves; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates balanced budget for school board, promoting fiscal responsibility in local government spending without tax changes or funding shifts.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill requires balanced budgets without depleting reserves when state education funding (QBE) is fully funded, protecting existing school funding levels and preventing cuts.85% confidence
Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jan 15, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mitchell Horner
Mitchell Horner
RRepublican
GA
3