Senate Study Committee on Local School System Flexibility Options; create
This bill creates a Senate Study Committee to examine how Georgia school districts use flexibility waivers. The committee will study how waivers - allowing schools to bypass rules like class size limits or teacher salary minimums - affect student performance, teacher workload, and equity across Georgia's 180 school systems. The committee, composed of six senators, must complete its review by December 2025 and report findings on whether these waivers improve educational outcomes or raise concerns about long-term impacts. It does not change existing waiver policies but will assess their current implementation and effectiveness.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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