A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to update and revise terminology; to delete obsolete, unused, and unnecessary provisions; to revise funding weights; to revise provisions for earning funding for certain personnel; to revise provisions relating to submission of available positions; to provide for a grant program for technology capital; to revise provisions relating to home study programs; to clarify and revise certain provisions regarding charter schools, charter petitions, and charter funding; to authorize the Office of Student Achievement to establish a nonprofit corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to revise provisions relating to suspension and removal of local school board members under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Whitfield County; to provide for construction; to provide that Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A. shall not apply to the offer, sale, or issuance of the boards' bonds, notes, or other obligations; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolutions; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Human Embryonic Research Study Committee; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION dedicating the Pathway to the Smokies; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Walter Jones; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating Lauren Eckman, the 2013 Georgia Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.
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 enact the "Flexibility and Accountability Act for Student Achievement"; to provide for legislative intent; to categorize each school system as a Category 1, Category 2, or Category 3 school system; to establish requirements; to provide for specified flexibility and accountability for Category 1 school systems; to provide for full flexibility for Category 2 school systems; to provide for Category 3 school systems as charter systems; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for grants; to provide for mediation; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise provisions relating to waivers to improve student performance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jeff Stancil; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-164 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local five mill share funds, so as to exclude freeport property from the equalized adjusted school property tax digest for purposes of calculating local five mill share; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.