A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Office of the State Treasurer to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for an annual report on the program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A RESOLUTION commending Clayton County Public Schools for its achievements on behalf of Clayton County; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Sunil K. Dudeja, Elite Scholars Academy Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probation, so as to require the transfer of probation supervision to the judicial circuit of the county in which the defendant resides in the case of misdemeanor offenses; to require the transfer of probation supervision to the county or municipality in which the defendant resides in the case of ordinance violations and misdemeanors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of housing generally, so as to require housing authorities to develop and implement policies granting housing preferences to veterans who are homeless individuals; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Converting Closed Hospitals to Veterans Homes; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Increasing Access to Pre-K and After-School Programs; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Clayton County Public Schools for its achievements on behalf of Clayton County and recognizing February 23, 2018, as Clayton County Public Schools Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to extensively revise the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program; to revise the short title; to revise definitions; to require a signed agreement by parents; to extend the uses for which scholarship funds may be used; to revise requirements for eligibility and participation; to provide for administration of certain aspects of the program by the Office of the State Treasurer; to revise provisions relating to scholarship funds; to provide for a Program Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Clayton County Fire Department; and for other purposes.