Local boards of education; population provision prohibiting certain members from holding other offices; repeal
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to election of local board of education members, persons ineligible to be members or superintendent, ineligibility for local boards of education, and ineligibility for other elective offices, so as to repeal a population provision prohibiting certain members of county boards of education from holding other offices; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2013
Last action Mar 13, 2014
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2013
How they voted
124–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 131
Mar 7, 2013
D
Democratic43
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican87
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 13, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 7, 2014
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Mar 7, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 13, 2014
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 20, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Mar 11, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 5, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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