Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship, so as to provide that victims of human trafficking are eligible for such scholarship; to provide for the designation of REACH scholars; to provide for funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Signed May 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024 · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 2, 2024
Signed into law
Act 553
upper
May 2, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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