Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-754 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures to be followed by disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal in public schools, and review, so as to provide for limits on the extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; to require local school systems to provide appropriate grade-level instructional materials to any student subject to in-school suspension, short-term suspension, or long-term suspension pending completion of the student discipline tribunal; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2023 · House Mar 18, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 28, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Act 466
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Colton Moore
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
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