Georgia House Bill 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to direct the State Board of Education to determine eligibility criteria for foster care students to receive special education and related services; to require the Department of Education to provide guidance to local school systems; to require local school systems to immediately determine whether to initiate the initial evaluation process for newly enrolled foster care students; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Board of Education; determine eligibility criteria for foster care students to receive special education and related services; provisions

Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]
Rep. Albert Reeves [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]

2020-06-26 - House - House Vote #781 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2020-06-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #766 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House Vote #538 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-01		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 497
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-26	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-28	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-31	House	House First Readers
2020-01-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57037
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188933
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191447
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192363
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195304
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57037#17529
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57037#17999
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57037#18033