Georgia House Bill 879 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - 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 elementary and secondary educational programs, so as to provide for the issuance of a seal of biliteracy for high school graduates who have achieved a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English; to provide for criteria; to provide for participation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elementary and secondary education; seal of biliteracy for high school graduates with a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English; provide

Rep. Tom Taylor [R]	Rep. Albert Reeves [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Beth Beskin [R]
Rep. Pedro Marin [D]	Sen. JaNice VanNess [R]

2016-03-24 - House - House Vote #851 (Y: 169 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #807 (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #692 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - House - House Vote #558 (Y: 168 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 618
2016-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-24	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-18	House	House Passed/Adopted As Amended
2016-02-18	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-09	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-02	House	House First Readers
2016-02-01	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156090
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157824
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157860
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161529
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161727
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162411
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965#13987
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965#14432
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965#14603
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47965#14638