Georgia Senate Bill 68 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 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 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to strengthen provisions relating to the financial management of local school systems; to provide for training for local board of education members and local school superintendents on financial management; to provide for monthly reporting to the local board of education on the financial stability of the local school system; to provide for designation by the Department of Audits and Accounts of high-risk local school systems and moderate-risk local school systems based on annual audits; to provide for financial management provisions in flexibility contracts and system charters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Local School Systems; financial management; strengthen provisions

Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. John Wilkinson [R]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]
Sen. Zahra Karinshak [D]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]	Rep. Kevin Tanner [R]

2020-06-26 - House - House Vote #780 (Y: 159 N: 3 NV: 9 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2020-06-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #778 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #376 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - House - House Vote #354 (Y: 153 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2019-02-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #56 (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-01		Effective Date
2020-06-29		Act 389
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-26	House	House Conference Committee Report Adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
2020-03-05	House	House Conference Committee Appointed 9th, 11th, 74th
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed 12th, 9th, 31st
2019-04-02	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2019-03-29	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-29	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-26	House	House First Readers
2019-02-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-02-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-07	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180628
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182646
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185578
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195150
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672#16586
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672#17124
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672#17266
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672#18011
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54672#18032