Georgia House Bill 1351

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-26 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Quality Basic Education Act; support for students living in poverty; provisions

Rep. Lydia Glaize [D]	Rep. Miriam Paris [D]	Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Rep. Demetrius Douglas [D]
Rep. Kenneth Vance [R]	Rep. Teddy Reese [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-26	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-22	House	House First Readers
2024-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67309
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224949