Georgia House Bill 740 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 8 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1A of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to improved student learning environment and discipline in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to conduct certain screenings, assessments, and reviews prior to expelling or assigning a student in kindergarten through third grade to out-of-school suspension for five or more consecutive or cumulative days during a school year; to provide exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; local school system to conduct certain screenings, assessments, and reviews prior to expelling a student; require

Rep. Randy Nix [R]	Rep. Henry Howard [D]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Joyce Chandler [R]
Rep. Robert Trammell [D]	Rep. Renitta Shannon [D]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]

2018-03-29 - House - House Vote #814 (Y: 167 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-21 - Senate - Senate Vote #648 (Y: 46 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - House Vote #503 (Y: 157 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-08		Act 450
2018-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2018-03-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-14	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-14	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-08	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-01-29	House	House Second Readers
2018-01-25	House	House First Readers
2018-01-24	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52184
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/171502
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173576
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/176511
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177470
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177456
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178917
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52184#15655
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52184#16103
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52184#16262