Georgia Senate Bill 44

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Equalization Grants, Annual Calculations, and Allocation; the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate; revise

Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-01-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-01-28	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69581
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230460