SB 239 - Education; mandatory attendance; provisions; require new residents in a local school system to enroll a child within 30 days

Committees

Current Status

04/03/09 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise certain provisions relating to mandatory attendance; to require new residents in a local school system to enroll a child within 30 days; to provide for reporting violations of mandatory attendance requirements; to provide that a local school system official who fails to make certain reports is guilty of a misdemeanor; to provide that a person who fails to enroll a child is guilty of a misdemeanor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/10/20096:20PMSenate Vote #178036018002000PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
03/04/2009Senate Read and Referred
03/05/2009Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/09/2009Senate Read Second Time
03/10/2009Senate Third Read
03/10/2009Senate Passed/Adopted
03/12/2009House First Readers
03/17/2009House Second Readers
03/26/2009House Committee Favorably Reported
04/03/2009House Withdrawn, Recommitted