2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB88: Education; Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that the Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as an advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; to provide for a nontraditional teacher certification program for members and veterans of the United States armed forces; to provide for the Professional Standards Commission to require that teacher education programs include mandatory coursework in differentiated instruction and reading fundamentals and to promote increased student enrollment in and completion of teacher education programs offered at historically black colleges and universities in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/3/2021
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/4/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/11/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/16/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/17/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/17/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/18/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/15/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/4/2021
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/4/2021
Act 159
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #259
3/17/2021
171
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #52
2/17/2021
50
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED