2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB588: Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide that all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; to provide that members of the public shall not be removed from such public meetings except for actual disruption and in accordance with rules adopted and published by the local board of education; to provide that visual and sound recording shall be permitted at such public meetings; to provide for the authority of superior courts to enforce compliance and award relief; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

3/2/2022
Senate Hopper
Senate
3/3/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/9/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/11/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/16/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/25/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/7/2022
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
4/28/2022
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
4/28/2022
Act 721
4/28/2022
Effective Date 2022-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #760
3/30/2022
30
Yea
19
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #783
3/28/2022
129
Yea
41
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #653
3/15/2022
32
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/28/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197012.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197012.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197014.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197014.3 KB