HB899: School Violence Reduction and Safety Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for QBE funding assistance to eligible public schools to reduce school violence and improve school safety and security; to provide for eligibility; to provide for the calculation and maximum amount of such funding; to provide for policies, procedures, regulations, and requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.