2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB44: Equalization Grants, Annual Calculations, and Allocation; the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate; revise

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/29/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/5/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/6/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/10/2025
Senate Recommitted
Senate
2/11/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/13/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/13/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/18/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #336
3/28/2025
138
Yea
23
Nay
3
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #51
2/13/2025
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/202577.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/13/202577.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/10/202573.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/202576.8 KB