2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB236: "Quality Basic Education Act,"; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/21/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/24/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #208
3/6/2025
54
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/202573.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202575.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/202573.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/202573.9 KB