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| Bill | Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise a provision relating to student transportation; to authorize local boards of education to use vehicles other than school buses for the transport of students to and from school related activities; to provide for minimum requirements; to provide for insurance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | SB 159 | Georgia SB 159 (2021_22) |
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Georgia SB 159 (2021_22) — Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise a provision relating to student transportation; to authorize local boards of education to use vehicles other than school buses for the transport of students to and from school related activities; to provide for minimum requirements; to provide for insurance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As introduced LC 39 2874 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- Committee sub LC 39 2935S (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3002S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3037S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 159/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Butch Miller — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Dean Burke — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-11 Senate Hopper
- 2021-02-16 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2021-02-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-24 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2021-02-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2021-02-25 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-02-26 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2021-03-01 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2021-03-15 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-16 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee, withdrawal - 2021-03-17 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-22 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2021-03-22 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-03-23 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2021-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-05-04 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-05-04 Act 155
executive-signature - 2021-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e1fc7ed4-a646-4d4a-a126-7ff34b0fdc90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).