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type: "Bill"
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title: "Opportunity School District; establishment; provide for definitions; supervision of public elementary and secondary schools that are failing"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Education Coordinating Council, so as to provide for the establishment of the Opportunity School District; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to provide for automatic repeal under certain conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 133"
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citation: "Georgia SB 133 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Bill Heath", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Charlie Bethel", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Shafer", "Dean Burke", "Ellis Black", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Greg Kirk", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Michael Williams", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Renee Unterman", "Rick Jeffares", "Ross Tolleson", "Steve Gooch", "Tommie Williams", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 15
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-18"
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last_action: "2017-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dad729e-4b0f-4ab5-a781-187b43708943"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f613b18a708aab6f390a1356aa964e717e868f1a1242a9937c53a58c83c98e98"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 133 (2015_16) — Opportunity School District; establishment; provide for definitions; supervision of public elementary and secondary schools that are failing
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Education Coordinating Council, so as to provide for the establishment of the Opportunity School District; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to provide for automatic repeal under certain conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC33 5951-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148455.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150328.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 33 6086S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149743.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1 AM 33 1519** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150250.pdf)
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5. **Floor amend 2 AM 33 1528** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150253.pdf)
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6. **Floor amend 3 AM 33 1525** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150273.pdf)
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7. **Floor amend 4 AM 33 1512** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150270.pdf)
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8. **Floor amend 5 AM 33 1524** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150278.pdf)
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9. **Floor amend 6 AM 33 1523** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150280.pdf)
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10. **Floor amend 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150283.pdf)
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11. **Floor amend 7a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150310.pdf)
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12. **Floor amend 8 AM 331511** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150298.pdf)
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13. **Floor amend 9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150304.pdf)
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14. **LC 33 6186/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152033.pdf)
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15. **SB 133/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153000.pdf)
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## Votes
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- ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY SENATOR FROM THE 39TH TO COMMITTEE SUB — **16–38** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Bill Heath — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- David Shafer — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-18** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-05** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-25** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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- **2015-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-08** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-04-21** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-04-21** Act 24 `executive-signature`
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- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2dad729e-4b0f-4ab5-a781-187b43708943`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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