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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-754 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures to be followed by disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal in public schools, and review, so as to provide for limits on the extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; to require local school systems to provide appropriate grade-level instructional materials to any student subject to in-school suspension, short-term suspension, or long-term suspension pending completion of the student discipline tribunal; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 169"
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citation: "Georgia SB 169 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Elena Parent", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Sonya Halpern"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-14"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/433ed6fd-6d58-495a-92da-3c7353a79730"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b519daa99c1ec4a16c44b0b4616bb140eef5ede130479abe9ed1ecfcdf937b4f"
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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 169 (2023_24) — Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-754 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures to be followed by disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal in public schools, and review, so as to provide for limits on the extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; to require local school systems to provide appropriate grade-level instructional materials to any student subject to in-school suspension, short-term suspension, or long-term suspension pending completion of the student discipline tribunal; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; 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 LC 49 1261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214517.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216332.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 1338S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215524.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 1887S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226969.pdf)
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5. **SB 169/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229532.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0181** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228637.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #888 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #702 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #95 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-14** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-18** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-23** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-23** Act 466 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/433ed6fd-6d58-495a-92da-3c7353a79730`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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