Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/sb-317.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

81 lines
4.6 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Atlanta Board of Education; qualifications for membership on said board related to working for other boards of education; remove limitations"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Atlanta Independent School System under the management and control of the Atlanta Board of Education, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4154), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4341), so as to remove limitations on qualifications for membership on said board related to working for other boards of education; to reapportion the board of education election districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 317"
citation: "Georgia SB 317 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elena Parent", "Gail Davenport", "Horacena Tate", "Jason Esteves", "Josh McLaurin", "Nan Orrock", "Sally Harrell", "Sonya Halpern"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-20"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c56f46f2-b8c8-485d-90cd-4fb4e197736b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1f0ea42eb5c40ed862078b9c8d7ffd01e80928fcfa859077948c699a64f6875e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 317 (2023_24) — Atlanta Board of Education; qualifications for membership on said board related to working for other boards of education; remove limitations
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Atlanta Independent School System under the management and control of the Atlanta Board of Education, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4154), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4341), so as to remove limitations on qualifications for membership on said board related to working for other boards of education; to reapportion the board of education election districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; 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.
1. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219185.pdf)
2. **As introduced LC 47 2463** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218421.pdf)
3. **SB 317 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218424.pdf)
4. **SB 317/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220070.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #272 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #336 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elena Parent — primary (person)
- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-20** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Act 331 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c56f46f2-b8c8-485d-90cd-4fb4e197736b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).