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| Bill | Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee; to provide for minimum responsibilities of such committee; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to revise provisions for financial audits of local school systems by and on behalf of the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for such audits of state charter schools; to require the Department of Audits and Accounts to develop and implement a program of progressive monitoring, supports, and interventions to local school systems and state charter schools; to provide for investigations of local school systems and state charter schools by the state auditor; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1164 | Georgia HB 1164 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1164 (2025_26) — Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee; to provide for minimum responsibilities of such committee; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to revise provisions for financial audits of local school systems by and on behalf of the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for such audits of state charter schools; to require the Department of Audits and Accounts to develop and implement a program of progressive monitoring, supports, and interventions to local school systems and state charter schools; to provide for investigations of local school systems and state charter schools by the state auditor; to provide for an effective date; 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.
- HB 1164/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 2582/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 2695S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 2695S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #794 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–2 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #572 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 103–68 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-03 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-04 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-05 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-20 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-25 House Postponed
- 2026-02-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-12 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-16 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-23 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-23 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Act 721
executive-signature - 2026-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe39fc18-3da6-41a9-a137-a35e6987b1ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).