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GA HB659
Bill
Status
Vetoed
5/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dave Belton
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AI Summary
- Requires local boards of education and state charter schools to make school-level budget and expenditure data publicly accessible, including staff salary costs, materials, facility maintenance, professional development, and new construction costs on a per-square-foot basis
- Establishes the "Transparency in Education Act," requiring any state department or agency to provide written analysis to legislative education committees at least 30 days before applying for any competitive grant over $20 million affecting pre-K through grade 12 education policy
- Authorizes a pilot program for the 2016-2017 school year only allowing participating local school systems to consolidate federal, state, and local funds to support school-wide Title I programs, with temporary waivers of state financial reporting requirements; the pilot automatically repeals on December 31, 2017
- Requires local school systems and public schools to post on their websites key financial documents including annual budgets, audit reports, findings of irregularities, expenditure-to-revenue ratios, and education sales tax information
- Directs the State Board of Education to develop standardized budget and expenditure reporting templates by January 1, 2017, and requires school systems to publish school-site financial data using those templates by October 31, 2017; the Office of Student Achievement must report per-student expenditures and relative financial performance of schools and systems
Legislative Description
Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions
Last Action
Veto V6
5/3/2016
Full Bill Text
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