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GA SB360
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Billy Hickman
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "educational facilities" under Georgia's capital outlay funding statute (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-260) to include facilities for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs provided by local school systems
- Allows state capital outlay funds—previously limited to K-12 infrastructure—to be used for buildings, fixtures, and equipment supporting pre-K programs operated by school systems
- Permits the State Board of Education's computerized student projection program to include projected student counts for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs provided or anticipated to be provided by the school system
- Maintains existing exclusions from capital outlay funding for swimming pools, tracks, stadiums, athletic competition facilities, and central/area administrative offices
- Passed the Georgia Senate and amends Code Section 20-2-260, sponsored by Senators Hickman (4th), Dixon (45th), Kennedy (18th), Gooch (51st), Anderson (24th), and others
Legislative Description
Capital Outlay Funds; used for educational facilities for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs provided by the school system; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Education2/21/2024
Education and Youth1/22/2024
Full Bill Text
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