Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
SB 44: Revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10…
Passage · Feb. 13, 2025 · Yeas 51, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill reduces the minimum millage rate, or effective millage rate, required of a qualified local school system for equalization grants from 14 mills to 10 mills. It provides a 25 percent reduction in equalization grant awards for local school systems that do not meet that minimum and requires annual reporting by the Department of Education.
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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 44
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- Feb. 13, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 51, nays 0; 5 didn't vote (5 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (51)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Rick Williams R-25
Excused (5)
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kenya Wicks D-34