SB 588

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Mar 15, 2022
  • Passed House Mar 28, 2022
  • Signed by Governor Apr 28, 2022

Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide that all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; to provide that members of the public shall not be removed from such public meetings except for actual disruption and in accordance with rules adopted and published by the local board of education; to provide that visual and sound recording shall be permitted at such public meetings; to provide for the authority of superior courts to enforce compliance and award relief; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Jul 01, 2022

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

Apr 28, 2022

Senate

Act 721

Senate

Senate Date Signed by Governor

Apr 07, 2022

Senate

Senate Sent to Governor

Mar 30, 2022

Senate

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

Mar 28, 2022

House

House Third Readers

House

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar 25, 2022

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education

Mar 17, 2022

House

House Second Readers

Mar 16, 2022

House

House First Readers

Mar 15, 2022

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted

Senate

Senate Third Read

Senate

Senate Taken from Table

Senate

Senate Tabled

Mar 11, 2022

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Mar 09, 2022

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education and Youth

Mar 03, 2022

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Education and Youth

Mar 02, 2022

Senate

Senate Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB 588/AP* PDF
LC 49 0973S/hss PDF
As passed Senate PDF
As introduced LC 49 0912 PDF

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