Dept. of Education/GA Report/Certs. of Necessity

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking of the rejected projects by need. The report is also required to include a breakdown of the current and previous 5 years of state spending committed through the certificate of necessity process, as well as a report on which priority level (1, 2, or 3) all approved and rejected applications are given.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 18, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Jun 7, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Jun 20, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
4. Jun 20, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
5. Jun 21, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Education
6. Jun 28, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
7. Aug 9, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Primary sponsor · District 19
• J" John "Jack" WalshD Joint sponsor · District 9