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SB 247

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 26, 2025.

Sick, Personal, and Maternity Leave for Teachers; the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers may take for personal or professional reasons; increase.

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-247
Session 1033
Status in_committee
Committee Education and Youth
Senate in_committee 2025-02-26
Education
Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor
Still, Shawn
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-24 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-26 Status in_committee
2025-02-26 Latest Action Senate Read and Referred
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