Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee; to provide for minimum responsibilities of such committee; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to revise provisions for financial audits of local school systems by and on behalf of the Department of Audits and Accou
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 3, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 4, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 5, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 20, 2026
House Postponed · Feb 25, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 23, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 721 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-23 · yea 49, nay 2, notVoting 4, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-26 · yea 103, nay 68, notVoting 7, excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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