Text Too Small?
Text Too Small?

Search:

Colquitt County, GA

In southwest Georgia, Colquitt is heavily agricultural, especially in vegetables and livestock. Moultrie is the county seat.

Local News

Bills related to this county

HB 12

Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system

Summary

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.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Corbett, John (174th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Ford, Jaclyn (170th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

Coming Soon!

Local Coupons & Discounts

No local coupons available right now. Please check back soon!

No coupons or discounts above? Click the button below to access the Coupons and Discounts page.

[render_coupon_fallback_if_empty]

*This content (including text, artwork, graphics, photography, and video) was provided by the third party(ies) as referenced above. Any rights or other content questions or inquiries should be directed to such third-party provider(s).