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Georgia House approves bill to update code references in case federal Department of Education is changed
Summary
The Georgia House passed Senate Bill 154 on a 144-15 vote to update 25 code sections that reference the U.S. Department of Education, making the changes contingent on the federal agencyno longer existing.
The Georgia House on March 21 passed Senate Bill 154, a measure that updates multiple sections of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to replace direct references to the U.S. Department of Education with language such as "or its successor." The bill passed 144-15 after floor debate and questions from members.
The billintroduced in the Senate and carried to the House by Chairman Dubnickwas described on the floor as a forward-looking technical cleanup. "All we're doing is updating,"…
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