The Senate Education and Youth Committee unanimously passed Tuesday a bill that would force groups like the Georgia High School Association — which collects fees from public schools to organize interscholastic sporting events — to make public details about their finances.
Senate Bill 288 would bar any public high school from joining such a group unless it annually publishes a comprehensive financial report, which would have to include an accounting of assets, liabilities, income and operating expenses.
State Sen. Charlie Bethel, R-Dalton, sponsored the bill. GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin testified against it, saying his group was already open about its finances.
The bill now heads to the Senate Rules Committee for consideration about whether it will go before the full Senate for a vote.
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