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Education

This committee is responsible for all aspects of legislation dealing with Pre-K and K-12 education in Georgia.

Committee members

Carmen Rice

Carmen Rice

πŸ₯ˆ Vice Chairman Republican

HD-139

Brent Cox

Brent Cox

πŸ‘€ Member Republican

HD-028

Jan Jones

Jan Jones

πŸ‘€ Member Republican

HD-047

Will Wade

Will Wade

πŸ‘€ Member Republican

HD-009

Bills pending in this committee

HB1604
Quality Basic Education Act; require the task force reviewing the effectiveness of existing program weights to meet every two years rather than every three years March 31, 2026Pending: House Education
SB445
"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide March 10, 2026Pending: House Education
SB497
School Students; written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; require March 6, 2026Pending: House Education
SB471
Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision March 6, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1505
Quality Basic Education Act; prescribed course of study in sex education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention instruction is age appropriate and medically accurate; provide March 6, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1486
Education; term "education record"; revise definitions March 6, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1477
Special Education Advocate Registration Act; enact March 4, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1474
Supporting Early Education and Development (SEED) Act; enact March 4, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1471
Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act; enact March 4, 2026Pending: House Education
SB171
Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require February 26, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1417
Education; inclusion of advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge fine arts courses in calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; provide February 25, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1411
Quality Basic Education Act; include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students February 25, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1410
Georgia Student Vision and Literacy Readiness Act; enact February 25, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1378
Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; clarify student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts February 20, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1352
Student Character Development Act; enact February 19, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1330
Georgia Public School Excellence and Stability Act; enact February 19, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1325
Education; require local boards of education to provide parents and teachers opportunities to be involved in developing and updating student codes of conduct February 19, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1308
Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide February 18, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1294
Education; grace period of up to 180 days for transfer students to be evaluated for and receive medical and education services based upon medical forms executed by out-of-state physicians; provide February 18, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1281
Education; require child care learning centers to carry certain amounts of liability insurance coverage and to provide proof of such coverage February 17, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1271
Education; revise definition of education record to correct a cross-reference; provisions February 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1253
Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish February 11, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1249
Education; require public elementary and secondary schools to display the Bill of Rights in multiple locations February 11, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1239
Student Civic Participation and Encouragement Act; enact February 10, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1231
Education; teachers shall not be required to supervise students during their duty-free lunch period or planning period except in cases of extreme emergency; provide February 10, 2026Pending: House Education
HR1242
Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent funding formulas; support revision February 9, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1190
Students and Teachers SPEAK Act; enact February 6, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1146
Georgia Ready to Learn Act; enact February 4, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1099
Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act; enact February 3, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1094
Georgia School Bus Safety and Modernization Act; enact February 3, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1062
Education, Department of; publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require February 2, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1051
Lanier Johnson-Hunt Student Protection Act; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1048
Quality Basic Education Act; State Board adopt criteria for assessment and placement of students who are eligible for initial public school enrollment in first grade January 29, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1038
Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; repeal Article 2 of Chapter 2B; provide January 29, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1032
Early Enrollment Act; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Education
HB1014
Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes January 28, 2026Pending: House Education
HB995
Vape-Free Schools Act; enact January 27, 2026Pending: House Education
HB993
Nourish to Flourish Act; enact January 27, 2026Pending: House Education
HB989
Education; public comment periods during meetings of local boards of education; provide January 27, 2026Pending: House Education
HB972
Education; require written notice to parents and guardians of students in grades four through eight at least twice each school year stating whether such student has attained grade level reading proficiency January 16, 2026Pending: House Education
HB950
Education; provide information regarding immunization requirements and exemptions from such requirements to parents and guardians; require schools and child care facilities January 15, 2026Pending: House Education
HR905
Education, Department of; implement a public awareness campaign for grade levels K-12 regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3; encourage January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB921
Education Impact Transparency Act; enact January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB918
Quality Basic Education Act; permit private school students, home study students, and nonresident public school students to enroll as part-time students in any public school in this state January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB917
Education; open enrollment processes for students to transfer between local school systems and between schools within local school systems; provide January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB912
Quality Basic Education Act; $500,000.00 in matching grants for purpose of providing home reading programs for students in kindergarten through fourth grade; provisions January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB908
Education; prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course January 12, 2026Pending: House Education
HB893
Education; replace terms charter system and charter systems with performance contract system and performance contract systems April 4, 2025Pending: House Education
HR859
House Study Committee on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with Disabilities; create April 2, 2025Pending: House Education
HB796
Education; revise QBE program weights based on recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission March 21, 2025Pending: House Education
SB4
Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions March 11, 2025Pending: House Education
HB740
Stop Social Promotion Act; enact March 11, 2025Pending: House Education
HB736
Education; policies prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying; add and revise definitions March 11, 2025Pending: House Education
SB126
Completion Special Schools Act; certain students to be enrolled; lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 March 10, 2025Pending: House Education
SB124
Education; State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency; require March 10, 2025Pending: House Education
HB706
Quality Basic Education Act; history of Black Americans; provide coursework March 6, 2025Pending: House Education
HB696
Education; lunch and school breakfast programs for public school students; provide March 4, 2025Pending: House Education
HB694
State Board of Education; establish five-year school pilot program to increase graduation rates and postsecondary education March 4, 2025Pending: House Education
HB674
State Board of Education; adopt content standards for instruction in financial literacy and money management for grades four and five February 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB643
Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide February 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB642
Georgia Dye Free School Meals Act; enact February 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB631
Education; require minimum base salary for certified professional personnel with bachelor's degrees be based upon national average living wage February 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB580
Georgia Penmanship Act; enact February 26, 2025Pending: House Education
HB564
Georgia Prevention and Plan Act; enact February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB554
APEX Now Program; enact February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB550
Education; promise scholarship accounts; require participating schools to prepare school safety plans that meet certain requirements February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB546
Quality Basic Education Act; require local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB544
Jimmy Carter Award for Civic Engagement; establish February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB543
Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act; enact February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB542
Protecting All Learners Act; enact February 24, 2025Pending: House Education
HB517
Student Success Support Act; enact February 21, 2025Pending: House Education
HR275
State of Georgia; increase minimum school drop out age from 16 to 17 years old; support February 20, 2025Pending: House Education
HB505
Career Readiness and Economic Development Act; enact February 20, 2025Pending: House Education
HB487
Quality Basic Education Act; computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031; provide February 20, 2025Pending: House Education
HB437
State Board of Education; establish rules and regulations for local school system outreach efforts regarding ESOL program; require February 18, 2025Pending: House Education
HB436
Education; repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts; provisions February 18, 2025Pending: House Education
HB336
Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through twelve on sickle cell disease; require February 11, 2025Pending: House Education
HB333
Education; require that the state minimum salary schedule shall be updated each year February 11, 2025Pending: House Education
HB313
Education; authorize and require all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations February 11, 2025Pending: House Education
HB302
Leave No Georgia Child Hungry Act; enact February 10, 2025Pending: House Education
HB294
Quality Basic Education Act; require State Board of Education to review and update policies, guidelines, and processes for awarding units of high school credit to students based on a demonstration of subject area competency February 10, 2025Pending: House Education
HB293
Education; Protect Students First Act; repeal various provisions February 10, 2025Pending: House Education
HB269
Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes February 6, 2025Pending: House Education
HB245
Georgia Educational Opportunity Act; enact February 6, 2025Pending: House Education
HB221
Education; equal athletic opportunities for public school students; provide February 5, 2025Pending: House Education
HB202
Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025; enact February 4, 2025Pending: House Education
HR68
Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent funding formulas; support revision January 29, 2025Pending: House Education
HB118
Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes January 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB106
Safe Teens Act; enact January 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB104
Equal Athletic Opportunities Act; enact January 28, 2025Pending: House Education
HB60
Healthy Start Act; enact January 17, 2025Pending: House Education
HB59
Education; state funding for one school counselor for every 250 full-time equivalent students; provide January 17, 2025Pending: House Education
HB48
Quality Basic Education Act; Refugee and International Students Equalization (RISE) program; establish January 16, 2025Pending: House Education
HB47
School Security Protection and Safety Infrastructure Act; enact January 16, 2025Pending: House Education
HB42
Quality Basic Education; calculation and distribution of funds to local units of administration for student transportation programs; revise provisions January 16, 2025Pending: House Education
HB27
Investing in Every Student Act; enact January 15, 2025Pending: House Education
HB20
State Board of Education; adopt rules to require all certified public school personnel to receive annual training in depression and suicide awareness and prevention January 15, 2025Pending: House Education
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