2025-2026 Regular Session
SB179
Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #165
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
54 yea–1 nay · 1 absent
April 4, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #430
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
169 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 7 absent
March 9, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #693
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
48 yea–3 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
March 23, 2026 · House
Agree To Senate Amendment To House Sub: House Vote #741
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
99 yea–66 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 625
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper