Georgia CommonsHB 1411: Quality Basic Education Act; include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students
Last action February 25, 2026 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House bill would expand an existing school program on teen dating violence prevention to also cover domestic violence prevention for students in grades eight through 12.
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In plain language
Georgia law already directs the State Board of Education to develop a rape prevention and personal safety education program, along with a teen dating violence prevention program for students in grades eight through 12 (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-314). This bill rewrites that section so the program also addresses domestic violence prevention, not just teen dating violence. The State Board of Education would still develop the program with input from experts such as rape crisis centers and family violence shelters, and it would still have to align with the state's existing content standards. Local school boards would keep the choice to implement the program at any grade level they find appropriate, and the state board would continue encouraging its use and sharing program information with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The bill does not set an effective date beyond standard enactment, and it repeals any conflicting laws.
What the bill does
- Adds domestic violence prevention to the existing state program for teen dating violence prevention covering grades eight through 12.
- Keeps the requirement that the State Board of Education develop the program with input from experts like rape crisis centers and family violence shelters.
- Leaves it up to local school boards whether and at what grade level to actually implement the program.
- Continues the requirement that the state board share information about the program with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Who it affects
Middle and high school students in grades eight through 12, local school boards deciding whether to implement the program, the State Board of Education, rape crisis centers and family violence shelters that provide input, and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, which receives program information.
Why it matters
If enacted, Georgia schools that choose to adopt this program would teach students about domestic violence alongside teen dating violence, potentially broadening awareness among middle and high schoolers, though local boards still control whether and when to use it.
Key provisions
- Section 1 rewrites O.C.G.A. § 20-2-314 to direct the State Board of Education to develop a program addressing both domestic violence and teen dating violence prevention for grades eight through 12.
- Section 1 preserves the requirement that the program be developed with input from experts such as rape crisis centers and family violence shelters.
- Section 1 keeps local boards' discretion to implement the program at any grade level they find appropriate.
- Section 1 retains the requirement that the state board share program information with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Section 2 repeals any laws that conflict with the bill.
From the bill
“a rape prevention and personal safety education program and a program for preventing domestic violence and teen dating violence for grade eight through grade 12”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
- Yasmin Neal (D, HD-079)
- Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)
- Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
- Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
- Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)
Topics
- domestic violence prevention
- teen dating violence
- school safety
- Quality Basic Education Act
- student education programs