--- title: HB 1411. Quality Basic Education Act; include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1411 cite_as: HB 1411, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1411 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1411.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1411/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73464 date: 2026-02-25 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1410.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1412.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 129 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1411.md?full=1 bill_number: HB 1411 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: bill status_date: 2026-02-20 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Lydia Glaize - Yasmin Neal - Chris Erwin - Leesa Hagan - Ron Stephens - Stacey Evans text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1411/2025 upstream_id: 2121437 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - domestic violence prevention - teen dating violence - school safety - Quality Basic Education Act - student education programs --- # HB 1411. Quality Basic Education Act; include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students ## Text House Bill 1411 By: Representatives Glaize of the 67th, Neal of the 79th, Erwin of the 32nd, Hagan of the 156th, Stephens of the 164th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students in grade eight through grade 12; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-314, relating to development of rape prevention, personal safety education, and teen dating violence prevention programs, as follows: "20-2-314. The State Board of Education shall develop, with input from appropriate experts, such as rape crisis centers and family violence shelters, 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 which are consistent with the content standards provided for in Code Section 20-2-140. Local boards may implement such programs at any time and for any grade level local boards find appropriate, and the state board shall encourage the implementation of such programs. In addition, the state board shall make information regarding such programs available to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. 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. ### Plain-language summary 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 it 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. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-20) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Lydia Glaize, Yasmin Neal, Chris Erwin, Leesa Hagan, Ron Stephens, Stacey Evans - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73464 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1411.md?full=1