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title: HB 1445. Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts
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id: 2025-2026/hb1445
cite_as: HB 1445, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2026-03-04
status: introduced
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bill_number: HB 1445
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2026-02-24
last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
sponsors:
- Rick Townsend
- Chuck Efstration
- Long Tran
- Leesa Hagan
- Lehman Franklin
- Jan Jones
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topic_tags:
- juvenile justice
- electronic monitoring
- school safety
- law enforcement information sharing
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# HB 1445. Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts
## Text
The House Committee on Judiciary, Juvenile offers the following substitute to HB 1445:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, so as to authorize
sharing of electronic monitoring with law enforcement agencies, local school systems, and
public schools; 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 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, is amended by adding a new Code
section to read as follows:
"15-11-605.1.
Upon request by any state or local law enforcement agency or local school system or other
public school, the DJJ shall share the names of children on electronic monitoring, as such
term is defined in Code Section 42-3-111, and provide notifications of any violations and
deactivations with such law enforcement agencies or local school systems or other public
schools upon verification that such child is physically located within the respective
jurisdiction of the applicable law enforcement agency, local school system, or public
school."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A House Judiciary substitute would let Georgia's Department of Juvenile Justice share the names of youth on GPS monitoring, plus violation and deactivation alerts, with local police and schools upon request.
### Plain-language summary
Currently, Georgia's juvenile code does not specifically address whether the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) can tell police departments or schools which juveniles are on electronic monitoring, such as ankle GPS devices imposed as part of a delinquency case. This bill adds a new section to the juvenile code, O.C.G.A. § 15-11-605.1, requiring DJJ to share that information when asked.
Under the new section, any state or local law enforcement agency, local school system, or public school can request the names of children on electronic monitoring and must receive notice of violations or deactivations of the monitoring device. DJJ must verify that the child is actually located within that agency's or school's jurisdiction before sharing the information. The bill repeals any conflicting laws and does not state a separate effective date beyond standard enactment.
### What it does
- Adds a new Code section, O.C.G.A. § 15-11-605.1, requiring DJJ to disclose names of juveniles on electronic monitoring to requesting law enforcement agencies, local school systems, or public schools.
- Requires DJJ to notify those agencies and schools of any violations or deactivations of a monitored juvenile's device.
- Limits the information sharing to situations where DJJ verifies the child is physically located within the requesting agency's or school's jurisdiction.
- Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with this new sharing requirement.
### Who it affects
Juveniles on court-ordered electronic monitoring through DJJ, their families, state and local law enforcement agencies, local school systems, and individual public schools that may request or receive this monitoring information.
### Why it matters
Schools and police would gain a direct channel to learn which students or local youth are wearing GPS monitors and to be alerted if a device is removed or violated, which could affect how those institutions respond to a monitored juvenile on campus or in their jurisdiction.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 creates O.C.G.A. § 15-11-605.1 within the juvenile code's delinquency disposition provisions (Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15).
- The new section applies to any state or local law enforcement agency, local school system, or public school that makes a request.
- DJJ must share the child's name and provide notifications of violations and deactivations of the electronic monitoring device, referencing the definition in O.C.G.A. § 42-3-111.
- Sharing is conditioned on DJJ verifying the child is physically located within the jurisdiction of the requesting agency or school.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-02-24)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-03-04)
- Sponsors: Rick Townsend, Chuck Efstration, Long Tran, Leesa Hagan, Lehman Franklin, Jan Jones
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73607
> The history, votes, and amendments (319 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1445.md?full=1