HR 1789: United States Department of Education; dissolve and restore educational authority to the states; express support

This resolution does not change any Georgia law by itself. Instead, it states the Georgia House of Representatives' position that education should be controlled by states rather than the federal government, and that the U.S. Department of Education should be dismantled. It lists reasons for that position, including concerns about student test scores, federal spending, and administrative bureaucracy, and notes ongoing federal efforts to move programs like special education oversight and student loans to other federal agencies. The resolution says Georgia House members support reorganizing federal education programs into other agencies without cutting funding, and that they will look for ways to regain state control over kindergarten through 12th grade schools. It directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and relevant committee chairs for consideration during the 2026 session.

• Declares the Georgia House's support for dissolving the U.S. Department of Education and returning education authority to the states.
• Encourages reorganizing federal education programs, such as special education and student loan programs, into other federal agencies without reducing their funding.
• States the House's intent to seek opportunities to regain state control over Georgia's kindergarten through grade 12 schools.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and relevant committee chairs for the 2026 session.
• Does not itself amend any Georgia statute or change how any Georgia school, program, or agency currently operates.

Georgia's K-12 public schools, state education officials, and families with children in public schools are referenced throughout, since the resolution concerns who controls education policy. It also names the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and legislative committees as recipients of the resolution.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not immediately change funding, programs, or oversight for Georgia schools. Its practical effect is to put the Georgia House on record favoring a shift of federal education authority, including special education and student loan programs, to other agencies or the states.

• The whereas clauses lay out the House's reasoning, including claims about stagnant test scores, federal bureaucracy, and planned transfers of federal education programs to agencies like the Department of Labor and Health and Human Services.
• The first resolving clause affirms the House's role in leading on education and supports dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
• The same clause encourages reorganizing federal education programs into other agencies with no funding cuts and shifting core department responsibilities elsewhere.
• A further resolving clause expresses the House's resolve to seek ways to regain control over Georgia's K-12 schools.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and relevant committee chairs for the 2026 session.

1. 2026-03-25House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
2. 2026-03-23House Second Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-20House First Readers (House)
4. 2026-03-19House Hopper (House)

• Will Wade (R, HD-009)Primary sponsor
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Rob Clifton (R, HD-131)
• Reynaldo Martinez (R, HD-111)

• U.S. Department of Education
• education policy
• states' rights
• special education funding
• federalism