HR1111: HR1111 Georgia public high schools; promotion of critical media consumption and literacy education; encourage bipartisan support

This resolution does not create new law on its own. Instead, it expresses the Georgia House of Representatives' support for critical media literacy education in public high schools, framing it as a way to reduce political polarization and strengthen civic and civil discourse. The resolution specifically encourages bipartisan support for a separate bill, called the Georgia Critical Media Literacy and Polarization Reduction Act of 2026, which would establish a nonpartisan, standards based curriculum. It also urges local school systems to promote and implement such a curriculum in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Education. Finally, it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Governor, the Department of Education, and local boards of education.

• Encourages members of the House of Representatives to give bipartisan support to the future Georgia Critical Media Literacy and Polarization Reduction Act of 2026.
• Urges local school systems to promote, implement, and support a critical media literacy curriculum in public high schools.
• Calls for local school systems to collaborate with the Georgia Department of Education on implementing this curriculum.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor, the Department of Education, and local boards of education.

The resolution touches Georgia public high school students and teachers, local school systems and boards of education, and the Georgia Department of Education, all of which are urged to promote or support critical media literacy education if the related bill passes.

Because this is a resolution rather than a binding law, it does not require any school to change its curriculum. It signals legislative interest in media literacy education and sets the stage for future legislation, which could shape what Georgia high school students learn about evaluating media and political discourse.

• The preamble states that political polarization has reached historic levels and links critical media literacy education to reduced misinformation and improved civil discourse.
• Item (1) encourages bipartisan support for passage of the Georgia Critical Media Literacy and Polarization Reduction Act of 2026.
• Item (2) urges local school systems to promote, implement, and support the curriculum in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Education.
• The closing section directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Governor, the Department of Education, and local boards of education.

1. 2026-02-25House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
2. 2026-02-02House Second Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-29House First Readers (House)
4. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• media literacy
• education policy
• civics education
• political polarization
• public high schools