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Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 16, 2026 · Passed
Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Georgia House Bill 1009 would extend the state's ban on student personal electronic device use during the school day to grades nine through twelve, starting no later than July 1, 2027, expanding a rule already applying to kindergarten through eighth grade.
House Bill 1009 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Jones of the 47th, Donatucci of the 105th, Reeves of the 99th, Silcox of the 53rd, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school...
SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-324.8, relating to use of personal electronic devices during school day by students, as follows: "20-2-324.8. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Access' means viewing, holding,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 6, 2025 · Passed
Distraction-Free Education Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Georgia House Bill 340 would require public schools to ban student use of personal electronic devices like phones and smartwatches from the first bell to the last bell for kindergarten through eighth grade, starting July 1, 2026.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, is amended in Part 15 of Article 6, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-324.8. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Access'...
(c) By January 1, 2026, each local school system and public school shall adopt policies and procedures that, at a minimum: (1) Prohibit bell-to-bell access to personal electronic devices by students in kindergarten through grade eight, subject to exceptions provided for by law; (2) Establish appropriate methods for storing students' personal electronic...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 6, 2025 · Introduced
Education; policies prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying; add and revise definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 736 would expand Georgia's school anti-bullying law by broadening the definition of bullying, adding new terms like gender identity and progressive discipline, and requiring schools to track and report bullying incidents.
(2) 'Cyberbullying' means bullying that involves the use of electronic communication, including, but not limited to, communication devices and services, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, cameras, computers, social media platforms, text messages, chat platforms, and internet sites. (3) 'Electronic communication' means, but is not limited...
(10) 'Sexual orientation' means heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, whether actual or perceived. (7)(11) 'Transmit' means to send or broadcast an electronic communication. (b) No later than July 1, 2026: (1) Each local board of education shall adopt a policy that prohibits to prevent and prohibit bullying, including, without limitation,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 15, 2025 · Engrossed
"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Georgia's SB 17, called Ricky and Alyssa's Law, would require every public school to install a mobile panic alert system and provide detailed digital maps of school buildings to first responders by July 1, 2026.
The House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to SB 17: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively,...
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as "Ricky and Alyssa's Law."
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 4, 2025 · Passed
Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 268 requires Georgia public schools to install panic alert systems and mapping data for first responders, rewrites how student records move between schools and agencies, creates new school violence and suicide prevention programs, and adds new criminal offenses for threats against schools.
House Bill 268 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Persinger of the 119th, Efstration of the 104th, Gaines of the 120th, Burns of the 159th, Erwin of the 32nd, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 2 of Title 20, and Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the...
information regarding students with the students' assigned classroom teachers; to provide for such information to remain confidential; to provide for reports of law enforcement official encounters with school age youth; to prohibit policies which deny or effectively prevent parents and legal custodians from reviewing certain education records; to provide...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 13, 2025 · Passed
Senate Rules; adopt
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Resolution 3 adopts the Georgia Senate's operating rules for the 2025-2026 legislative term, carrying over the prior rules with a set of amendments covering staff office names, interim committees, floor conduct, and lobbyist restrictions.
SECTION 9. Said Rules of the Senate are further amended by revising Rule 9-1.13 as follows: "9-1.13 Smoking, Eating, Use of Cellular Phones Prohibited There shall be no smoking, or eating, use of cellular telephones, or reading of newspapers and other materials not pertinent to legislation in the Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session."
SECTION 10. Said Rules of the Senate are further amended by revising Rule 9-1.14 as follows: "9-1.14 Use of Computers, Cellular Phones, Reading Materials on the Senate Floor A Senator shall use his or her computer and cellular phone in the Senate Chamber only for legislative business, provided that this shall not prohibit the Senator from using the computer...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 29, 2026 · Engrossed
Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 1114 would expand digital literacy and financial literacy requirements in public schools, letting students take the required financial literacy course anytime in grades 9 through 12 instead of only in 11th or 12th grade.
SECTION 1. Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-149, relating to programs for educating students regarding online internet safety, as follows: "20-2-149. (a) The State Board of...
(i) The social, emotional, and physical effects of social media on users; (ii) The effects of social media on the mental health of users, particularly teenagers; (iii) The distribution of disinformation and misinformation on social media; (iv) How social media influences thoughts and behaviors; (v) The permanency and risks of sharing materials online; (vi)...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 10, 2026 · Introduced
Quality Basic Education Act; content standards for digital literacy instruction; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): HB 1269 would require Georgia public schools to teach digital literacy to every student from kindergarten through 12th grade, starting in the 2027-2028 school year, and expand the state's online safety curriculum requirements.
The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to HB 1269: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for content standards for digital literacy...
SECTION 1. Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-149, relating to programs for educating students regarding online internet safety, as follows: "20-2-149. (a) The State Board of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 25, 2025 · Introduced
Education, Department of; publish guidance relating to best practices for secure browsing and parental controls; require
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would add lessons on harmful online material and age verification to school internet safety programs, require the Department of Education to publish parental control guidance, and require the Attorney General to issue an annual online safety enforcement report.
House Bill 829 By: Representatives Beckles of the 96th, Hugley of the 141st, Frye of the 122nd, Williams of the 168th, Flournoy of the 74th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require the Department of Education to publish...
SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-149, relating to programs for educating students regarding online internet safety, as follows: "20-2-149. (a)(1) The Department of Education shall develop model programs for educating students...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 6, 2026 · Engrossed
Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would make permanent a 2022 law that bars schools from requiring students to wear face masks unless parents can opt their child out, by removing the law's built-in expiration date.
Senate Bill 471 By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Hatchett of the 50th, Watson of the 1st, Summers of the 13th, Goodman of the 8th and others AS PASSED SENATE A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce...
SECTION 1. An Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026 · Passed
"Quality Basic Education Act"; the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Georgia's Senate has passed a bill giving parents more say over when their four, five, or six year olds start school, and requiring middle and high schools to print a suicide hotline message on student ID badges.
SECTION 2. Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, is amended by enacting a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-779.5. (a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the 'You Are Not Alone Awareness Act.' (b) Each local school...
Senate Bill 589 By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Hickman of the 4th, Hatchett of the 50th, Anavitarte of the 31st, McNeel of the 18th and others AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment, program assignments for students, and student social security...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2026 · Engrossed
You Are Not Alone Awareness Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1045 would require Georgia public schools that issue ID badges to students in grades six through 12 to print the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis hotline number on those badges starting July 1, 2026.
SECTION 2. Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, is amended by enacting a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-779.5. Each local school system or public school that issues student identification badges to students in any of grades six...
House Bill 1045 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) By: Representatives Herring of the 145th, Rice of the 139th, Hugley of the 141st, Olaleye of the 59th, Ballard of the 147th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 5, 2026 · Introduced
Education; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to consider total cost of ownership and related factors when purchasing school technology devices
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): HB1206 would require Georgia's local school boards and public school governing bodies to weigh long-term costs, repair expenses, and resale value when buying school technology devices, and to report device breakage data to the state each year.
The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to HB 1206: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to instructional materials and content relative to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local boards of education and other public school...
SECTION 1. Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to instructional materials and content relative to elementary and secondary education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-1018. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Break/fix rate' means the number of school...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 5, 2026 · Introduced
Minors; procedures to validate the age of certain persons using any app; require
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require app store providers like Apple's App Store and Google Play to verify users' ages and get parental consent before minors can download apps or make in-app purchases.
Senate Bill 467 By: Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Robertson of the 29th, Watson of the 11th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to require procedures to validate the age of certain persons using any app; to require app store...
SECTION 1. Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, is amended by adding a new chapter to read as follows: "CHAPTER 7 39-7-1. As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Account holder' means the individual who is associated with a certain mobile device. (2) 'Adult' means an individual who is at least 18 years of age. (3) 'Age...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 31, 2025 · Passed
"Charter Schools Act of 1998"; completion charter schools; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let virtual school students join their local public school's sports and clubs starting in 2027, create a new type of charter school for dropout recovery, and update rules for charter school incentive grants and record-keeping.
(3) The virtual school student abides by the same student code of conduct and disciplinary measures and transportation policies as students enrolled at the resident school who are participating in the same extracurricular or interscholastic activity as the virtual school student; (4) The virtual school student completes the tryout process or the equivalent...
(h) Home study students and virtual school students shall participate in extracurricular or interscholastic activities, as authorized under this Code section, on behalf of such home study student's resident school. (i) The specific assigned program of each home study student enrolled in a qualifying course shall be included for a one-sixth segment of the...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 15, 2026 · Introduced
Vape-Free Schools Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 995 would create a state grant program to help Georgia high schools install vaping detectors in bathrooms and locker rooms and require schools to adopt anti-vaping discipline policies, but only if lawmakers actually fund it.
SECTION 2. Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-776.6. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Grant program' means the Vape-Free Schools Grant Program established...
(2) Adopt and include in the student code of conduct for that school, as annually distributed pursuant to Code Section 20-2-736, a policy on vaping awareness and prevention. Such policy shall be developed in consultation with school and community stakeholders and appropriate experts, and shall, at minimum, include: (A) A statement prohibiting any student at...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 24, 2025 · Introduced
Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards; establish and provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would create a new state council to set standards for school library and instructional materials, restrict sex education before sixth grade, limit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, and expand parental notification and consent rights.
(2) Beginning December 1, 2025, and continuing thereafter, no local board of education shall permit restricted material to: (A) Include material that is harmful to minors; (B) Be accessible by or otherwise available or disseminated in any manner to any student in or below grade six; or (C) Be accessible by or otherwise available or disseminated in any...
Such standards shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following provisions: (A) Obscenity in any medium, including physical, electronic, visual, and audible, in public school primary or supplementary instructional materials is not protected under the Georgia Constitution or the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; (B) Each public...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 24, 2025 · Introduced
Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 601, the Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025, would rewrite large parts of Georgia's gun laws, adding new bans, storage rules, a firearms registry, waiting periods and license changes affecting gun owners, sellers, minors and peace officers statewide.
SECTION 7. Said article is further amended in said part in Code Section 16-11-127.1, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school, by revising subsection (a), by reserving paragraph (6) of subsection (c), and by revising paragraph (20) of subsection (c) as follows:...
(i) Not apply to buildings or property used for athletic sporting events or student housing, including, but not limited to, fraternity and sorority houses; (ii) Not apply to any preschool or childcare space located within such buildings or real property; (iii) Not apply to any room or space being used for classes related to a college and career academy or...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 20, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia schools and boards of education; adopt evidence-based discipline policies and procedures to address the public health crisis of student vape and e-cigarette use; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House resolution urges public schools and school boards to replace zero-tolerance vaping punishments with evidence-based, health-focused programs that help students quit while staying in school.
House Resolution 1829 By: Representative Au of the 50th A RESOLUTION Urging Georgia schools and boards of education to adopt evidence-based discipline policies and procedures to address the public health crisis of student vape and e-cigarette use; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the adolescent use of e-cigarettes and vapes has become a national public...
WHEREAS, rather than zero tolerance approaches to student vaping that have proven ineffective at stopping students from vaping or helping them recover from addiction, schools require evidence-based, health-focused alternatives to school suspensions and expulsions to combat the vaping crisis and protect student education, health, and wellbeing; and WHEREAS,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 28, 2025 · Introduced
State Board of Education; establishment of a program and state-wide database relating to threats to safety made on or impacting school campuses; require
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require the State Board of Education to build a statewide alert system and a database tracking people who threaten school safety, covering all public elementary and secondary schools.
Senate Bill 54 By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Jones II of the 22nd, Sims of the 12th, Lucas of the 26th, Orrock of the 36th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state board of education, so as to require the establishment of a program and state-wide...
SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state board of education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-20.1. (a) No later than July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall establish an emergency alert response system to be provided to public elementary and...
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