Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB908: Education; prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course
Status: In committee, January 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has successfully completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has successfully completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has successfully completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, is amended in Code Section 20-2-690.1, relating to mandatory education for children between ages six and 16, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, mandatory Mandatory attendance in a public school, private school, or home school program shall be required for children between their sixth and sixteenth birthdays. H. B. LC 60 0176 (2) Mandatory Such mandatory attendance shall not be required where the child has for children between their sixth and sixteenth birthdays who have successfully completed all requirements for a …