Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1107: Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, so as to require the Professional Standards Commission to develop and report annual performance measures that evaluate the performance of each educator preparation provider (EPP) in the state; to provide for minimum contents of EPP performance measures; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, so as to require the Professional Standards Commission to develop and report annual performance measures that evaluate the performance of each educator preparation provider (EPP) in the state; to provide for minimum contents of EPP performance measures; to require each EPP provider to timely provide information requested by the commission for purposes of preparing EPP performance measures; to provide for satisfaction surveys…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, so as to require the Professional Standards Commission to develop and report annual performance measures that evaluate the performance of each educator preparation provider (EPP) in the state; to provide for minimum contents of EPP performance measures; to require each EPP provider to timely provide information requested by the commission for purposes of preparing EPP performance measures; to provide for satisfaction surveys; to require annual review of certain EPP performance measures; to require the Office of Student Achievement to include a summary of EPP performance measures in its annual report on the Georgia educator workforce; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Excellent Teacher Preparation Act." H. B. 1107 LC 49 2531 SECTION 2. Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-988.1. (a) As used in …