Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB148: Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities, so as to provide for an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; to provide for a pilot program evaluation and report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in hunting safety; to provide for instructor requirements; to provide for an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; to provide for a pilot program evaluation and report…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in hunting safety; to provide for instructor requirements; to provide for an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; to provide for a pilot program evaluation and report; to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, is amended in Part 14 of Article 6, relating to other educational S. B. LC 61 0264S programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," by revising Code Section 20-2-308, which is reserved, as follows: "20-2-308. (a) Beginning …