Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB179: Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
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 that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings…
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, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to increase the allowable charge per student per semester for each Georgia Virtual School course from $250.00 to $350.00; to require local school systems to allow the representatives of certain organizations to speak with students during school hours; to require certain organizations to provide notice; to require local school superintendents to provide approval of certain activities by certain organizations during school hours; to require local school superintendents to provide written explanation for denial of certain activities; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for a definition; to include certain online schools in the definition of "private school"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. S. B. SB 179/AP Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, …
Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard (R, 147) · primary sponsor
- Clint Dixon (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Steve Gooch (R, 51)
- Bill Cowsert (R, 46)
- John Kennedy (R, 18)
- Frank Ginn (R, 47)
- Russ Goodman (R, 8)
- Billy Hickman (R, 4)
- Randal Mangham (D, 55)
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, 52)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 625
- : Senate Date Signed by Governor
- : Senate Sent to Governor
- : House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- : Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
Votes
- House Vote #741 (March 23, 2026): 99 yea, 66 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #693 (March 9, 2026): 48 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Vote #430 (April 4, 2025): 169 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #165 (March 6, 2025): 54 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB179?
- SB179 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require.
- What does SB179 do?
- In its own words: 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, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings…
- What is the status of SB179?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB179?
- Bethany Ballard (R, 147), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB179?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70372
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