Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB431: Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-670 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosures and information required for permanent enrollment in a grade higher than third, provisional enrollment, and transfer of education records, so as to require the enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans; to revise provisions relative to provisional enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise definitions of the term "education record"; to include additional cross-references relative to access to student education records by parents and legal custodians; to repeal a specific time limitation upon a parent or legal custodian's right to request education records; to replace certain terms used in such title with "school business day"; to require the timely enrollment of foster care students; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise definitions of the term "education record"; to include additional cross-references relative to access to student education records by parents and legal custodians; to repeal a specific time limitation upon a parent or legal custodian's right to request education records; to replace certain terms used in such title with "school business day"; to require the timely enrollment of foster care students; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans; to revise provisions relative to provisional enrollment; to provide for reports; to allow inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) grants to be used at qualified private postsecondary institutions; to provide for award amounts; to repeal a sunset provision; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended in Article 1 of Chapter 1, relating to general provisions, by repealing Code Section 20-1-9, S. B. LC 49 2837S relating to "local school system," "local boards of education," and "county boards of education" defined, and enacting a new Code Section 20-1-9 to …