Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1486: Education; term "education record"; revise definitions
Status: In committee, March 6, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; 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 provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws…
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 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, 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 read as follows: "20-1-9. Except as may otherwise be specifically provided, as used in this title, the term: H. B. 1486 LC 49 2565 (1) 'Area school system' means a local school system authorized by and created pursuant to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Georgia Constitution that comprises the consolidation of two or more county school systems, …