2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB4: Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions

Legislative Summary

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 revise provisions relating to the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; to provide for requirements for the model code of ethics for local boards of education to be promulgated by the State Board of Education; to provide for public complaints alleging ethics code violations by members of local boards of education; to provide for required and prohibited topics in training programs for local board of education members; to provide for a sanction for noncompliance; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/14/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/21/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/24/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Notice to Reconsider
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0229

3/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Motion For Reconsideration: Senate Vote #158
3/6/2025
20
Yea
32
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #143
3/4/2025
36
Yea
11
Nay
8
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED