GA HB 1048
died on adjournmentQuality Basic Education Act; State Board adopt criteria for assessment and placement of students who are eligible for initial public school enrollment in first grade
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1048 pass?
No. GA HB 1048 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1048 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require the State Board of Education to adopt criteria for assessment and placement of students who are eligible for initial public school enrollment in first grade; to provide for parents and guardians of such students to elect for their children to be enrolled in kindergarten rather than first grade; to require the State Board of Education to adopt a model policy; to require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to adopt placement and promotion policies; to provide for implementation; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1048?
Scott Hilton, Chuck Efstration, Jan Jones and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1048.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require the State Board of Education to adopt criteria for assessment and placement of students who are eligible for initial public school enrollment in first grade; to provide for parents and guardians of such students to elect for their children to be enrolled in kindergarten rather than first grade; to require the State Board of Education to adopt a model policy; to require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to adopt placement and promotion policies; to provide for implementation; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-01-29 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Scott Hiltonprimary
- Chuck Efstrationprimary
- Jan Jonesprimary
- Sandy Donatucciprimary
- Matt Reevesprimary
- Reynaldo Martinezprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-27
House Hopper
introduction
2026-01-28
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-01-29
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 49 2491/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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