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GA HB 1256

died on adjournment

Georgia Appreciation for Educators Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1256 pass?

No. GA HB 1256 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 (2026-02-11): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1256 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for public school teachers who graduated from an eligible postsecondary educational institution in Georgia and who have taught for at least five years in a public school in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for maximum student loan repayment amounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1256?

Bryce Berry, Tangie Herring, Mekyah McQueen and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1256.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for public school teachers who graduated from an eligible postsecondary educational institution in Georgia and who have taught for at least five years in a public school in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for maximum student loan repayment amounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-02-11 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bryce Berryprimary
  • Tangie Herringprimary
  • Mekyah McQueenprimary
  • Sam Parkprimary
  • Rhonda Burnoughprimary
  • El-Mahdi Hollyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-10

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-11

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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