GA HB 1256
died on adjournmentGeorgia 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bryce Berryprimary
- Tangie Herringprimary
- Mekyah McQueenprimary
- Sam Parkprimary
- Rhonda Burnoughprimary
- El-Mahdi Hollyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-09
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 61 0361/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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