GA HB 487
died on adjournmentQuality Basic Education Act; computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 487 pass?
No. GA HB 487 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 (2025-02-20): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 487 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 487?
Bethany Ballard, Matt Dubnik, Brad Thomas and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 487.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-18
- Latest action
- 2025-02-20 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bethany Ballardprimary
- Matt Dubnikprimary
- Brad Thomasprimary
- Todd Jonesprimary
- Scott Hiltonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-18
House Hopper
introduction
2025-02-19
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-20
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 49 2261/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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