GA HB 917
died on adjournmentEducation; open enrollment processes for students to transfer between local school systems and between schools within local school systems; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 917 pass?
No. GA HB 917 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 (2026-01-12): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 917 about?
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 provide generally for open enrollment processes for students to transfer between local school systems and between schools within local school systems; to provide for rules, regulations, and policies; to prohibit discrimination; to prohibit charging tuition for transfers between local school systems, subject to an exception; to provide for appeals of denials of transfer requests; to provide for the submission and publication of reports; to revise the calculations for equalization grants; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 917?
Todd Jones, Scott Hilton are the primary sponsors of GA HB 917.
Description
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 provide generally for open enrollment processes for students to transfer between local school systems and between schools within local school systems; to provide for rules, regulations, and policies; to prohibit discrimination; to prohibit charging tuition for transfers between local school systems, subject to an exception; to provide for appeals of denials of transfer requests; to provide for the submission and publication of reports; to revise the calculations for equalization grants; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-02
- Latest action
- 2026-01-12 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Todd Jonesprimary
- Scott Hiltonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-02
House Hopper
introduction
2025-04-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-01-12
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 49 2050/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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