GA SB 225

died on adjournment

Education; discrimination on the basis of an individual's race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy; prohibit

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to prohibit discrimination on the basis of an individual's race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy, program, or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives or benefits from state financial assistance, or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced: 2025-02-20
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-02-21 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

EDUCATION

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-20
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-21
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee

Versions

As introduced LC 61 0115ERCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70603

Attribution

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