GA SB 253
died on adjournmentState Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot robotics program for eligible public schools; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 253 pass?
No. GA SB 253 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 (2025-02-26): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 253 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 for the State Board of Education to establish a three-year pilot robotics program for eligible public schools; to provide for eligibility; to provide for assessment and reporting on the impacts of the pilot program; to authorize the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the pilot program; to provide for waivers and variances of state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures if necessary; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 253?
Sonya Halpern, Clint Dixon, Billy Hickman and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 253.
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 for the State Board of Education to establish a three-year pilot robotics program for eligible public schools; to provide for eligibility; to provide for assessment and reporting on the impacts of the pilot program; to authorize the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the pilot program; to provide for waivers and variances of state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures if necessary; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-25
- Latest action
- 2025-02-26 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sonya Halpernprimary
- Clint Dixonprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- RaShaun Kempprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Nan Orrockprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-25
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-26
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 49 2202Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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