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GA SB 597

died on adjournment

"Student Legal Literacy and Life Skills Education Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 597 pass?

No. GA SB 597 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 (2026-02-26): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 597 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 for a course of instruction in legal literacy and life skills; to provide for the adoption of content standards for such instruction; to require that each local board of education and other public school governing body offer a course of instruction based on such content standards; to require that students complete such course of study prior to graduation; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 597?

Randal Mangham, Harold Jones II, Kenya Wicks and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 597.

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 for a course of instruction in legal literacy and life skills; to provide for the adoption of content standards for such instruction; to require that each local board of education and other public school governing body offer a course of instruction based on such content standards; to require that students complete such course of study prior to graduation; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-25
Latest action
2026-02-26 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Randal Manghamprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Kenya Wicksprimary
  • Nabilah Parkesprimary
  • Nan Orrockprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-25

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-26

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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