STATE BILLGA SB 431PASSED

Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-670 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosures and information required for permanent enrollment in a grade higher than third, provisional enrollment, and transfer of education records, so as to require the enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans; to revise provisions relative to provisional enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 11, 2026
185 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA SB 431 · PassedMay 11

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-05-11 · May 11, 2026

Sponsors

KKKay KirkpatrickSenator · Republican · SD-032Primary sponsor
BHBo HatchettSenator · Republican · SD-050Primary sponsor
CPChuck PayneSenator · Republican · SD-054Primary sponsor
SGSteve GoochSenator · Republican · SD-051Primary sponsor
EPElena ParentSenator · Democrat · SD-044Primary sponsor
BCBeth CampRepresentative · Republican · HD-135

Bill history

Newest first.

May 11, 2026Effective Date 2026-05-11
May 11, 2026Act 494
May 11, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate
Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate
Apr 2, 2026Senate Agreed House Amend or SubSenate
Mar 31, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 31, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 25, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
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Feb 10, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 9, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 6, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Feb 6, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Feb 5, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Feb 4, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Jan 29, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Jan 28, 2026Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage: Senate Vote #525Feb 6, 2026 · Senate · 49 yea · 0 nayPassed
Passage: House Vote #825Mar 31, 2026 · House · 168 yea · 0 nayPassed
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #944Apr 2, 2026 · Senate · 51 yea · 0 nayPassed

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