HB 198 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Education; use of school facilities by certain youth groups; provide

Summary

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 use of school facilities by certain youth groups; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 62 0055/a → LC 62 0116S/hs · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to clarify that local school systems, rather than individual school principals, have the authority to manage facility access for youth groups and patriotic societies. The changes also specify that when access is denied, the principal of the specific school where the facility is located must provide written reasons, rather than the school system as a whole.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to apply to local school systems instead of individual school principals for facility access decisions, while maintaining the requirement for written explanations when access is denied.

SCOPE

Changed authority from individual school principals to local school systems for deciding on facility access for youth groups and patriotic societies.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that the principal of the specific school where a facility is located must provide written reasons for denial, rather than the school system as a whole.

TECHNICAL

Added committee substitute notation and updated bill version numbers to reflect legislative processing.

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Committee

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors