State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; 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 State Board of Education to establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; to provide for eligibility; to provide for grant funds for eligible public elementary schools to develop and implement immersive writing programs for students in grades two through five; to provide for applications and selection to participate in the pilot program; 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 automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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MINOR
This bill substitute primarily updates the formatting and presentation of HB 200, including changing the committee designation from 'House Committee on Education' to 'Committee Substitute' and adding sponsor information. The substantive legislative content regarding playground requirements for new elementary schools appears unchanged in the provided excerpt.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily to committee designation and formatting
TECHNICAL
Committee designation changed from 'House Committee on Education offers the following substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' with added sponsor information
Page header formatting adjusted with updated spacing and positioning
Minor formatting adjustments to section headers and page numbering throughout the document
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
146–2
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 159
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic67
91% Yea
R
Republican92
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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