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HB 487

Georgia - Session 1033

House in_committee 2025-02-20
Bill Details

Title: Quality Basic Education Act; computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031; provide

Summary

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 that, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."

Sponsor
Ballard, Bethany
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-18 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-20 Status in_committee
2025-02-20 Latest Action House Second Readers
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