SB 515

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: passed_upper. Latest action: March 31, 2026.

"Quality Basic Education Act""; grants for educational programs; provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; revise".

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-515

Session 1033

Status passed_upper

Committee Education | Finance

Senate passed_upper 2026-03-31

Education Tax / Budget / Appropriations

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act, so as to revise and streamline provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for teachers in the teacher recruitment and retention program, so as to provide for tax credit amounts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."

Sponsor

Hickman, Billy

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-17	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-31	Status	passed_upper
2026-03-31	Latest Action	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

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