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HB1114 • 2025

Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement

Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement

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Sponsor
Yearta, Bill
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary mentions providing for an effective date and applicability, but the provided metadata lists the Effective Date as blank.

HB1114: Allowing Financial Literacy Courses in Ninth and Tenth Grade

This bill changes the Quality Basic Education Act to let high school students finish their required financial literacy class during ninth or tenth grade.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding core curriculum under the Quality Basic Education Act.
  • Allows students in ninth and tenth grades to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students currently enrolled in ninth or tenth grade who need to meet the financial literacy requirement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text provided does not state a specific effective date.
  • The summary mentions related matters and applicability but does not detail how schools must implement these changes immediately or if they can choose older rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement