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HB546 • 2025

Quality Basic Education Act; require local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students

Quality Basic Education Act; require local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students

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Sponsor
Kahaian, Noelle
Last action
2025-02-24
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or text excerpts.

HB546: Exams for Home Study Students

This bill requires local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students, sets notice rules, and bans extra fees or requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students.
  • Provides for notice requirements regarding these exams.
  • Prohibits additional fees or new requirements for taking the exams.
  • Provides a definition related to the Quality Basic Education Act.
  • Repeals laws that conflict with this bill.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local school systems
  • Home study students

Terms To Know

Quality Basic Education Act
The state law regarding education provisions that this bill amends.
Local school systems
School districts required to offer the exams under this act.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific names of the exams are not listed in the summary.
  • The exact details of how schools must give notice are not described.
  • No effective date is provided for when these rules will begin.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-24 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Quality Basic Education Act; require local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students