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HB740 • 2025

Stop Social Promotion Act; enact

Stop Social Promotion Act; enact

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Sponsor
Scott, Sandra
Last action
2025-03-11
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the metadata.

Stop Social Promotion Act

This bill requires the Georgia Department of Education to create rules for moving students from kindergarten through second grade based on their skills rather than just age.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Education to develop standards and criteria for first-grade readiness.
  • Creates new policies for placing and promoting students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.
  • Sets a timetable for when these new rules must be put into place.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Georgia Department of Education
  • Students in kindergarten through second grade

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text provided does not list the specific dates or deadlines for implementation.
  • The exact details of the new readiness criteria are not included; they must be developed by the Department of Education later.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Stop Social Promotion Act; enact