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HB971 • 2025

Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

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Sponsor
Townsend, Rick
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Senate Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status shows it was 'Senate Tabled,' which may affect its final enactment despite passing the legislature previously. The official text does not specify an effective date.

HB971: Allowing Home Study and Private School Students to Join College and Career Academies

This bill changes state education rules so that home study students and private school students can enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows home study students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems.
  • Allows private school students to enroll in the same college and career academies as public school students within those specific locations.
  • Revises what courses are available to these enrolled students.
  • Updates a definition used in education law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students participating in home study programs
  • Students attending private schools
  • College and career academies located in certain RESA service areas or adjacent local school systems

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to academies in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems, not all locations.
  • The specific effective date for when these changes begin is listed as unknown in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Tabled

Official Summary Text

Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide