Georgia House Bill 310

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-31 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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, so as to establish a program to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to implement the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact

Rep. Phil Olaleye [D]	Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D]	Rep. Bethany Ballard [R]	Rep. Imani Barnes [D]
Rep. Leesa Hagan [R]	Rep. Shaw Blackmon [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]

2026-03-31 - Senate - Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912 (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Passage: House Vote #548 (Y: 151 N: 6 NV: 7 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate Tabled
2026-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-25	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-24	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-24	House	House Third Readers
2026-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-10	House	House First Readers
2025-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70021
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231610
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242488
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243844
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70021#25891
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70021#26519