Georgia House Bill 888 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-14 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to add new statutes and amend various existing statutes to include provisions regarding the treatment of race and other individual traits and beliefs in public education in this state; to prohibit state agencies, local boards of education, or public elementary or secondary school administrators, teachers, or other personnel from compelling any individual to affirm, adopt, adhere to, profess, or promote concepts in violation of certain federal and state anti-discrimination laws; to prohibit the inclusion of certain concepts in courses offered in public elementary and secondary schools of this state; to provide for the promotion and protection of the intellectual freedom of students, faculty, and other personnel at public postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; treatment of race and other individual traits and beliefs; add new statutes and amend various existing statutes

Rep. Brad Thomas [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Will Wade [R]	Rep. John Carson [R]
Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Martin Momtahan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-14	House	House Second Readers
2022-01-13	House	House First Readers
2022-01-12	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61099
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/203312