Bill would update Georgia code to reference 'successor' to federal Education Department

Mar 12, 2025

Senate Bill 154 would add 'or its successor' to references to the U.S. Department of Education in state code so that professional licensure and statutory references continue to function if the federal agency is abolished or restructured. The committee adopted a contingent-effectiveness amendment and passed the bill.

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Senator (author from the 50th) brought Senate Bill 154 to amend multiple code sections that currently reference the U.S. Department of Education by inserting a phrase such as “or its successor,” so Georgia law would continue to function if the federal agency were abolished or its responsibilities reassigned.

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