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Senate approves house substitute to SB 179, adds amendment on civic organizations’ access to schools
Summary
The Georgia Senate voted 48–3 to agree to the House substitute to SB 179 as amended, advancing changes to student-record transfer deadlines, a planned computer science high-school graduation requirement, virtual-school fee adjustments and an amendment that would require local school systems to allow certain civic organizations to meet with students during school hours under notice and superintendent approval.
The Georgia Senate voted to agree to the House substitute to SB 179, including an amendment that would require local school systems to allow specified civic organizations to speak with students during school hours with notice and superintendent approval.
Senator from the 40th, who moved the motion to agree as amended, said the bill updates school-safety and student-transfer provisions and adds a statewide computer-science graduation requirement beginning in the 2031–2032 school year. He described the amendment as allowing organizations such…
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