02/24/2026 Senate Committee on Higher Education

Georgia Senate (committee) · February 24, 2026

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Opening prayer and call to order

Presentation

8:04 → 8:31(27s)

Meeting opened with a prayer offered by a senator (Senator Summers requested); chair laid out agenda and ground rules for public input and a timetable for presentation and public comment.

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Committee hearing on SB 523 (LC650073) to create statewide Title VI coordinators for K–12 and higher education; supporters cited rising antisemitic incidents and need for centralized complaint handling, while civil‑liberties groups warned the bill (which references the IHRA definition) could chill protected speech; committee voted to advance the bill after rejecting an amendment to broaden protections to all faiths.

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