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Safe Schools Act; enact

It became law on Jul 1, 2023.

GA HB 147 · House Bill · 2023_24

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Jul 1, 2023

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a school safety and anti-gang endorsement for eligible certificated professional personnel issued by the Professional Standards Commission; to require school safety plans to be submitted to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to require intruder alert drills in all public schools in this state; to require public schools to report completion of such drills to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for parents and guardians to opt their children out of such drills; to provide for a…

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Jul 1, 2023

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