HB 310 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to establish a program to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to implement the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill was converted from a committee substitute to a committee substitute version, indicating it has been revised by the House Committee on Education. The substantive policy content regarding teacher recruitment grants, eligibility, and funding remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the title and introductory text.
TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect that the text is now a 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' rather than a standalone substitute offer, and the list of sponsoring representatives was added.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

358
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D Democratic18
11 Yea 5 Nay 2
61% Yea
R Republican29
24 Yea 3 Nay 2
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 31, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-8-4)
senate
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors