SB 171 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act,"so as to require the State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; to require the state board to adopt policies related to such advanced mathematics pathway; to authorize local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades three through five; to require local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades six through eight; to provide for reporting; to authorize local school systems to provide related supports and services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

As introduced LC 61 0121 As Passed Senate · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a specific implementation deadline for the State Board of Education to develop the advanced mathematics pathway, clarify automatic enrollment eligibility for grades six through eight, and expand reporting requirements to include disaggregated demographic data. These changes aim to ensure timely implementation of the pathway and provide better transparency on student participation across different demographic groups.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly requires the State Board of Education to develop the advanced mathematics pathway by January 1, 2027, establishing a clear implementation timeline that was previously absent.
TIMELINE

Added a specific deadline requiring the State Board of Education to develop the advanced mathematics pathway by January 1, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that automatic enrollment in the advanced mathematics pathway applies specifically to students in grades six through eight.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision allowing parents to enroll students who do not qualify for automatic enrollment if they scored above the 50th percentile on the end-of-grade mathematics assessment.

Added requirement for local school systems to offer additional supports and services to teachers who provide instruction in the advanced mathematics pathway.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the reporting responsibility from local school systems to the Department of Education and expanded reporting requirements to include disaggregated data by ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, disability, language proficiency, grade level, and school.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

510
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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