Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

Eliminated all provisions regarding the transfer of student academic and disciplinary records between schools.

Removed all sections establishing misdemeanor offenses and penalties for failing to disclose student information or report law enforcement encounters.

Added a requirement that computer science become a high school graduation requirement starting in the 2031-2032 school year.

Established a phased implementation timeline requiring schools to offer computer science courses by 2024-2025 and middle schools to offer exploratory courses by 2022-2023.

Increased the allowable charge per student per semester for Georgia Virtual School courses from $250.00 to $350.00.

Added new definitions for 'computer science,' 'computer science courses and content,' and 'high-quality professional learning.'

Expanded the definition of 'private school' to include certain online schools.

The deadline for transferring student records was extended from five days to ten days.

A new misdemeanor offense was created for students or parents who fail to disclose required information about felony adjudications or current suspensions.

The bill now explicitly states that local school superintendents or principals are responsible for transferring records and providing information to other schools.

The requirement for parents to disclose felony history and current disciplinary status was made more explicit and tied to the new misdemeanor penalty.