"Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-153.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Early Literacy Act," so as to prohibit the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-153.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Early Literacy Act," so as to prohibit the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; to prohibit public schools from employing the three-cueing system or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading; to provide for criteria for core curricula for state approved educator preparation programs; to provide for and revise d
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 5, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Tabled · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 21, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · Apr 30, 2025
Act 27 · Apr 30, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kemp, RaShaunHickman, BillyJones II, HaroldDolezal, GregEsteves, JasonJackson, KimParent, ElenaMallow, DerekDixon, ClintHalpern, SonyaBallard, Bethany
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 55, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-31 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 7
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 50, nay 3, notVoting 3, excused 0
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