GA HB537 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 22 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-03-29 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the Department of Early Care and Learning to provide for age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction training requirements for certain child care providers; to provide for the Professional Standards Commission to require that teacher education programs include mandatory coursework in age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction; to require the Professional Standards Commission to revise standards for acquiring and maintaining teacher certification in all teaching fields to include requirements regarding age-appropriate evidence based literacy instruction; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Early Care and Learning, Department of; age-appropriate literacy instruction training requirements for certain child care providers; provide

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History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-29HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
2023-03-06HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-27HouseHouse Second Readers
2023-02-23HouseHouse First Readers
2023-02-22HouseHouse Hopper

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