2026
As enacted, makes a computer science course, or a career, technical, and agricultural education course with embedded computer science, a high school graduation requirement beginning in the 2031-2032 school year for students graduating in 2037 or later, and adds artificial intelligence and computer science ethics to the statutory definition of computer science. The final version also raises the Georgia Virtual School per-course charge, requires schools to allow patriotic societies to speak with students, and revises the definition of private school; the listed caption reflects the bill as first introduced.
Provisions
- Section 1, O.C.G.A. 20-2-149.3(c)(4)(A)Requires students graduating in 2037 or later to complete a computer science course, or a CTAE course embedded with computer science, as a condition of high school graduation, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year.
- Section 1, O.C.G.A. 20-2-149.3(b)(1)Adds artificial intelligence and computer science ethics to the statutory definition of computer science that governs required computer science courses and content.
Latest action: 12 May 2026 — Act 625
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-sb-179
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 13 Feb 2025
- Enacted
- 12 May 2026
- Session law
- Act 625
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Requires the State Board of Education to adopt K-12 digital literacy content standards that address, among other things, evaluating information using or generated by artificial intelligence; requires local boards to provide digital literacy instruction beginning in 2027-28; and requires Department of Education model programs to include responsible and discerning use of AI and generative AI. Also revises financial literacy instruction and bars schools from partnering with gambling enterprises.
Provisions
- 20-2-149(a)(3)Digital literacy content standards must address evaluating information using or generated by AI.
- 20-2-149(c)(2)(A)(viii)Department model programs must include instruction on responsible and discerning use of AI and generative AI.
Latest action: 2 Apr 2026 — Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-hb-1114
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 29 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards, safety-wellbeing
Requires the State Board of Education to adopt K-12 digital literacy content standards that address, among other things, evaluating information using or generated by artificial intelligence; requires local boards to provide digital literacy instruction beginning in 2027-28; and requires Department of Education model programs to include responsible and discerning use of AI and generative AI.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, 20-2-149(a)(3)Digital literacy content standards must address evaluating information using or generated by AI.
- Sec. 1, 20-2-149(c)(2)(A)(viii)Department model programs must include instruction on responsible and discerning use of AI and generative AI.
Latest action: 3 Mar 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-hb-1269
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 10 Feb 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards, safety-wellbeing
2025
University System of Georgia Board of Regents policy requiring every USG institution to develop and implement policies or procedures for the ethical, responsible, and secure use of AI in academic contexts. Institutional rules must cover, at minimum, topics such as the definition of AI, ethical principles, accountability for AI-generated content, training for faculty, staff, and students, and student privacy.
Provisions
- Requires all USG institutions to adopt policies or procedures governing AI use in academic contexts.
- Record ID
- us-ga-usg-policy-6-28-ai-academic-contexts
- Issuer
- University System of Georgia
- Published
- Dec 2025
- Level
- Higher ed
- Topics
- educator-training, instructional-use, local-policy-requirement, student-privacy
Makes a computer science course a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031-32, defines computer science to include artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, allows certain computer science courses to substitute for other credits, and provides grants for computer science teacher professional development subject to appropriations.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, 20-2-149.3(b)(1)Defines computer science, which becomes a graduation requirement, to include artificial intelligence.
Latest action: 26 Feb 2025 — Senate Read and Referred
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-sb-249
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 24 Feb 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Would have made a computer science course, or a career, technical, and agricultural education course with embedded computer science, a high school graduation requirement beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, and revised the statutory definition of computer science to include artificial intelligence. It was read twice in the House and received no further action; the same requirement was later enacted through SB 179.
Provisions
- O.C.G.A. 20-2-149.3(b)(1), (c)(4)(A), as proposedWould require students to complete a computer science course, defined to include artificial intelligence, as a condition of high school graduation beginning in the 2031-2032 school year.
Latest action: 20 Feb 2025 — House Second Readers
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-hb-487
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 18 Feb 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Regulates private entities' use of automated decision systems in consequential decisions, including education enrollment or education opportunities, requiring developers and deployers to evaluate systems for algorithmic discrimination, disclose risks, and notify consumers when such systems are used.
Provisions
- Section 1, new chapter of Title 10, definition of consequential decisionConsequential decisions regulated by the chapter include education enrollment or opportunities.
- Sec. 1, new Ch. 16 (developer disclosure)Developers must disclose known or foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination to the Attorney General and deployers.
Latest action: 13 Feb 2025 — Senate Read and Referred
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-sb-167
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 12 Feb 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- admissions, equity-access
Enacts the AI Accountability Act, requiring every governmental entity, defined to include school systems, to publish and maintain an AI system usage plan covering goals, bias avoidance, data privacy, governance roles, human oversight, employee training, and incident response, and creating the Georgia Board for Artificial Intelligence to guide those plans.
Provisions
- new 50-1-14(b)Each governmental entity, including school systems, must publish and maintain an AI system usage plan.
- new 50-1-14(a)(2)Governmental entity is defined to include school systems.
Latest action: 28 Jan 2025 — Senate Read and Referred
- Record ID
- us-ga-2025-2026-sb-37
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 27 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- data-governance, equity-access, local-policy-requirement
Georgia Department of Education guidance on ethical, effective, and secure use of AI in K-12 public schools. It cautions against high-stakes uses of AI, sets practices for protecting personally identifiable information, outlines a process for districts to adopt AI policies and vet tools (with a sample evaluation rubric), and covers professional learning, classroom use expectations, and attribution of AI-generated work.
Provisions
- p. 9, Having a Process for Formally Vetting and Adopting District and School Level AI ToolsRecommends a formal vetting process for district and school AI tools, including a review committee, pilot tests, evaluation against ethical, educational, and technical standards, and a list of district-approved tools.
- p. 5, Safeguarding PrivacyDirects users never to enter personally identifiable information into AI systems.
- p. 14, Attributing Work to AIAdvises that AI-generated content be clearly identified in student submissions and that districts consider AI attribution policies alongside existing academic integrity policies.
- Record ID
- us-ga-gadoe-leveraging-ai-k12
- Issuer
- Georgia Department of Education
- Published
- 21 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- academic-integrity, educator-training, instructional-use, local-policy-requirement, procurement, student-privacy
2024
Companion guide to the USG IT Handbook for USG organizations considering, procuring, implementing, and maintaining AI solutions. It addresses supplier and organizational responsibilities, data protection, training, bias, accuracy, and misuse.
- Record ID
- us-ga-usg-it-handbook-ai-guidelines
- Issuer
- University System of Georgia
- Published
- 12 Jul 2024
- Level
- Higher ed
- Topics
- data-governance, institutional-operations, procurement
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| Record | Requires AI literacy instruction | Adds AI to content standards or frameworks | Creates an AI course or graduation requirement | Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy | Directs an agency to issue guidance or a model policy | Requires or funds educator AI professional development | Adds AI to educator preparation or licensure | Restricts AI vendors' use of student data | Prohibits AI from replacing licensed educators | Limits or bans AI tools in instruction | Sets academic integrity rules for AI use | Regulates AI in grading, testing, or proctoring | Sets procurement or vetting standards for AI tools | Addresses deepfakes involving students or staff | Protections for minors using AI chatbots | Creates a task force, council, or study | Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant priorities | Creates an AI workforce, pathway, or credential program | Regulates AI in admissions decisions | Requires disclosure of AI use to students or families | Requires bias review or equitable access | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 179 Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1114 Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1269 Quality Basic Education Act; content standards for digital literacy instruction; provide | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USG Board of Regents Policy 6.28 Artificial Intelligence in Academic Contexts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 249 "Quality Basic Education Act,"; beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; provide | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 487 Quality Basic Education Act; computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031; provide | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 167 Commerce and Trade; private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; provide | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 37 "AI Accountability Act"; enact | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GaDOE Leveraging AI in the K-12 Setting | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | SB 179 | Senate Date Signed by Governor |
| 12 May 2026 | SB 179 | Act 625 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | SB 179 | Senate Sent to Governor |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Taken from Table |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Third Read |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 31 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Taken from Table |
| 31 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Tabled |
| 27 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Tabled |
| 23 Mar 2026 | SB 179 | House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub |
| 23 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 20 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 9 Mar 2026 | SB 179 | Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended |
| 9 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 6 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | House Third Readers |
| 6 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 3 Mar 2026 | HB 1114 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 3 Mar 2026 | HB 1269 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 12 Feb 2026 | HB 1269 | House Second Readers |
| 11 Feb 2026 | HB 1269 | House First Readers |
| 10 Feb 2026 | HB 1269 | House Hopper |
| 3 Feb 2026 | HB 1114 | House Second Readers |
| 2 Feb 2026 | HB 1114 | House First Readers |
| 29 Jan 2026 | HB 1114 | House Hopper |
| 4 Apr 2025 | SB 179 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2 Apr 2025 | SB 179 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 11 Mar 2025 | SB 179 | House Second Readers |
| 10 Mar 2025 | SB 179 | House First Readers |
| 6 Mar 2025 | SB 179 | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 4 Mar 2025 | SB 179 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 3 Mar 2025 | SB 179 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 26 Feb 2025 | SB 249 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 24 Feb 2025 | SB 249 | Senate Hopper |
| 20 Feb 2025 | HB 487 | House Second Readers |
| 19 Feb 2025 | HB 487 | House First Readers |
| 18 Feb 2025 | SB 179 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 18 Feb 2025 | HB 487 | House Hopper |
| 13 Feb 2025 | SB 179 | Senate Hopper |
| 13 Feb 2025 | SB 167 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 12 Feb 2025 | SB 167 | Senate Hopper |
| 28 Jan 2025 | SB 37 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 27 Jan 2025 | SB 37 | Senate Hopper |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia General Assembly | Legislature | us-ga-legislature | 7 |
| University System of Georgia | Higher-ed agency | us-ga-higher-ed-agency | 2 |
| Georgia Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-ga-k12-agency | 1 |
| Office of the Governor of Georgia | Governor's office | us-ga-governor | 0 |
| Technical College System of Georgia | Higher-ed agency | us-ga-higher-ed-agency-2 | 0 |