Text of GA SB 120 (2026)
Education; public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion
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Senate Bill 120
By: Senators Harbin of the 16th, Gooch of the 51st, Burns of the 23rd, Albers of the 56th,
Ginn of the 47th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide that public schools, local
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education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or
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maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; to
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provide for sanctions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for
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an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
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SECTION 1.
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Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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general provisions relative to education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read
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as follows:
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"20-1-12.
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
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(1) 'Local education agency' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section
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20-2-167.1.
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(2) 'Postsecondary institution' means a school which is:
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(A) An institution of the University System of Georgia; or
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(B) A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.
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(b) No public school, local education agency, or postsecondary institution shall promote,
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support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and
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inclusion beyond upholding the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth
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Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section I, Paragraph II of the
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Georgia Constitution.
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(c) Any postsecondary institution that violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be
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subject to the withholding of state funding or state administered federal funding. Such
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withholding of state funding or state administered federal funding shall include funds
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provided to the postsecondary institution directly as well as funding for scholarships, loans,
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and grants pursuant to Chapter 3 of this title for students of such postsecondary institution."
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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025, and shall apply beginning with the
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2025-2026 school year.
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SECTION 3.
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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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