Georgia House Bill 48: Quality Basic Education Act; Refugee and International Students Equalization (RISE) program; establish

Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to establish the Refugee and International Students Equalization (RISE) program to provide for funding and wraparound services for eligible students; to provide for the definition of "international student"; to establish a program weight and teacher-student ratio for the RISE program in the QBE funding formula; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Latest action

House Second Readers (2025-01-16)

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