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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 204"
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citation: "Georgia SB 204 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Ed Setzler", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/919c8dbf-b8f9-44c0-9a1b-58002320243e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "90d18680948dbf23b6a038588a1a76f241f323b3793f3383fb0d1aa7491f33e6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 204 (2023_24) — Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 49 1307** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214981.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217063.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 1390S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216449.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 1431S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218014.pdf)
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5. **SB 204/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219447.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #144 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #278 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–10** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #284 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 252 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/919c8dbf-b8f9-44c0-9a1b-58002320243e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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