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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Council on Literacy; establish"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; 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 211"
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citation: "Georgia SB 211 (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: ["Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Josh McLaurin", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Nan Orrock", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Sam Watson", "Sheikh Rahman", "Shelly Echols", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 6
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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/fd8d8cbe-2a27-400e-b04a-9339e9170e97"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7aa458e361d55d03f3b6de9d64e8ae642f1a407c17fcbce3702f7e07e4fa420b"
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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 211 (2023_24) — Georgia Council on Literacy; establish
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; 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 1301** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214999.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217062.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 1370S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216451.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1 AM 49 0077** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216979.pdf)
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5. **LC 49 1424S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218012.pdf)
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6. **SB 211/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219891.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #145 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #307 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **175–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #333 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — 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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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — 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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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — 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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- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-13** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-13** Act 8 `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/fd8d8cbe-2a27-400e-b04a-9339e9170e97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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