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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 50"
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citation: "Georgia SB 50 (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: ["Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Donzella James", "Elena Parent", "Harold Jones II", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Hodges", "Nikki Merritt", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Sheikh Rahman", "Shelly Echols"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-30"
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last_action: "2024-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5df9e18-512a-4328-a41a-c793f4551bf8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5c38ea8655e8d1d85fec0a22640f5cf54c35c791e19f740d462f94aebf104ba4"
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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 50 (2023_24) — Education; local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 54 0142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213071.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215935.pdf)
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3. **LC 49 1895S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226525.pdf)
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4. **SB 50/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227718.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #680 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #683 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #76 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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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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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — 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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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-30** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-31** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-11** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-22** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** Act 414 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** 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/f5df9e18-512a-4328-a41a-c793f4551bf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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